Sixteen Members of the Board and Officers of ASM International Visit Chicago Regional Chapter of ASM International.

Lead by Dr Dianne Chong, President of ASM International, sixteen members of the Board of Trustees, Officers and staff of ASM International visited the Chicago Regional Chapter of ASM International after completing their Board Meeting earlier in the day.
Chicago Regional Chapter was delighted by the visit and the opportunity to exchange ideas and insights into ASM International during the Hospitality Hour. Just before the start of dinner, the sixteen visiting members were introduced to the local membership and Dr. Chong expressed her appreciation of the opportunity to visit with the members of Chicago Regional Chapter.

After the dinner, Membership Awards were presented to Members who had reached Five Year, Fifteen Year, Twenty-Five Year, and Life Membership in ASM International.

Jan Edwards then presented a review of her plans for organizing this years’ ASM Summer Camp for High School students. The Summer Camp has been operating in Chicago since 2002 and has introduced students to metallurgy, primarily by conducting a failure analysis. Chicago Regional is one of many Chapters that sponsor camps in various forms to acquaint students and teachers with Materials Science. Jan also introduced the membership to new internet site developments that are emerging from the Education Committee at the ASM International Headquarters level.

Chicago Regional Chapter of ASM International is blessed with two active Student Chapters, one at Illinois Institute of Technology and the other at Northwestern University. At left is Professor Philip Nash with a contingent of students from Illinois Institute of Technology. His wife, Guiru (second from left), is the Chapter Secretary and one of the many ASM International Members who pitch in to keep the Chapter running smoothly. At far right is Dr. Aziz Asphahani, Past
President of ASM International.

Dr. Tom Zwitter presented his talk on new developments in powder metallurgy. Tom believes that there will be new applications for titanium and stainless steels in powder metallurgy. The technical presentation concluded the meeting.