ASM’s 2023 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 2023 Class of Fellows at the Annual Awards Banquet held during IMAT ’23, on Tuesday, October 17th, in Detroit, MI. Tickets can be purchased with IMAT registration.
Following are the members recognized by their colleagues for 2023. 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. Rajarshi Banerjee, FASM
University Presidential Professor and Regents Professor
Materials Science and Engineering
University of North Texas, Denton
“For exemplary application of characterization techniques to understand phase transformations, and structure-processing-property relationships in titanium alloys, nickel-based alloys, and complex concentrated alloys.”
Prof. Katayun Barmak, FASM
Philips Electronics Professor
Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics
Columbia University
New York, NY
Dr. R. Raghavendra Bhat, FASM
Advisor-Aerospace
Menon and Menon Limited
Kolhapur, Maharashtra
Bangalore, Karnataka
India
“For significant contribution in metallurgical characterization and assessment of properties during the development of castings, forgings and rolled rings apart from detailed investigation of in-service and process failures of aircraft components.”
Prof. Christian Boit, FASM
Chair, Semiconductor Devices, Retired
Technische Universitaet Berlin
Germany
“For sustained contributions to microelectronics failure analysis and for educating and training future failure analysts.”
Prof. Pierpaolo Carlone, FASM
Professor
Department of Industrial Engineering
University of Salerno
Italy
Dr. Shuanglin Chen, FASM
Vice President
CompuTherm, LLC
Middleton, WI
“For a significant contribution on the thermodynamics and kinetic calculations by developing the PANDAT Software.”
Mr. Abi D. Dehbozorgi, FASM
Vice President
Metallurgy and Quality Assurance
Weber Metals
Paramount, CA
“For advancing forging technology of high-performance aluminum and titanium alloys used in space exploration, military, and commercial aircraft applications.”
Prof. James C. Earthman, Jr. FASM
Professor
Materials Science and Engineering
University of California
Irvine
“For contributions to our knowledge of damage and fracture mechanisms in structural and biological materials and for translating materials science concepts across disciplines.”
Dr. Gary A. Fisher, FASM
Subject Matter Expert-Materials
InnoTech Alberta
Canada
“For a significant contribution in developing the metal matrix composites for improving the reliability of components used in the oil sand industry.”
Prof. Katharine M. Flores, FASM
Christopher I. Byrnes Professor of Engineering
McKelvey School of Engineering
Washington University
St. Louis, MO
“For contributions to development and processing of metallic glasses and multi-principal element alloys and the characterization of structure, flow, and fracture in these materials.”
Dr. Nirav I. Jamnapara, FASM
Scientific Officer G and Head PTTS
Incubation Centre
PTTS Institute of Plasma Research
Gujarat, India
“For sustained contributions to the field of plasma materials processing, coatings and promotion of plasma technologies for use by industry and society.”
Ms. Emily R. Kinser, FASM
Laboratory Director
Corporate Research Materials Lab
3M
Minneapolis, MN
“For leadership and technology innovation in microelectronics, biomaterials technology, and inorganic materials, and excellence in intellectual property impact, corporate research strategy, and research laboratory management.”
Dr. Rogerio S. Lima, FASM
Senior Research Officer
National Research Council of Canada
Boucherville, QB Canada
“For outstanding technical contributions and immense dedication to the thermal spray community worldwide, including promoting access of opportunity to young professionals, sharing knowledge and networking across the globe, thereby providing hope to many.”
Prof. Krassimir Marchev, FASM
Professor of the Practice
College of Professional Studies
Northeastern University
Boston, MA
“For significant contributions in surface and coating technologies of specialty alloys as well as achievements in novel materials development and commercialization.”
Dr. Laura E. Moyer, FASM
Metallography, Light Optical Microscopy,
X-Ray Diffraction Manager
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA
“For outstanding leadership and technical contributions to the education of personnel in both manufacturing and academia to be beneficial to the field of materials science and engineering.”
Mr. Thomas Prucha, FASM
President
MetalMorphasis LLC
Editor in Chief
International Journal of Metalcasting LLC
Rochester Hills, MI
“For the advancement of metal forging and casting production and the dissemination of metalcasting technology through the training and educational development of the next generation.”
Dr. Marissa M. Reigel, FASM
Senior Research and Development Manager
NorPro
Saint Gobain
Stow, OH
“For significant contributions in nuclear material recycling and containment and for the advancement of diversity, equity, and inclusion in engineering and material science.”
Mr. Jeremy A. Walraven, FASM
Principal Member of Technical Staff
Sandia National Laboratories
Albuquerque, NM
“For continued research, development and implementation of failure analysis technologies enabling the understanding of failure mechanisms and reliability of microelectromechanical systems.”
Prof. Cong Wang, FASM
Professor
School of Metallurgy
Northeastern University
Liaoning, China
“For sustained contribution in oxide metallurgy and welding metallurgy, particularly in understanding microstructure-inclusion interplay, for establishment of a new ASM chapter and promotion of material science and metallurgy education.”
Dr. James A. Yurko, FASM
Senior Distinguished Engineer
Apple
Cupertino, CA
“For leadership in the development and commercialization of sustainable metallurgical processes and for the implementation of integrated computational materials design in the consumer electronics field.”