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A D V A N C E D M A T E R I A L S & P R O C E S S E S | S E P T E M B E R 2 0 1 6
CLASS OF FELLOWS
Dr. Susan E. Hartfield-Wunsch, FASM
Technical Fellow
General Motors, Livonia, Mich.
For advancing the state-of-the-art in alu-
minum sheet technology and implementation
of same in the automotive industry.
Dr. Peggy E. Jones, FASM
Senior Project Engineer
General Motors, Saginaw, Mich.
For the application of ICME and fracture
mechanics based design to aluminum auto-
motive castings, including creation of the Vir-
tual Cast Component Design system.
Dr. Lee Knauss, FASM
Chief, Technology Transition
IARPA, Washington
For the development and advancement
of magnetic current imaging fault isolation
techniques used in microelectronics failure
analysis.
Dr. Manish Mehta, FASM
President and CEO
M-Tech International LLC, Ann Arbor, Mich.
For sustained contributions in materials
and process technology transfer programs to
accelerate global commercialization.
Prof. Matt O’Keefe, FASM
Professor and Chair
Missouri University of Science
&T echnology, Rolla
For distinguished contributions in mate-
rials science related to understanding corro-
sion mechanisms, leading to the development and use of
sustainable rare earth based coatings for lightweight metal-
lic alloys.
Dr. Philippe Perdu, FASM
Microelectronic Senior Expert
CNES, Toulouse, France
For outstanding leadership and techni-
cal contributions towards the development of
novel defect localization and failure analysis
techniques applied to microelectronics and microsystems
devices.
Dr. Thomas A. Siewert, FASM
Group Leader, Retired
National Institute of Standards and Technology,
Wylie, Texas
For leadership in the development of con-
sumable weld wire enabling austenitic stain-
less steel welding for cryogenic applications and expertise
in nondestructive evaluation.
Dr. Dileep Singh, FASM
Group Leader
Argonne national Laboratories, Ill.
For pioneering contributions and global
leadership in the science and technology of
advanced ceramic materials and systems for
energy generation, efficiency, storage, and environmental
applications.
Prof. Raman Singh, FASM
Professor
Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
For outstanding contributions in under-
standing and mitigating material degradation
through novel/disruptive approaches, and
for successfully establishing and leading interdisciplinary
teams advancing science and technology.
Prof. Marcel A.J. Somers, FASM
Professor
Technical University of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby
For sustained, innovative, and outstand-
ing contributions to the field of thermochem-
ical surface engineering through fundamental
and applied research, teaching, and transfer of technology
to practice.
Dr. Donald Susan, FASM
Principal Member of Technical Staff
Sandia National Laboratories,
Albuquerque, N.M.
For sustained contributions in the areas
of physical metallurgy and joining research,
materials characterization, and failure analysis.
Mr. David Vallett, FASM
Owner
PeakSource Analytical LLC, Fairfax, Vt.
For sustained outstanding technical
contributions, leadership, dissemination of
knowledge, and education in microelectronic
IC fault isolation and failure analysis technology and mag-
netic imaging applications, and for articulating and publi-
cizing major analytical technology hurdles and challenges
throughout the industry.