Chet Inman Award 2008

The ASM Worcester Chapter held its annual awards night on Wednesday, March 19, 2008 in Higgins House at WPI, Worcester. The award this year was a tie and went to Amanda Young, an undergraduate in the Mechanical Engineering department and Shelley Dougherty, PhD graduate student in Materials Science. Prof. Lados accepted the award for Amanda because at this moment she is in Boston working on her MQP project.

Shelley Dougherty

Shelley Dougherty arrived at WPI in fall 2005 and is pursuing a Ph.D in Materials Science. She received her Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of New Hampshire in 2005. Shelley is currently working with Professor Jianyu Liang in the Nanomaterials and Nanofabrication Laboratory and her research involves template-assisted fabrication of bionanomaterials. These materials are being fabricated for potential biomedical applications such as drug delivery and biosensing. Aside from her research, Shelley is actively involved in the ASM Materials Camp New England and the WPI Material Advantage Chapter.

Amanda Young

Amanda Young also arrived at WPI in fall 2005 and is pursuing her B.S. in Chemical Engineering with a minor in Materials Science. Amanda has recently taken on the role of president of the Material Advantage student chapter for the upcoming year. She is also involved with other clubs and activities, such as the Women's Varsity Soccer Team, American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), Omega Chi Epsilon (ChE Honor Society), and SWE.

Highlights of the Evening

Prof. Lados and Shelley Dougherty after receiving her award	Prof. Lados and B.J. Bernard Past President of the ASM Worcester Chapter

ASM dinner at Higgins House	Graduate Students at event	Prof. Lados and Dr. Mark Smith

National Speaker

ASM International Trustee Speaker: Dr. Mark F. Smith

Dr. Smith is deputy director of Sandia National Laboratories' Advanced Manufacturing Science and Technology Center, which annually conducts nearly $60 million of R&D to support various national security programs. Since 1993, Dr. Smith has also served as adjunct professor at New Mexico Tech University. Dr. Smith is also a pioneer in thermal spray technology and was recently inducted into the ASM Thermal Spray Hall of Fame. He received both his undergrad and graduate degrees at Iowa State University and has actively served ASM in various capacities for over 30 years.

Lecture Topic: "Enabling Science & Techology for National Security Operations"

Advancements in science and technology are playing an important role in the battle to enhance the safety and security of the USA. This talk discusses some unclassified examples of national security-related R&D activities at Sandia National Labs, with emphasis on the role of materials science and technology.

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