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CHAPTERS IN THE NEWS
CHAPTERS IN THE NEWS
Pittsburgh Chapter Hosts
Young Members’ Night
In February, the Pittsburgh Chapter held its 30th
annual Young Members’ Night at the University of Pitts-
burgh’s (Pitt) University Club. The event included a poster
competition, presentation by student speaker Whitney
Schoenthal of Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), and guest
lecture by ASM President Jon Tirpak, FASM. Undergraduate
poster winners included Rekha Shnepf, CMU, first place;
Shannon Biery, Pitt, second place; and Eamonn Hughes,
Pitt, third place. Graduate poster contest winners were
Luke Klosterman, CMU, first place; Erica Stevens, Pitt, sec-
ond place; and Jenifer Hajzus, CMU, third place. Sponsors
included Alcoa, American Stress Technologies, CBMM North
America, Elliot Co., Ellwood Group, U.S. Steel, ATI Powder
Metals, Westmoreland Testing and Research Inc., Product
Evaluation Systems, Solar Atmospheres of Western PA, Per-
ryman, Latrobe Specialty Steel, and Webb Law Firm. The
event was attended by 120 people representing local indus-
tries in Pittsburgh, sponsors, students, and researchers and
faculty from CMU and Pitt.
Peoria Joins 2016 Engineering
Day Festivities
As part of engaging middle and high school students
in materials science and engineering, the Peoria Chapter
participated in Engineering Day 2016, held at the Peoria Riv-
erfront Museum on February 21. Over 2700 people attended
this free event, in which the Peoria Chapter participated by
presenting live demonstrations of casting, forging, memory
shape alloys, andmagnetic properties. After the demonstra-
tions, many students indicated that they wanted to pursue
a STEM-related career.
Back row, from left: David Sapiro, Corinne Charlton, Ian Dickey,
Sean Kane, and TimHosch. Front row, from left: Heather Bow-
man, Natasha Gorski, Betsy Clark.
ASM President Jon Tirpak receives a token of appreciation
fromDharma Maddala, Pittsburgh Chapter chairman.
Peoria Chapter volunteers give live demonstrations during
Engineering Day 2016.
Northwestern Pennsylvania
Tours Corry Forge
In March, the Northwestern Pennsylvania Chapter
coordinated a plant tour of Corry Forge Co., Corry, Pa. The
group enjoyed a company presentation and tours of the
destructive test lab, open die forge press, and machine
shop, in addition to the company’s advanced heat treat
facility, machining centers (including new Phoenix X-Large
Engine Lathe), and automatic ultrasonic system.
Corry Forge tour group from the Northwestern Pennsylvania
Chapter.