Committees and Councils
Whether you’re a seasoned professional or just beginning your career in the materials sciences, ASM members are encouraged to become more deeply involved in the society through committee membership. ASM committees and councils identify emerging trends in member needs and transform them into actionable development opportunities. These groups drive innovation by providing thought leadership, establishing industry best practices, and developing educational and technical resources that serve both ASM members and the wider materials science community. Their insights and recommendations empower the ASM Board of Trustees to create impactful policies, allocate strategic budgets, and guide society operations effectively.
People across the materials engineering and science profession will tell you their occupation is far more than a job. It’s a “love what I do” passion, a lifelong endeavor that transcends “work for pay” to a pursuit that rewards on a much deeper level.
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The Advanced Materials Manufacturing Committee focuses on the new and enhanced materials process technologies needed to realize the promise of Industry 4.0. It will address cross-cutting issues such as materials mechanisms that tailor material properties and performance characteristics; processing path dependency of microstructure and properties; availability and use of data and analytics; and issues related to the development, acceptance, and broad-based application of new processing technologies. The committee will work together to expand ASM conference programming, education courses, publications, and data sets and will seek to coordinate with U.S. and international advanced manufacturing institutes.
The AeroMat Organizing Committee guides the ongoing development of and programming for the AeroMat Conference and Exposition. The intent of AeroMat is to provide the aerospace community with a venue where timely technical information is shared, and a collaborative environment is created for the exchange of information on all aerospace materials and processes.
The Alloy Phase Diagram Committee directs ASM’s strategic involvement in alloy phase diagram and crystallographic data activities by monitoring domestic and international program scopes, ensuring appropriate technical standards for all ASM products, and maintaining liaison with peer organizations such as the International Commission on Alloy Phase Diagram Data. The Committee shapes editorial policy and scope for the Journal of Phase Equilibria and Diffusion, develops strategies to expand readership and authorship, develops conference programming, and provides continuous oversight of quality to ensure ASM remains at the forefront of alloy phase data research and dissemination.
The Advanced Materials & Processes Editorial Committee advises the editors in selecting article topics of greatest interest to ASM members, and to suggest authors and sources of information for the magazine.
The Archaeometallurgy Committee is a venue for communication, collaboration, and productive activity among ASM members with interest and experience in archaeometallurgy and other areas related to the history and heritage of materials, processes, and characterization methods relevant to ASM. The committee will ensure that the society is serving the needs of the broader materials community in this area by developing and disseminating valuable and accurate programming, information, education resources, and data.
The Awards Policy Committee is responsible for the awards activity of the Society. It recommends to the Board suitably chosen and properly qualified nominees for the various awards and honors of the Society.
The Canada Council serves the interests of the ASM Canada Chapters, without conflict with the interests of the Society as a whole, through the provisions of effective means of inter-communications, organization of Canadian regional meetings, and by assistance with the technical programming plans of the Canada Chapters.
The Chapter Council is responsible for chapter policy and governance issues. The Council reviews the quality level of chapters, acts as primary liaison between the chapters and Materials Park, and reviews funding proposals related to these activities.
The Content and Data Products Council provides guidance, governance, connection, and encourages best practice sharing across ASM Content and Data Products, engaging the respective committees, publications, and affiliate societies that have responsibility for those products. Deliverables include review of committee workplans, evaluation of new product concepts, assessment of connections among volunteer structures (Councils, Committees, Affiliate Societies), as well as support of broader ASM strategy.
The Core and Emerging Technologies Council provides guidance, coordination, and support to existing and new ASM technical committees and working groups to serve the interests of ASM members, the broader materials community, and to enable ASM to achieve its strategic objectives. The council governs the committees within its scope, facilitates sharing of best practices, reviews committee status and outputs, fosters collaboration and pursuit of excellence, prevents duplication of efforts between committees, and helps resolve any problems or fill gaps as they are identified. The council serves as the bridge between the ASM Board of Trustees and the technical committees, to summarize status and communications and to alert the Board about any key issues or opportunities that may need its attention.
The Education Committee and its Subcommittees provide guidance, technical expertise, and feedback to the ASM Education Staff to help enable a true “Lifelong Learning” capability as identified in the ASM Strategic Growth Plan. By contributing to the development of quality educational products, services, and opportunities, the ASM Education Committee will help professionals access the learning and professional development to remain technically current, advance their careers, and contribute to growth in the areas of materials science and technology.
The Emerging Professionals Committee exists to provide an opportunity for early-career demographic to be involved with the inner workings of ASM International. The committee provides a defined path for ASM to seamlessly transition from one generation of volunteers to the next. Members of the Committee interact with ASM at the national level by organizing demographic-targeted events in conjunction with the ASM Annual Meeting held at MS&T and guide the direction of ASM by serving as liaisons to various national committees to offer perspective from the early career professional. The Committee focuses the efforts of ASM International to cultivate early career professional members by establishing a community within the Society to serve the needs specific to this demographic. Members work in concert with other national committees and Chapter council to develop new ASM products and services focused on early career professional membership conversion and retention.
