FAS Members Receiving ASM Fellow in 2025
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 2025 Class of Fellows at the Annual Awards Banquet held during IMAT’25, on Tuesday, October 21st, in Detroit, MI. Tickets can be purchased with IMAT registration.
The following are the members recognized by their colleagues for 2025. 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.
Mr. Burak Akyuz, FASM
Vice President-Testing
Applied Technical Services
Marietta, GA
“For pioneering advancements in failure prevention through strategic implementation of cutting-edge failure analysis and materials testing techniques, significantly enhancing the reliability and safety of materials across diverse industries.”
Prof. Véronique Vitry, FASM
Professor
Chemistry and Materials Science
University of Mons (UMONS)
Mons
Belgium
“For the development of sustainable processes in surface engineering, metallic matrix composites, and creation of durable replacements for hexavalent hard chrome plating in industry. Contribution to many ASM chapters worldwide.”
FAS Member Receiving ASM Award in 2025
Honorary Membership
Honorary Membership in the Society was established in 1919. It recognizes distinguished service to the materials science and engineering profession, service in areas of ASM strategic plan/initiatives and to the progress of mankind.
Jon D. Tirpak, FASM
Chief Engineer, Sabattis LLC,
Mount Pleasant, S.C.
“For building enduring customer-oriented collaborations and processes focused on material science, engineering, technology, and manufacturing especially in the foundry and forging industries.”
Silver Medal Award
Established in 2010, the honor of Silver Medal of the Society is to provide recognition to members who are in mid-career positions (typically 10 to 20 years of experience), for distinguished contributions in the field of materials science and engineering, and the society. The purpose of this award is to recognize leadership at an early stage and encourage individuals to grow, nurture, and further contribute to the growth of the profession, as well as the society.
Mr. Ryan Haase
Principal Materials Engineer, Materials Evaluation and Engineering, Inc., Plymouth, MN
“For enduring contributions to ASM International, the advancement of the science of failure analysis, and the application of materials engineering technology to the broader engineering community and society-at-large”.
Emerging Professional Achievement Award
The Emerging Professional Achievement Award was established in 2010 to recognize and honor extraordinary ASM volunteers who are less senior individuals, i.e., 0-5 years of experience post-graduation, who have made a significant impact on ASM International through devoted service and dedication to the future of the Society.
Ms.. Emily B. Mitchell
Senior Materials Engineer, Spectrum Forensics, Englewood, CO
“For outstanding application of advanced evidence documentation for failure analysis investigations, and for contributions to student outreach for ASM International and Materials Advantage.”
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JFAP News
2025 Journal of Failure Analysis and Prevention Editor’s Choice Articles Announced
Journal of Failure Analysis and Prevention Editor-in-Chief Elvin Beach recently announced this year’s Editor’s Choice articles, showcasing six of the high-quality articles that were published in the journal in 2025. They are free to read and can be shared with your colleagues.
- “Influence of Load Misalignment on T-bolts Failure in Wind Turbine Blades” by Guillermo Muñoz-Hernandez, Giovanni Vidal-Flores, Filiberto Ramon-Cipriano, Jose Guadalupe Rico-Espino, and Felipe Garcia-Ramirez
- “Failure Analysis of a Mountain Bicycle Crank Arm” by Brett A. Miller, Justin Barnes, Phillip D. Swartzentruber, Michael Bayne, and Anthony Petters
- “Experimental Determination of Temperatures Achieved by Hot Particles Produced from Electrical Arcing” by Kevin Lewis, Jonathan Carlos Contreras, Ethan Ensminger, Jonathan Hodges, Tommy Halim, Benjamin Baumann, and Jeffery Marsh
- “Failure Analysis of Austenitic Stainless Steel Weldments: The Role of Copper Contamination and Crack Propagation Mechanisms” by Shiva Bejugama, Sidhareddy Manigandan, Vemoori Raju, and Obulapathi Eggidi
- “Optimizations and Case Studies: Decapsulation of Hardened Epoxy SiC MOSFETs and Diodes via JIACO Microwave-Induced Plasma Etching” by Connor J. Sorrells, Kyle E. Nielsen, Bret A. Walters, Jiaqi Tang, and Mark W. McKinnon
- “Failure Investigation of Copper-To-Copper Bonding in Advanced 3D Packaging: From Sample Preparation to Structural Characterization” by Pawel Nowakowski, Richard Wei-Chih Li, Mary Ray, and Paul Fischione
We hope you enjoy reading these outstanding articles, and congratulations to the authors of the selected papers for this well-deserved recognition!
