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Ackerson, FASM<br \/><\/strong>Technical Fellow<br \/>Blue Origin, LLC<br \/>Merritt Island, FL<\/p><p><em>\u201cIn recognition of expertise in corrosion research, materials testing, and failure analysis.\u201d<\/em><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><hr \/><p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-16073 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-prd-main.asm-media.cloud\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/09\/Britz_Dominic-150x150.avif\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-prd-main.asm-media.cloud\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/09\/Britz_Dominic-150x150.avif 150w, https:\/\/cdn-prd-main.asm-media.cloud\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/09\/Britz_Dominic-120x120.avif 120w, https:\/\/cdn-prd-main.asm-media.cloud\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/09\/Britz_Dominic-100x100.avif 100w, https:\/\/cdn-prd-main.asm-media.cloud\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/09\/Britz_Dominic.avif 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Dr. Dominik Britz, FASM<\/strong><br \/>Director<br \/>Materials Engineering<br \/>Center Saarland<br \/>Saarbruecken, Germany<\/p><p><em>\u201cFor pioneering theory, application, and commercialization of Artificial Intelligence in microstructural analysis, advancing surface contrast methods, and fostering a globally connected metallography community.\u201d<\/em><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.asminternational.org\/about-asm\/awards\/asm-fellows\/2025-fellows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn More<\/a><\/p><h2>2026 ASM Award Program Recipients<\/h2><h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-16076 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-prd-main.asm-media.cloud\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/09\/Ravi_Vilupanur-150x150.avif\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-prd-main.asm-media.cloud\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/09\/Ravi_Vilupanur-150x150.avif 150w, https:\/\/cdn-prd-main.asm-media.cloud\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/09\/Ravi_Vilupanur-120x120.avif 120w, https:\/\/cdn-prd-main.asm-media.cloud\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/09\/Ravi_Vilupanur-100x100.avif 100w, https:\/\/cdn-prd-main.asm-media.cloud\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/09\/Ravi_Vilupanur.avif 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>Albert Easton White Distinguished Teacher Award<\/h3><p>The award was established in 1960 in memory of an outstanding teacher and research engineer, who was a founding member and president of ASM in 1921. It recognizes unusually long and devoted service in teaching, as well as significant accomplishments in materials science and engineering, and an unusual ability to inspire and impart enthusiasm to students.<\/p><p><strong>Prof. Vilupanur Ravi, FASM<\/strong><br \/>Professor, Chemical and Materials Engineering,<br \/>California State Polytechnic University,<br \/>Pomona, Calif.<\/p><p><em>\u201cFor long and sustained dedication teaching students with extraordinary zeal and enthusiasm\u037e pioneering and innovative contributions to high temperature materials, protective coatings, and corrosion\u037e and selfless service to mentoring students, and to materials professional societies.\u201d<\/em><\/p><h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-16074 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-prd-main.asm-media.cloud\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/09\/Buckner_Jessica-150x150.avif\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-prd-main.asm-media.cloud\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/09\/Buckner_Jessica-150x150.avif 150w, https:\/\/cdn-prd-main.asm-media.cloud\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/09\/Buckner_Jessica-120x120.avif 120w, https:\/\/cdn-prd-main.asm-media.cloud\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/09\/Buckner_Jessica-100x100.avif 100w, https:\/\/cdn-prd-main.asm-media.cloud\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/09\/Buckner_Jessica.avif 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>Bronze Medal Award<\/h3><p>Established in 2014, the honor of Bronze Medal of the Society recognizes ASM members who are in early-career positions, typically, 0 to 10 years of experience, for their significant contributions in the field of materials science and engineering through technical content and service to ASM and the materials science profession. Candidates must have a proven record of not more than 10 years of experience in their chosen field at the time of nomination.<\/p><p><strong>Dr. Jessica Buckner, PhD., MBA<\/strong><br \/>R&amp;D S&amp;E Materials Engineering,<br \/>Sandia National Laboratory,<br \/>Albuquerque, N.M.<\/p><p><em>\u201cFor contributions to hypersonics material development and titanium additive manufacturing, alongside her leadership in maintaining and reinvigorating the ASM Albuquerque chapter, while leading multiple conferences, courses, and mentoring initiatives for the society.\u201d<\/em><\/p><h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-16072 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-prd-main.asm-media.cloud\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/09\/Anand_Raja-Ankit-150x150.avif\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-prd-main.asm-media.cloud\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/09\/Anand_Raja-Ankit-150x150.avif 150w, https:\/\/cdn-prd-main.asm-media.cloud\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/09\/Anand_Raja-Ankit-120x120.avif 120w, https:\/\/cdn-prd-main.asm-media.cloud\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/09\/Anand_Raja-Ankit-100x100.avif 100w, https:\/\/cdn-prd-main.asm-media.cloud\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/09\/Anand_Raja-Ankit.avif 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>Student Paper Contest<\/h3><p>The ASM Student Paper Contest was established in 1985, as a mechanism for student participation in Society affairs. The award recognizes the best technical paper with a graduate or undergraduate student as first author that is published in an ASM-owned or co-owned journal during the year. The contest and associated award will be announced in the January issue of ASM News and will be communicated to colleges and universities in January each year.