The Finance Committee supervises the financial affairs of the Society under the direction of and with the approval of the Board. It reviews the financial plan of the Society and recommends it to the Board for Action; reviews the annual report of the Treasurer; supervises accounting procedures of the Society; and selects an independent certified public accountant to audit the financial accounts. The ASM Treasurer is the Chairman of the committee.
The ASM Handbook Committee represents the interests of the ASM Membership and other handbook users with regard to the several series of Handbooks published by ASM International. The Committee ensures that ASM Handbooks are current, accurate, complete, and easy to use. The Committee provides technical as well as administrative recommendations to the Editorial Staff regarding appropriate topics for Handbooks, the need for revision of current volumes, and the needs and interests of the diverse materials community. The Committee also provides broad policy guidance pertaining to the planning, organizing, editing, publication, and marketing of ASM Handbooks.
The Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity Awareness (IDEA) Committee is focused on ensuring that all members have access to the programming, networking, mentoring, and career development opportunities designed for all ASM Members. The IDEA Committee will serve the membership and the Board Societies through data gathering on member needs, including the facilitation of surveys, and conducting literature reviews on member needs, best practices for providing support and response to unsupportive situations, and participating in multi-society data gathering efforts; and will serve as a mechanism to carry out diversity and inclusion focused goals set by the Board of Trustees.
The India Council fosters an Indian identity within ASM, without conflict with the interests of the Society as a whole, and serves the interests of the Indian members of ASM.
The International Materials Reviews Committee guides ASM activities for the IMR journal, published jointly by ASM International and the Institute of Materials, London. The journal contains concise, critical literature reviews by internationally accepted experts concerning the developing state of the art in materials science and engineering. The purpose of the committee is to suggest suitable review topics and authors, commission those approved by the Committee, provide technical review of submitted manuscripts, and approve final manuscripts for publication.
The Investment Committee supervises the investment portfolio and the real estate holdings for the Society. It makes recommendations to the Board with respect to investment policy and acquisitions, dispositions, utilization, and development of real property. It carries out the investment objectives fixed by the Society and optimizes real property of the Society as an investment. It submits reports of its activities to both the Finance Committee and the Board.
The Metallurgical and Materials Transactions Joint Commission makes policy decisions with respect to the editorial content of the Metallurgical and Materials Transactions journals, referring recommendations to the Boards of the two partner societies, ASM International and the Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society (TMS). It determines methods for the selection of articles for publication in Metallurgical and Materials Transactions and maintains continual surveillance of the editorial and technical quality and relevance of the publications.
The Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance Editorial Committee identifies trends in the application of the principles of materials science to designing engineered systems and testing materials performance. The committee also monitors the publication for technical quality, current relevance, and fulfillment of its stated scope. It also recommends changes to better meet subscriber needs.
The Materials Informatics Technical Committee advances ASM International’s strategic goals by encouraging pre-competitive collaboration among its members to expedite the industry-wide adoption of artificial intelligence and machine learning in materials science. The committee offers thought leadership, develops best practices, and creates educational resources that benefit ASM members and the broader materials community. The committee propels the scientific advancement and practical application of materials-focused AI/ML technologies to enhance the global materials profession across all engineering and scientific disciplines through publications, conferences, and data products.
The Membership Engagement Council provides strategic guidance to the marketing of memberships in the Society. It is the volunteer owner of the Membership Roadmap and oversees resultant ASM staff activity. Further, the Member Engagement Council identifies the needs of members and volunteers and from those needs create resources, processes and programs that support our members and encourages participation in the Affiliate Societies, Chapters, National Councils and Committees and in ASM overall.
The ASM Programming Committee brings together the generators and users of information to meet the needs of ASM members and the materials community by providing technical resources for programming, primarily at IMAT. The primary task of the committee is to provide programming guidance for the IMAT Conference, including but not limited to the topics of scheduled symposia, the number of sessions associated with each symposium, the keynote addresses, and the the overall technical content of IMAT.
The Residual Stress Technical Committee develops new programs, educational content, publications, and services related to understanding and characterizing residual stresses and addressing their impacts in the selection, processing, design, modeling, and application of materials and structures. The committee will ensure that the society is serving the needs of the broader materials community in this area by developing and disseminating valuable and accurate programming, information, education resources, tools, and data.
The Sustainable Materials Engineering Committee focuses on the growing interest globally in sustainability driven by changes in government policy, consumer demand, and corporations rethinking their strategic direction. The materials sector will play a critical role over the next decade in providing material solutions to reduce a variety of environmental and socio-economic impacts including the reduction of carbon emissions, the improvement of renewable energy platforms for electricity generation, storage, and transportation (e.g., electric vehicles), and the reduction of materials waste (improved recycling/re-use/biodegradability). The committee will work on conference programming and education offerings, and support student outreach in coordination with the ASM Materials Education Foundation.
The Technical Books Committee fosters the development of excellence in ASM books by identifying worthwhile technical areas, suggesting subjects and authors, and recommending improvements in the published works.
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