ASM International (ASM), Materials Park, Ohio, announced that Jon Tirpak, senior program manager for the SCRA Applied R&D Advanced Materials Division, was elected as the ASM Board Vice President during the annual ASM business meeting in Pittsburgh, Pa.
In his current role at SCRA Applied R&D, Tirpak is directly involved in materials-dependent technologies and helps to support customers and clients through information generation and dissemination. He also serves as the Executive Director of the Forging Industry Association – Department of Defense Manufacturing Consortium and Senior Program Manager of the Defense Logistics Agency’s PRO-FAST program. He has been a member of ASM since 1980.
Tirpak said he first joined ASM to contribute and give back to the profession. “The sense of community and networking opportunities that ASM offers is outstanding,” he said. “My membership has enabled me to establish numerous professional and personal connections along with access to valuable content. During this year as Vice President, I look forward to supporting our ASM president, Sunniva Collins, and working shoulder to shoulder with Dr. Collins to help advance ASM for all members and stakeholders.”
“Jon Tirpak’s service to his community, profession and country is a true embodiment of what ASM stands to deliver to its members,” said Thom Passek, managing director at ASM International. “We greatly look forward to his expanded involvement and influence in the Society as Board Vice President.”
Tirpak is a licensed metallurgical engineer in South Carolina and past trustee of ASM International and has chaired the New Products and Services and the Federal Affairs Committees. He currently serves on the Finance and Investment Committees, concurrently with becoming Vice President-Elect of the Society. After his one year term as ASM Board Vice President in 2014-2015, Tirpak will then succeed current ASM President, Sunniva Collins, and will take on a one year term as ASM Board President for 2015-2016.
About ASM International
ASM International is the world’s largest association of materials-centric engineers, scientists, technicians, educators and students. A member and volunteer based organization, ASM serves as a central resource that gathers the latest applied information from the field and disseminates it back to industry, academia and government through published content, classes, conferences, expositions, and local chapter engagement. ASM fuels a passionate sense of community, energizes members to aspire to new levels of success and satisfaction, advances the development of materials, and ultimately elevates the importance of the industry. To learn more visit: asminternational.org.