<\/p><p><strong>Raja Ankit Anand<\/strong><br \/>Project Research Scientist,<br \/>Indian Institute of Technology,<br \/>Bombay, India<\/p><p>For his paper entitled:<br \/><em>\u201cInvestigation of Phase Evolution During Induration of Hematite Pellets with Varying Coke Content\u201d published in Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, February 2026.<\/em><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.asminternational.org\/about-asm\/awards\/award-recipients\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn More<\/a><\/p><hr \/><div data-analytics-asset-id=\"20155638\" data-analytics-asset-title=\"Whats New\" data-analytics-asset-type=\"web-content\"><h2>Image of the Month<\/h2><p>The Micrograph Database is looking for more images to add to this growing library and more volunteers to help select and review submitted images. Would you like to see your images in the database? Or do you love micrographs and want to volunteer some time to help the database grow? Contact <a href=\"mailto:dana.m.drake@gmail.com?subject=\">dana.m.drake@gmail.com<\/a> for more information.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.asminternational.org\/wkcl-shop\/online-databases\/single-user-asm-micrograph-database\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200bLEARN MORE<\/a><\/p><h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"167\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-16227\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-prd-main.asm-media.cloud\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/10\/5-04_A-Comet-in-EHEA-Chaos_6144x4096_MAX9MB-250x167.avif\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-prd-main.asm-media.cloud\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/10\/5-04_A-Comet-in-EHEA-Chaos_6144x4096_MAX9MB-250x167.avif 250w, https:\/\/cdn-prd-main.asm-media.cloud\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/10\/5-04_A-Comet-in-EHEA-Chaos_6144x4096_MAX9MB-700x467.avif 700w, https:\/\/cdn-prd-main.asm-media.cloud\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/10\/5-04_A-Comet-in-EHEA-Chaos_6144x4096_MAX9MB-768x512.avif 768w, https:\/\/cdn-prd-main.asm-media.cloud\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/10\/5-04_A-Comet-in-EHEA-Chaos_6144x4096_MAX9MB-1536x1024.avif 1536w, https:\/\/cdn-prd-main.asm-media.cloud\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/10\/5-04_A-Comet-in-EHEA-Chaos_6144x4096_MAX9MB-2048x1365.avif 2048w, https:\/\/cdn-prd-main.asm-media.cloud\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/10\/5-04_A-Comet-in-EHEA-Chaos_6144x4096_MAX9MB-120x80.avif 120w, https:\/\/cdn-prd-main.asm-media.cloud\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/10\/5-04_A-Comet-in-EHEA-Chaos_6144x4096_MAX9MB-600x400.avif 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>Comet in Chaos<\/h3><p>This image was the first-place winner in Class 5 (Artistic Microscopy\u2013Black &amp; White) at the 2026 International Metallographic Contest. The judging took place on September 22, 2026. The image\u2019s full entry title was, \u201cA Comet in EHEA Chaos.\u201d Congratulations to the contributor, Ond\u0159ej Ambro\u017e, Institute of Scientific Instruments of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic.<\/p><p><a href=\"\/ims\/resources\/image-of-the-month\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View past Images of the Month<\/a><\/p><hr \/><h2>Upcoming Courses<\/h2><p>For a full list of education courses and online options, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asminternational.org\/learning\/courses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-linkto=\"https:\/\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p><hr \/><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15275 alignleft\" src=\"\/app\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2025\/10\/MMA-144-August-2025-250x335.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-prd-main.asm-media.cloud\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2025\/10\/MMA-144-August-2025-250x335.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn-prd-main.asm-media.cloud\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2025\/10\/MMA-144-August-2025-700x939.webp 700w, https:\/\/cdn-prd-main.asm-media.cloud\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2025\/10\/MMA-144-August-2025-768x1030.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdn-prd-main.asm-media.cloud\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2025\/10\/MMA-144-August-2025-1145x1536.webp 1145w, https:\/\/cdn-prd-main.asm-media.cloud\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2025\/10\/MMA-144-August-2025-1527x2048.webp 1527w, https:\/\/cdn-prd-main.asm-media.cloud\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2025\/10\/MMA-144-August-2025-120x161.webp 120w, https:\/\/cdn-prd-main.asm-media.cloud\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2025\/10\/MMA-144-August-2025-600x805.webp 600w, https:\/\/cdn-prd-main.asm-media.cloud\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2025\/10\/MMA-144-August-2025-scaled.webp 1908w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p><div data-analytics-asset-id=\"20155638\" data-analytics-asset-title=\"Whats New\" data-analytics-asset-type=\"web-content\"><h3><em>Metallography, Microstructure, and Analysis<\/em> Call for Micrographs<\/h3><\/div><div data-analytics-asset-id=\"20155638\" data-analytics-asset-title=\"Whats New\" data-analytics-asset-type=\"web-content\"><p><i><a title=\"Original URL: https:\/\/link.springer.com\/journal\/13632. 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