Important Deadlines
International Metallographic Contest
Entry Deadline: September 29, 2023
The 2023 International Metallographic Contest (IMC) will draw the interest of metallographers around the world, as they compete for the prestigious ASM-IMS Jacquet Lucas Award of $3,000. The award is endowed by Buehler Ltd. Submit your images to the contest to be held in Detroit, MI, during the International Materials Applications & Technologies (IMAT) conference and exposition, October 16-19, 2023.
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2023 Henry Clifton Sorby Awardee
Professor Yuichi Ikuhara
Institute of Engineering Innovation,
School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
IMS Member Receiving ASM Fellow in 2023
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.
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.”
IMS Member Receiving ASM Award Program in 2023
Bronze Medal Award Established in 2014, the honor of Bronze Medal of the Society recognizes ASM members who are in early-career positions, typically, 0 to 10 years of experience, for their significant contributions in the field of materials science and engineering through technical content and service to ASM and the materials science profession.
Dr. Christopher J. Marvel
Assistant Professor,
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering,
Louisiana State University
“For significant contributions in the field of Materials Science and Engineering through his work as an Assistant Professor, Research Scientist, as the former Associate Director of the NHI, and COO of GrainBound, as well as his continued volunteerism with ASM.”
2022 MMA Editor’s Choice Articles Announced
Metallography, Microstructure, and Analysis Editor-in-Chief Ryan Deacon recently announced this year’s Editor’s Choice articles, showcasing six of the high-quality articles that were published in the journal in 2022. They are free to read and can be shared with your colleagues.
- “Microstructural Development in Inconel 718 Nickel-Based Superalloy Additively Manufactured by Laser Powder Bed Fusion” by Thinh Huynh, Abhishek Mehta, Kevin Graydon, Jeongmin Woo, Sharon Park, Holden Hyer, Le Zhou, D. Devin Imholte, Nicolas E. Woolstenhulme, Daniel M. Wachs, and Yongho Sohn
- “Effect of Casting Thickness on the Solidification Characteristics and Microstructural Parameters of Near-Eutectic Al-Si Alloy Produced by Ablation Casting Process” by Mostafa Arabpour, Seyed Mohammad Ali Boutorabi, and Hasan Saghafian
- “Comparative Study of Microstructure and Properties of Hypoeutectic Al-Si Alloys Being Cast With and Without Melt Thermal Treatment” by Sunil Manani, Aashendra Patodi, Mrigesh Navalkishor Verma, and Ajaya Kumar Pradhan
- “Precipitation Characteristics of HPVDC AlSi10Mg0.3Mn Alloy Under Different Temper Conditions” by Z. Chen, E. M. Elgallad, K. Liu, and X.-G. Chen
- “Effect of Cooling Rate on Phase Transformation Kinetics and Microstructure of Nb–Ti Microalloyed Low Carbon HSLA Steel” by Rishabh Bharadwaj, Aditya Sarkar, and Bhushan Rakshe
- “Recrystallization, Grain Growth, and Color Etching to Design an Artistic Microstructure in Cartridge Brass (C26000)” by Grace A. Rome, Addison C. Wong, Carmen M. Sanchez, Gregory D. Vigil, W. Preston Cole II, Jason Yu, Robert S. Crow IV, and Gerald R. Bourne
We hope you enjoy reading these articles, and we extend our congratulations to the authors of these high-quality papers!
As a reminder, IMS members receive free online access to Metallography, Microstructure, and Analysis
Call for Papers
Metallography, Microstructure, and Analysis (MMA), the official journal of the International Metallographic Society, is actively seeking manuscripts.
For more information about Metallography, Microstructure, and Analysis, including full instructions for authors, please visit the journal homepage or submit online.
Image of the Month
Hollow Sphere
This Hollow Sphere of FeO won first place in the Artistic Microscopy (Color) class during the 2022 IMS International Metallographic Contest held during IMAT in New Orleans last September. The image shows the alloys’ dendritic structure as well as its hollow nature. It was captured by Demmys Kelsen Florentino de Sousa from the Center for Gas Technology and Renewable Energy (CTGAS-ER – Centro de Tecnologias do Gás e Energias Renováveis) in Brazil.
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