{"id":50,"date":"2022-07-21T10:26:49","date_gmt":"2022-07-21T10:26:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.asminternational.org\/smst\/smst\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T19:34:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T19:34:41","slug":"smst","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.asminternational.org\/smst\/","title":{"rendered":"SMST"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"50\" class=\"elementor elementor-50\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-76878d4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"76878d4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2ef9581\" data-id=\"2ef9581\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d639ea elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"4d639ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><div id=\"metaslider-id-363\" style=\"width: 100%;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-99-0 metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-363 ml-slider ms-theme-default\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"SMST Homepage Banner Ads\" data-width=\"960\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_363\">\n        <div id=\"metaslider_363\">\n            <ul class='slides'>\n                <li style=\"display: block; 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SMST offers access to a key network of organizations and professionals who comprise the core of the world\u2019s knowledge and understanding of these amazing materials.<\/p><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.asminternational.org\/smst\/smst-fellowship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SMST Founders’ Grant<\/a><\/h2><h3>The applications and guidelines for the 2026 SMST Founders\u2019 Grant can be accessed <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn-prd-main.asm-media.cloud\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/09\/2026-SMST-Founders-Grant-Guidelines-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">here<\/span><\/a>. Applications are closed.<\/h3><h6>The Founders\u2019 Grant is a $50,000 research grant given every two years to seed novel research that shows promise to expand the understanding and reach of shape memory alloys.<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dca78c6\" data-id=\"dca78c6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-128a037 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"128a037\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c87a176 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c87a176\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.asminternational.org\/advertise-with-us-results\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"469\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-prd-main.asm-media.cloud\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/11\/2026MediaKit.gif\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12849\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97f5d4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"97f5d4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/connect.asminternational.org\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 225px;height: 180px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.asminternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Connect_Homepage_225x180-1.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe4bb0d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fe4bb0d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5226115 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5226115\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Silver Medal Award<\/h2><p>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.\u00a0<\/p><p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12777 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-prd-main.asm-media.cloud\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/09\/Stebner_Aaron.webp\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-prd-main.asm-media.cloud\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/09\/Stebner_Aaron.webp 225w, https:\/\/cdn-prd-main.asm-media.cloud\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/09\/Stebner_Aaron-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/cdn-prd-main.asm-media.cloud\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/09\/Stebner_Aaron-120x120.webp 120w, https:\/\/cdn-prd-main.asm-media.cloud\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/09\/Stebner_Aaron-100x100.webp 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>Prof. Aaron Paul Stebner<\/strong><\/p><p>Professor, Mechanical Engineering Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta<\/p><p><em>\u201cFor outstanding leadership in education, research, and economic development at the intersection of materials, mechanics, manufacturing, and artificial intelligence.\u201d<\/em><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.asminternational.org\/about-asm\/awards\/award-recipients\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn More<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d001cd5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d001cd5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8141578 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8141578\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>2024 SMST William J. Buehler Award<\/h2><h3><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12007 \" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-prd-main.asm-media.cloud\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2024\/05\/Photo.Shuichi-Miyazaki-002-250x332.