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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.

Learn more about submission rules and guidelines >

See 2022 IMC Winners List  >

2023 Henry Clifton Sorby Awardee:  Professor Yuichi Ikuhara

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. 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."

2022 ASM Award Program Recipients

The ASM International Board of Trustees has named award program recipients for 2022. The awards program recognizes achievements of members of the materials science and engineering community. Awards will be presented at ASM’s Awards Dinner, Tuesday, September 13th in New Orleans, LA during IMAT22. Tickets for the Awards Dinner can be ordered by using the IMAT registration form. We are also looking forward to recognizing the 2020, and 2021 Award Recipients who will be in attendance. Those interested in purchasing a table may contact Christine Hoover, Administrator, Awards Program, ASM International, Materials Park, Ohio 44073-0002; 440.338.5444; or email: Christine.hoover@asminternational.org.

Silver Medal Award
Dr. Antonello Astarita, Associate Professor
University of Naples, Italy

“For consistent dedication to the science of manufacturing and for his contribution in the sharing of knowledge worldwide and in the mentoring of future generations of engineers.”

 

 

 

Ms. Margaret Bush Flury, Principal Materials Engineer, Failure Analysis,
Medtronic, Fridley, MN

“For passion of Failure Analysis, and using it to improve medical devices, patient lives, and to help grow others in the failure analysis and materials science communities during her 21-year ASM membership.”

Established in 2010, the honor of Silver Medal of the Society is to provide recognition to members who are in mid-career positions (typically 5 to 15 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.

Bronze Medal Award
Dr. Abdallah Elsayed, Assistant Professor, School of Engineering,
University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada

“For technical contributions to light metals development in transport and related fields as well as engaging students, professionals and retirees thorough ASM service activities.”

 

 

ASM Student Paper Contest
Mr. Bernoulli Andilab, for his paper entitled:

“Characterization of a Cast AI-Cu Alloy for Automotive Cylinder Head Applications” published in the Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, February. 2022.

The ASM International Student Paper Contest was established in 1985, as a mechanism for student participation in Society affairs. The award recognizes the best technical paper with a graduate or undergraduate student as first author that is published in an ASM sponsored publication during the year.

 

“2021 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 2021. The selections are free to read and can be shared with your colleagues. The 2021 MMA Editor’s Choice Articles include:

 

We hope you enjoy reading these outstanding articles. Congratulations to the authors of the selected papers for this well-deserved recognition!

Metallography, Microstructure, and Analysis 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

Toughest Material on Earth

This microscopy-generated image shows the path of a fracture and accompanying crystal structure deformation in a CrCoNi alloy at nanometer scale during stress testing at 20 Kelvin (-424 F). The fracture is propagating from left to right. The image was part of a study on high-entropy alloys conducted by researchers from Berkeley Lab and Oak Ridge National Lab. The team measured the highest toughness ever recorded of any material when studying this chromium, cobalt, and nickel alloy. Courtesy of Robert Ritchie/Berkeley Lab.

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