SMST Board of Directors
Prof. Ashley Bucsek President (2022-2026) Assistant Professor University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI |
Dr. Srinidhi Nagaraja Vice President (2022-2026) Technical Fellow G Rau Inc Silver Spring, MD |
Dr. Othmane Benafan, FASM Immediate Past President (2022-2026) Materials Research Engineer |
Dr. Ramana Reddy, FASM ASM Board Liaison (2025-2026) ACIPCO Endowed Professor The University of Alabama |
Dr. Frederick (Tad) Calkins Member (2022-2028) Technical Fellow Boeing |
Mr. Ibraheem Khan Member (2025-2028) President and CEO Smarter Alloys, Inc. |
Mr. Max Launey Member (2022-2028) Senior Technical Fellow |
Mr. Eric Lehuta Member (2024-2026) Engineering Manager |
Dr. William LePage Member (2022-2028) Assistant Professor |
Dr. Burkhard Maass Member (2024-2027) CEO/CTO |
Prof. Paul Motzki Member (2023-2026) Research Division Director Saarbruecken, Germany |
Dr. Harshad Paranjape (2024-2026) Confluent Medical Technologies Freemont, CA |
Dr. Scott Robertson (2024-2027) VP – Nitinol Technology Resonetics San Francisco, CA |
Mr. Andreas Wick (2025-2028) Sr. Director of Technology Confluent Medical Technologies San Jose, CA |
Mr. Mohammad Reza Farahani Student Board Member (2024-2026) University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN |
Nicole Hale Director, Membership & Affiliate Societies |

Mary Anne Jerson
Administrative Assistant
ASM International
Materials Park, OH




