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"123\" height=\"163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-prd-main.asm-media.cloud\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2024\/05\/Photo.Shuichi-Miyazaki-002-250x332.jpg 250w, https:\/\/cdn-prd-main.asm-media.cloud\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2024\/05\/Photo.Shuichi-Miyazaki-002-700x928.jpg 700w, https:\/\/cdn-prd-main.asm-media.cloud\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2024\/05\/Photo.Shuichi-Miyazaki-002-768x1019.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn-prd-main.asm-media.cloud\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2024\/05\/Photo.Shuichi-Miyazaki-002-1158x1536.jpg 1158w, https:\/\/cdn-prd-main.asm-media.cloud\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2024\/05\/Photo.Shuichi-Miyazaki-002-1544x2048.jpg 1544w, https:\/\/cdn-prd-main.asm-media.cloud\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2024\/05\/Photo.Shuichi-Miyazaki-002-120x159.jpg 120w, https:\/\/cdn-prd-main.asm-media.cloud\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2024\/05\/Photo.Shuichi-Miyazaki-002-600x796.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cdn-prd-main.asm-media.cloud\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2024\/05\/Photo.Shuichi-Miyazaki-002.jpg 1864w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 123px) 100vw, 123px\" \/><\/strong>Prof. Shuichi Miyazaki Ph.D<\/h3><p>Professor Emeritus at the University of Tsukuba<\/p><p>Japan<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn-prd-main.asm-media.cloud\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2024\/05\/Shape-Memory-and-Superelastic-Society-announce-the-2024-William-J.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4419538 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4419538\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5eead1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e5eead1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><em>Shape Memory and Superelasticity<\/em> 2024 Editor\u2019s Choice Articles Announced<\/h3><p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><a title=\"Original URL: https:\/\/link.springer.com\/journal\/40830. Click or tap if you trust this link.\" href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/journal\/40830\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\"><i data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Shape Memory and Superelasticity<\/i><\/a>\u00a0Editor-in-Chief H\u00fcseyin Sehitoglu recently announced this year’s Editor\u2019s Choice articles, showcasing six of the high-quality articles that were published in the journal in 2024. They are free to download and read, and can be shared with your colleagues.<\/p><ul type=\"disc\"><li class=\"x_MsoListParagraph\"><a title=\"Original URL: https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s40830-024-00473-1. Click or tap if you trust this link.\" href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s40830-024-00473-1\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\">\u201cUltra-High Temperature Shape Memory Behavior in Ni\u2013Ti\u2013Hf Alloys\u201d<\/a>\u00a0by Othmane Benafan, Glen S. Bigelow, Anita Garg, Laura G. Wilson, Richard B. Rogers, Elizabeth J. Young-Dohe, Dereck F. Johnson, Daniel A. Scheiman, John W. Lawson, and Zhigang Wu<\/li><li class=\"x_MsoListParagraph\"><a title=\"Original URL: https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s40830-024-00483-z. Click or tap if you trust this link.\" href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s40830-024-00483-z\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\">\u201cDevelopment of a Tube-Based Elastocaloric Regenerator Loaded in Compression: A Review\u201d<\/a>\u00a0by Stefano Dall\u2019Olio, \u017diga Ah\u010din, Andrej \u017derovnik, Parham Kabirifar, Miha Brojan, and Jaka Tu\u0161ek<\/li><li class=\"x_MsoListParagraph\"><a title=\"Original URL: https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s40830-024-00482-0. Click or tap if you trust this link.\" href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s40830-024-00482-0\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\">\u201cScaling Laws of Elastocaloric Regenerators\u201d<\/a>\u00a0by Suxin Qian and Ichiro Takeuchi<\/li><li class=\"x_MsoListParagraph\"><a title=\"Original URL: https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s40830-024-00487-9. Click or tap if you trust this link.\" href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s40830-024-00487-9\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\">\u201cHighly Efficient Drive System for Elastocaloric Heat Pumps and Cooling Systems\u201d<\/a>\u00a0by Sabrina Unm\u00fc\u00dfig, Andreas Burghardt, Olaf Sch\u00e4fer-Welsen, and Kilian Bartholom\u00e9<\/li><li class=\"x_MsoListParagraph\"><a title=\"Original URL: https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s40830-024-00502-z. Click or tap if you trust this link.