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gies for composites in large commercial aerospace vehicles;
George Gray III, FASM,
Los Alamos National Laboratory,
for contributions to the understanding of the dynamic and
shock-loading deformation and damage response of mate-
rials;
Reiner Kirchheim,
University of Göettingen, Germany,
for contributions to the thermodynamics and kinetics of
hydrogen behavior in metals and solute/defect interactions
in other materials;
Jagdish Narayan, FASM,
North Caro-
lina State University, for contributions in heteroepitaxial
film growth by laser ablation in large misfit systems and
new materials; and
Jon Schaeffer,
GE Power & Water, for
contributions to the development and implementation of
advanced materials in industrial gas turbine engines. Elec-
tion to NAE is among the highest professional distinctions
accorded to an engineer. Academy membership honors
those who have made outstanding contributions to engi-
neering research, practice, or education. An induction cer-
emony will be held on October 8 at NAE’s annual meeting in
Washington.
QuesTek Employees Earn Tibbetts Award
Employees of
QuesTek Innovations LLC,
Evanston, Ill.,
were invited to the White House in early January to accept
the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) 2016 Tibbetts
Award. This award is presented to small businesses and
individuals that have demonstrated excellence in leveraging
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) funding to gen-
erate measurable impact through technological innovation,
technology transfer, business impact, and product com-
mercialization. QuesTek was recognized for unique contri-
butions to the field of Integrated Computational Materials
Engineering (ICME) and the Materials Genome Initiative.
QuesTek received its first SBIR-funded project in 2001, and
has since been awarded over $30 million across a total of
93 projects, all of which have focused on the modeling and
design of novel materials.
George’s research areas include high-entropy alloys; small-
scale mechanical behavior of crystalline and amorphous
materials; refractory and precious metals for space power
applications; mechanical behavior at extremes of tempera-
ture and strain rate; and environmental effects on micro-
structure and mechanical properties.
Kumar Earns Joint Appointment at LLNL
and WSU
Lawrence Livermore National
Laboratory (LLNL) staff scientist
Mukul
Kumar
from the materials engi-
neering division will now serve
a joint position with both LLNL
and Washington State University
(WSU). This is only the third joint
appointment for LLNL. Kumar will
train and collaborate with students,
postdoctoral fellows, and other fac-
ulty members in WSU’s Institute for Shock Physics (ISP) in
dynamics of materials and the nuances of shock compres-
sion experiments. The opportunity allows a deeper level of
collaboration and training than he would have been able to
accomplish as a faculty staff scientist solely focused on pro-
grammatic work.
Anderson Joins National Inventors
Hall of Fame
The National Inventors Hall of
Fame, in partnership with the U.S.
Patent and Trademark Office,
announces that
Iver Anderson,
FASM,
has joined the 2017 class.
Anderson is one of 15 inductees
selected this year, all of whom
contribute to society in meaning-
ful ways through groundbreaking,
patented innovations. Anderson, a
scientist at Ames Laboratory, Iowa, was selected for his role
in the creation of lead-free solder. As a result of Anderson’s
discovery, it is estimated that well over 50,000 tons of lead
per year will no longer be released into the environment.
National Academy of Engineering Honors
ASM Members
In February, the National Academy of Engineering
(NAE) elected 84 new members and 22 foreign members.
Among the inductees are several ASM members and their
citations:
Aziz Asphahani, FASM,
QuesTek Innovations LLC,
for executive leadership in STEM education, integrated com-
puter design of materials, and invention and production of
corrosion-resistant alloys;
Dianne Chong, FASM,
Boeing Co.
(retired), for advances in process and production technolo-
Kumar
Anderson