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MEMBERS IN THE NEWS
Ravindran Visits Warangal
ASM Past President Ravi Ravindran, India Council chair
Prem Aurora, and India Chapter executive director Suhas
Sabnis were invited speakers representing ASM Interna-
tional at the Golden Jubilee (50th) Celebrations and Alumni
Meeting of the National Institute of Technology-Warangal,
India, on Feburay 12.
MEMBERS IN
THE NEWS
Kuehmann Joins
Tesla and SpaceX
In December, Charles Kueh-
mann became the vice president
of materials engineering at both
Tesla Motors, Palo Alto, Calif., and
SpaceX, Hawthorne, Calif., working on electric cars and
space travel, respectively. He is the only employee who
shares his time between the two companies, besides CEO
Elon Musk. Before joining Musk’s ventures, Kuehmann was
head of a product design team at Apple, Cupertino, Calif.
Sangid Wins Early
Career Award
Michael D. Sangid,
an assis-
tant professor in Purdue Univer-
sity’s School of Aeronautics and
Astronautics, received the Min-
erals, Metals and Materials Soci-
ety’s Early Career Faculty Fellow
Award. His research focuses on
integrated computational materi-
als engineering with models that
can simulate material behavior at the crystal level. Sangid,
who joined Purdue as an assistant professor in 2012, leads
the Advanced Computational Materials and Experimental
Evaluation (ACME) Laboratory. The ACME group combines
computational modeling and in situ experiments to solve
complex applied problems in aerospace materials.
Beaman, Kalpakjian
Honored by SME
SME recognized seven professionals
from industry and academia with its 2016
International Honor Awards, including
Joseph Beaman Jr.
and
Serope Kalpa-
kjian, FASM.
Beaman, a professor in the
mechanical engineering department at
The University of Texas, Austin, is receiv-
ing the 2016 SME Albert M. Sargent Prog-
ress Award “for pioneering, developing,
commercializing, andmaking his research
widely available in laser sintering, and
for advancing the field of additive man-
ufacturing through leadership, research,
and organization.” Kalpakjian, Professor
Emeritus of mechanical and materials
engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, is
recognized with the 2016 SME Gold Medal “for his sustained
commitment, leadership, and numerous education and
research contributions.”
From left, T. Srinivasa Rao, Ravi Keshav, Ravi Ravindran, Prem
Aurora, and Suhas Sabnis.
From left, Suhas Sabnis, Prem Aurora, and Ravi Ravindran met
in Hyderabad in February to discuss new Indian chapters and
plans for MET+HTS 2016 (Material, Engineering and Technolo-
gy Conference + Heat Treat Show), Mumbai. These events are
co-sponsored by ASM International along with the ASM India
Chapter and ASM India Council.
Kuehmann
Sangid
Beaman
Kalpakjian