\" href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s40830-024-00502-z\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\">\u201cTowards a Fracture Mechanics-Based Assessment for Fatigue Life Prediction of Ni\u2013Ti Stents\u201d<\/a>\u00a0by Alma Brambilla, Francesca Berti, Luca Patriarca, and Lorenza Petrini<\/li><li class=\"x_MsoListParagraph\"><a title=\"Original URL: https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s40830-024-00510-z. Click or tap if you trust this link.\" href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s40830-024-00510-z\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\">\u201cShear Deformation of Non-modulated Ni<sub>2<\/sub>MnGa Martensite: An Ab Initio Study\u201d<\/a>\u00a0by Martin Heczko, Petr \u0160est\u00e1k, Hanu\u0161 Seiner, and Martin Zelen\u00fd<\/li><\/ul><p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">We hope you enjoy reading these articles, and we extend our\u00a0<span class=\"marktjkyc4oge uM2yb\" data-markjs=\"true\">congratulations<\/span>\u00a0to the authors of these high-quality papers!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e06417 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3e06417\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb11d24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb11d24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Upcoming Courses<\/h2><div class=\"event-thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-prd-main.asm-media.cloud\/uploads\/2024\/10\/nitinol-image-150x148.jpg\" alt=\"Event Thumbnail\" \/><\/div><div class=\"event-details\"><div><div class=\"event-title\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.asminternational.org\/event\/nitinol-for-medical-devices-april-13-15-2026-virtual-option\/\">Nitinol for Medical Devices, April 13-15, 2026, Virtual Option<\/a><\/p><\/div><div class=\"event-price\"><p>$2,275.00 (Non-Member)<br \/>$2,075.00 (Member)<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"event-info\"><p>April 13, 2026 – April 15, 2026<\/p><p>Time: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM<\/p><p>Instructor: Alan R. Pelton, PhD<\/p><div>Sponsored by: The unique properties of the shape memory alloy Nitinol have led to many transformational medical device innovations, including self-expanding stents, percutaneous delivered heart valves, kink resistant guide wires, and self-locking orthopedic devices. Its superelastic qualities allow the alloy to withstand large amounts of recoverable strain, and its potential for excellent biocompatibility and fatigue resistance make it the material of choice for some of the most demanding medical device applications. However, Nitinol\u2019s unique properties are very dependent upon alloy composition and processing. In this course, you will learn the variables that affect Nitinol\u2019s properties, how to control them, and…<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div><div><div class=\"event-thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-prd-main.asm-media.cloud\/uploads\/2024\/10\/nitinol-image-150x148.jpg\" alt=\"Event Thumbnail\" \/><\/div><div class=\"event-details\"><div><div class=\"event-title\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.asminternational.org\/event\/nitinol-for-medical-devices-october-19-21-2026\/\">Nitinol for Medical Devices, October 19-21, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/div><div class=\"event-price\"><p>$2,275.00 (Non-Member)<br \/>$2,075.00 (Member)<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"event-info\"><p>October 19, 2026 – October 21, 2026<\/p><p>Scotts Valley, CA, USA<\/p><p>Time: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM<\/p><p>Instructor: Alan R. Pelton, PhD<\/p><div>Sponsored by: The unique properties of the shape memory alloy Nitinol have led to many transformational medical device innovations, including self-expanding stents, percutaneous delivered heart valves, kink resistant guide wires, and self-locking orthopedic devices. Its superelastic qualities allow the alloy to withstand large amounts of recoverable strain, and its potential for excellent biocompatibility and fatigue resistance make it the material of choice for some of the most demanding medical device applications. However, Nitinol\u2019s unique properties are very dependent upon alloy composition and processing. In this course, you will learn the variables that affect Nitinol\u2019s properties, how to control them, and…<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cbaf2b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7cbaf2b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-535999d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"535999d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Resources<\/h2><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.asminternational.org\/smst_newswire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"float: left;height: 114px;width: 80px\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/files\/95485\/SMST_cover.png\" \/>The SMST NewsWire is essential for shape memory professionals who want reliable, up-to-date information and will cover shape memory and superelastic technologies for biomedical, actuator applications, and emerging markets, along with SMST news and initiatives.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who is SMST? The International Organization on Shape Memory and Superelastic Technologies (SMST) is the foremost authority on the technical properties and uses of Nitinol and other shape memory alloys. 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