The Emerging Professionals Committee
Scope
The Emerging Professionals Committee is an ASM national committee whose members assist with guiding the direction of the Society by coordinating programming and/or products relevant to the demographic. This may include:
- Serving as liaisons to other national committees.
- Organizing a symposium at ASM’s Annual Meeting (IMAT).
- Hosting webinars on various subjects.
- Promoting/awarding the ASM Emerging Professionals Achievement Award.
- Crafting content for AM&P magazine, ASM Social Media channels, etc.
An important function of this committee is helping its members make professional connections early in their career.
For more information on the ASM Emerging Professionals Committee, please view the committee’s FAQ or testimonials from past members.
Eligibility & How To Apply
To join, you must be an ASM member who is no more than five years past graduation (from your latest degree) and have a desire to learn more about ASM committee involvement. The committee is geared toward professional ASM members; full-time students are generally not eligible but graduate students may be approved on a case-by-case basis.
The committee selects new members each spring. Prospective members may apply the prior fall/winter. To be considered, applicants must fill out a brief application and submit a current resume, a letter of recommendation, and a one-page essay. When accepting applications, more information is available on the ASM opportunities page on ASM Connect.
The committee is not currently accepting new members. Check back in late December when application details will be posted.
Current Committee Members
Connect with an EPC member by visiting ASM Connect and sending a message through the platform. For general questions, please email [email protected].
Co-Chair: Trevor Aguirre, Oak Ridge National Lab
Co-Chair: Madilyn Jerke, GE
Secretary: Zoe Follman, John Deere
Immediate Past Chair: Melanie Camp, Joby Aviation
Nicole Hudak, The Ohio State University (Student)
Benjamin O’Donnell, Ellwood Group
Kylee Cramblit, American Honda Motor Company
Jaclyn Grace, Marcus Center of Excellence for Cell Biomanufacturing
Twila Martinson, Caterpillar
John Emery, Corrosion Testing Laboratories
Lily Tran, Volvo Group
Yunkai Sun, Argonne National Labs
Harjot Singh, University of Virginia (Student)
Tina Grassi, The Timken Company
Chase Clapp, Minerals Technologies Inc
Niamh Lane, Applied Technical Services
Natalie Martin, S-E-A, Ltd.
María Isabel Bucio Herrejón, Instituto Tecnologico de Morelia (Student)
Staff Liaison: Drew Fleming, ASM International