Ms. Debbie Aliya, FASM
President
Aliya Analytical, Inc.
Grand Rapids, MI

‘For international technical and educational contributions to the field of failure analysis.’

Dr. Felix Beaudoin, FASM
PMTS Product Development Engineer
GlobalFoundries
Malta, NY

For innovative microelectronic fault localization techniques using contact-less backside methods, and outstanding contributions to semiconductor industry development and yield improvement of planar and FinFET process technology for complex CMOS integrated circuits.

Dr. K.S. Ravi Chandran, FASM
Professor
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT

‘For pioneering experimental and theorectical research contributions on the physical metallurgy of titanium-boron systems and fatigue of metals leading to development and fundamental knowledge of multiclass materials.’

Mr. Jason J. Coryell, P.E., FASM
Engineering Group Manager
General Motors
Warren, MI

‘For technical contributions to advancing and implementing automotive sheet steel technology and for leadership of technical materials staff within the automotive industry.’

Dr. Thomas Walter Duerig, FASM
Board Member and Founder
Confluent Medical Technologies
Fremont, CA

“For sustained research and commercialization of Nitinol and Nitinol devices while uniquely balancing science, technology, engineering, personnel and business thus translating fundamental science into technologies that change our world.”engineering principles to create customer-optimized solutions.”

Mr. Stephen Fyfitch, FASM
Technical Consultant and Framatome Fellow
Framatome, Inc. Lynchburg, VA

“For outstanding technical contributions to materials for nuclear energy, solving challenging corrosion problems with practical countermeasures and alternative replacement materials for the nuclear industry, and for sustained commitment to education, mentoring, and volunteerism.’

Dr. Richard Nelson Grugel, FASM
Metallurgical Engineer
NASA/ Marshall Space Flight Center
Huntsville, AL

“For outstanding contributions to the fundamental understanding of solidification in miscibility gap systems, processing-microstructure relationships in alloys, and microgravity processing of metals and alloys.”

Dr. Elizabeth N. Hoffman, FASM
Program Manager
Savannah River National Lab
Aiken, SC

“For broad applied science contributions to materials performance research in nuclear applications, the development of scientists and engineers in the area of nuclear materials research, and bridging the national laboratory with academic communities.”

Dr. Hanchen Huang, FASM
Dean of Engineering and Lupe Murchison Foundation Endowed Chair Prof.
University of North Texas
Denton, TX

“For scientific contributions in developing a theoretical framework of nanorod growth, technological contributions in inventing metallic glue, and entrepreneurship in commercializing the technology of metallic glue.”

Mr. Charles Morris Kay, FASM
Vice President  Sales and Marketing
ASB Industries, Inc.
Barberton, OH

‘For global technical leadership in innovative thermal spray technologies, mentoring thermal spray practitioners and sustained, dedicated volunteer service to the thermal spray community.’

Dr. Diego Mantovani, FASM
Professor and Director, Lab Biomaterials
Laval University
Quebec City, Canada

“For seminal contributions in the field of materials science and engineering applied to innovative biomedical materials and coatings to replace and regenerate tissue and organs that lost their functionality.”

Dr. Andre McDonald, FASM
Professor and Associate Chair -Research
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Canada

“For significant contributions in research and development of advanced thermal spray coatings, teaching and mentoring of young professionals, and service to the thermal spray community.”

Dr. Richard McSwain, FASM
President
McSwain Engineering, Inc.
Pensacola, FL

“In recognition for a distinguished career committed to the factual investigation of materials failures and to the development and promulgation of forensic tools and standardized processes and for educating and mentoring young professionals in the field of materials failure analysis.”

Prof. Walter William Milligan, Jr., FASM
Professor
Michigan Technological University
Houghton, MI

“For outstanding research accomplishments in understanding and modeling the fundamental deformation behavior of ultrafine-grain metals and nickel-base superalloys.”

Dr. Robert Barrett Pond, Jr., FASM
Senior Lecturer
Loyola University Maryland
Baltimore, MD

“For excellence and dedication to the education of college and high school students in materials, metallurgical and mechanical engineering fields.”

Mr. Raul Basilio Rebak, FASM
Principal Engineer
GE Global Research Center
Schenectady, NY

‘For contributions to the safety of nuclear power generation through his understanding of corrosion in nuclear materials and for utilizing that knowledge to the continuing development of accident tolerant fuels while also mentoring many students and young professionals.’

Mr. David Paul Rice, FASM
Research and Development Portfolio Management
Newport News Shipbuilding
Smithfield, VA

“For sustained leadership and contributions in the development and application of advanced materials in the Naval Shipbuilding Industry.”

Prof. Jeffrey Mitchell Rickman, FASM
Professor
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA

“For significant contributions in computational materials science of defects and phase transformations, pioneering work on material informatics, and distinguished service to the materials science community”

Dr. John P. Shingledecker, FASM
Senior Technical Executive
Electric Power Research Institute
Charlotte, NC

‘For outstanding world leadership in the development, testing and commercial production of high temperature alloys for advanced power generation systems.’

Dr. Thiyagarajan Sundararajan, FASM
Senior General Manager and Head
Wheels India Limited
Chennai, India

“For notable and impactful contributions in the fields of corrosion science, surface engineering, materials, product and process development in the biomedical, energy and automotive industries.”

Dr. Robert Vassen, FASM
Head of Materials for Power Plants
Forschungszentrum Julich GmbH, IEK-1
Julich, Germany                                                                           

“For innovative developments in thermal spray materials and technology leading to knowledge transfer and successful implementation for energy system applications.”

Dr. James Aaron Warren, FASM
Director, Materials Genome Program
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MD

“For national leadership in the establishment and continuing support of the Materials Genome Initiative and for pioneering contributions to modeling and simulation of phase transformation.”

Prof. John Wolodko, FASM
Al Strategic Chair in Bio and Industrial Materials
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta Canada

“For exemplary contributions to the Canadian materials community in the areas of applied research, industry development and service.”