ASM’s 2024 Class of Fellows
In 1969, ASM established the Fellow of the Society honor to provide recognition to members for their distinguished contributions to materials science and engineering and to develop a broadly based forum of technical and professional leaders to serve as advisors to the society. ASM will recognize the 2024 Class of Fellows at the Annual Awards Banquet held during IMAT’24, on Tuesday, October 1st, in Ceveland, OH. Tickets can be purchased with IMAT registration.
Following are the members recognized by their colleagues for 2024. Additional Fellows may be elected to this distinguished body in subsequent years. The solicited guidance, which the Fellows will provide, will enhance the capability of ASM as a technical community of materials science and engineering in the years ahead.
Prof. Srinivasa Rao Bakshi, FASM
Professor
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Chennai, India
“For significant contributions towards the study of nano-carbon reinforced metal
and ceramic matrix composites and low temperature sintering of ultra-high
temperature borides and carbides using reactive spark plasma sintering.”
Dr. Timothy J. Eden, FASM
Head of the Materials Science Division and Research Professors
The Applied Research Laboratory
The Pennsylvania State University
State College
“For sustained and innovative contributions in development and transition to the
field in cold spray technology to support of the warfighter and several industrial
applications in collaboration with international researchers.”
Prof. Noam Eliaz, FASM
Dean of Engineering
Tel Aviv University
Israel
“For foundational contributions to the science of metal corrosion and its
mitigation in orthopaedics, aerospace and other challenging applications.”
Dr. Brenda L. García-Díaz, FASM
Advisory Program Manager, Fusion Energy
Savannah River National Laboratory
Aiken, SC
“For the development and application of electrochemical approaches to solve
materials problems in solar, fusion, fission, battery, and fuel cell applications.”
Prof. Tanvir Hussain, FASM
Professor of Coatings and Surface Engineering
Department of Mechanical, Materials and Manufacturing
University of Nottingham
United Kingdom
“For sustained and significant contribution to the advancement of the
fundamental science in cold spray and suspension spraying, and unwavering
commitment to the education of students in the materials field.”
Dr. Eric Irissou, FASM
Team Leader/Senior Research Officer
National Research Council Canada
Canada
“For outstanding leadership and pioneering research contributions to the
fundamental understanding of cold spray technology and its applications, thereby
advancing its adoption in new industries.”
Mr. John C. Kuli, FASM
Technology and Innovation Consultant
Materion-Performance Materials
Elmore, OH
“For new alloy research and process development leading to successful
commercial manufacture of improved high strength copper, nickel
and aluminum based alloys.”
Mr. Eric D. McCarty, FASM
Senior Project Manager
Auto/Steel Partnership
Clarkston, MI
“For sustained leadership and management of multiple research initiatives that
have significantly advanced sustainable materials with pioneering processes
tailored for automotive and defense sectors.”
Dr. Erik M. Mueller, P.E., FASM
Materials Engineer
National Transportation Safety Board
Washington
“For outstanding improvements to transportation safety through materials
engineering and failure analysis, as well as nondestructive inspection advocacy to
enhance aerospace, rail, and pipeline production.”
Jorge J. Perdomo II, PhD, PE, CAWS, FASM
Welding, Metallurgy, and Corrosion Specialist
S&B Engineers and Constructors, LTD
Houtson, TX
“For sustained history of application of metallurgical expertise in welding and
corrosion, failure analysis, and characterization techniques in oil, gas, refining,
petrochemical, and paper industries.”
Prof. V. Srinvasan Raja, FASM
Emeritus Fellow
Department of Metallurgical Engineering & Materials Science
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Mumbai, India
“For distinguished accomplishments in corrosion education and research, and for
developing unique solutions to industrial corrosion problems.”
Prof. Krishna Rajan, FASM
SUNY Distinguished Professor & Erich Bloch Chair
Department of Materials Design and Innovation
University at Buffalo
“For pioneering work in the field of materials informatics applying information
sciences and data intensive methodologies to the discovery, characterization, and
modeling of materials.”
Mr. Ryan R. Ross, FASM
Foundry FI/FA Technical Lead
Intel Corporation
Phoenix, AZ
“For sustained contributions in failure analysis, from semiconductor technology
development to advancing the state of practice in spacecraft development for
deep-space exploration.”
Dr. Zhigang Song, FASM
Senior Engineer
IBM
Albany, NY
“For outstanding leadership and creativity in the field of failure analysis and
demonstrated innovation and industrial impact in failure analysis techniques for
microelectronic devices.”
Dr. Dheepa Srinivasan, FASM
Dean
Research and Innovation
MS Ramiah University of Applied Sciences
Bangalore, India
“For significant contributions in materials science, that have enabled
technologies, such as additive manufacturing, thermal spray coatings and
advanced characterization, for the gas turbine industry.”
Dr. Fan Zhang, FASM
President
CompuTherm LLC
Middleton, WI
“For contributions to computational thermodynamics and kinetics using the
CALPHAD method, and for corporate leadership in the development of simulation
tools for ICME applications.”