ASM’s 2022 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. Following are the members recognized by their colleagues for 2022. 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.
ASM will recognize the 2022 Class of Fellows as well as the Class of 2021, and 2020 at a celebration during IMAT 2022, scheduled for September 12-15, 2022, in New Orleans, LA.
Dr. Othmane Benafan, FASM
Materials Research Engineer
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Cleveland, OH
“For exceptional scientific contributions to the field of shape memory alloys research and technology.”
Prof. Nick Birbilis, FASM
Professor
The Australian National University
Acton, Australia
“For the development of new corrosion-resistant magnesium alloys and fundamental studies on the microstructureprocessing- property relationships in lightweight alloys.”
Dr. Carelyn E. Campbell, FASM
Supervisory Metallurgist
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MD
“For significant contributions, leadership, and education in data driven computational materials science and engineering design.”
Dr. Qing Chen, FASM
Chief Scientific Officer
Thermo-Calc Software AB
Solna, Sweden
“For the development of key CALPHAD modeling methods, and their implementation into commercial software modules and databases.“
Dr. Ryan Evans, FASM
Director-Research and Development
The Timken Company
North Canton, OH
“For significant contributions in the development and commercialization of thin-film coatings and surface-engineering solutions to improve the performance of tribological contacts.”
Prof. Nikhil Gupta, FASM
Professor
New York University
Brooklyn, NY
“For pioneering contributions to the science and technology of lightweight polymer and metal matrix composites, and exceptional dedication to the education of public for scientific discoveries.”
Prof. Rainer J. Hebert, FASM
Professor
University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT
“For contributions to additive manufacturing involving metal powder behavior and melt pool solidification, and for developing advanced alloys for applications in aerospace and undersea vehicle technologies.”
Prof. Bertrand Jodoin, FASM
Professor
University of Ottawa
Ottawa, Canada
“For significant contributions to the understanding and development of the cold spray process and cold spray additive manufacturing.”
Prof. Hideyuki Kanematsu, FASM
Specially Appointed Professor, Ph.D, FIMF
National Institute of Technology (KOSEN)
Suzuka College
Suzuka/Mie, Japan
“For outstanding contributions to the field of elucidation of corrosion/degradation behaviors and surface characteristics for a variety of materials.”
Prof. Jian Luo, FASM
Professor
University of California San Diego
La Jolla, CA
“For pioneering work in developing grain boundary phase diagrams; uncovering the mechanisms of grain boundary embrittlement, activated sintering, and ultra-fast sintering, and advancing high-entropy materials.”
Mr. Paul K. Mason, FASM
President
Thermo-Calc Software, Inc.
McMurray, PA
“For outstanding contributions to the development, integration, and support of broad-based computational tools and data infrastructure, and for exceptional leadership in the use of these tools to advance the field of materials science and engineering.”
Prof. Douglas M. Matson, FASM
Professor
Tufts University
Medford, MA
“For significant contributions in microgravity rapid solidification and thermophysical property measurement and for mentorship of students to develop sustainable engineering projects for disadvantaged communities.”
Prof. Todd A. Palmer, FASM
Professor
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA
“For significant contributions to the advancement of processing-microstructure-property correlations through impactful theoretical and experimental investigations of high-energy beam processing of important alloys.”
Mr. Luc Pouliot, FASM
COO & CTO/Co-Owner
Polycontrols Technologies, Inc.
Brossard, Quebec, Canada
“For the development and worldwide deployment of industrial on-line process control sensors yielding disruptive technology changes that contributed significantly to broadening the use of thermal spray in different industrial sectors.”
Prof. Timothy J. Rupert, FASM
Professor
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, CA
“For significant contributions in understanding of structure-property relations of nano-crystalline metals and alloys, addressing the limitations of the material class, and enabling the widespread usage of these advanced materials.”
Dr. Adrian S. Sabau, FASM
Senior Research Staff Member
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Computational Sciences & Engineering Division
Oak Ridge, TN
“For unique applications of computational fluid dynamics and advanced modeling to materials science and engineering, specifically related to surface treatments, solidification, and other key areas in processing and performance.”
Dr. Narasi Sridhar, FASM
CEO
MC Consult LLC
Temecula, CA
“For sustained contributions to the fundamental understanding of localized corrosion, the development of corrosion resistant alloys, and the mitigation of risk associated with corrosive systems.”
Dr. Franco Stellari, FASM
Research Staff Member
IBM
Yorktown Heights, NY
“For sustained and outstanding contributions to the development and application of novel techniques to the testing, fault diagnosis, and failure analysis of semiconductor devices.”
Dr. Michael D. Uchic, FASM
Principal Materials Research Engineer
Air Force Research Laboratory
Wright- Patterson AFB, OH
“For groundbreaking experimental research on micro deformation and 3D characterization of materials combined with visionary contributions to understanding of microscale metal plasticity.”
Dr. Julio C. Villafuerte, FASM
Corporate Technology Strategist
Centerline Windsor, Ltd.
Windsor, Ontario Canada
“For the development and successful commercialization of low-pressure cold spray technology and for leadership in R&D for developing application solutions for industry.”
Prof. Jian Wang, FASM
Professor
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE
“For significant contributions in the fundamental understanding of defects-microstructures-properties relations of metals and alloys, especially for the interface strengthening and deformation twinning utilizing atomistic simulation, crystallographic analysis and modeling, and experimental characterization.”
Dr. Cyril L. Williams, FASM
Senior Research Engineer
US Army Research Laboratory
Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD
“For distinguished contributions to the development of structure-property relationships and the understanding of dynamic deformation under extreme conditions and spall failure of single crystals, polycrystalline, nanocrystalline, and fine-grained alloys.”