Board of Directors

Dr. Andrew Ang, FASM
President
(2024-2026)

Senior Research Engineer
Swinburne University of Technology School of Engineering
Melbourne, Australia

Mr. Komal Laul
Vice President
(2024-2026)

Senior Principal Engineer
Delta Airlines
Atlanta, GA

Dr. Bala Balachander 
Secretary/Treasurer
(2024-2026)

Principal Engineer
Delta Airlines
Atlanta, GA

Dr. Rogerio Lima, FASM
Immediate Past President
(2024-2026)

Senior Research Officer
National Research Council of Canada
Boucherville, QC, Canada

Mr. William Jarosinski, MBA, FASM
ASM Board Liaison
(2025-2026)

Retired Director of R&D Materials
Linde Advanced Materials Technologies, Inc.
Carmel, IN

Mr. Dominique Billieres
Member
(2022-2028)

Business Development Manager
Saint Gobain Coating Solutions
Avignon Cedex, France

Dr. Jan Cizek, FASM
Member
(2022-2027)

Senior Research Fellow
Institute of Plasma Physics, Czech Academy of Sciences
Prague, Czechia

Dr. Satish Dixit, FASM
Member
(2024-2027)

Director of Engineering
Plasma Technology Inc.
Torrance, CA

Mr. Jonathan Gutleber
Member
(2025-2028)

Technical Leader
Oerlikon Metco US
Westbury, NY

Prof. Thomas Klassen
Member
(2020-2026)

Helmut Schmidt University
Hamburg, Germany

Mr. Andre O’Czerny
Member
(2025-2028)

Sales Director
Termal Spray Latam
Miami, FL

Dr. Atin Sharma, FASM
Member
(2023-2026)

President
Siemens Energy Inc.
Charlotte, NC

Dr. Daniel Sordelet, FASM
Member
(2021-2027)

Technical Steward for Surface Engineering
Caterpillar Inc.
Dunlap, IL

Dr. Filofteia-Laura Toma
Member
(2020-2026)

Fraunhofer Institute Material and Beam
Technology (IWS)
Dresden, Germany

Mr. Caleb Griffin
Student Board Member
(2025-2026)

University of Strathclyde
Glasgow, United Kingdom

Ms. Emma Peleg
Student Board Member
(2024-2026)

PhD Candidate
Stony Brook University
Brooklyn, NY

Mrs. Nicole Hale
Director, Membership & Affiliates
ASM International
Materials Park, OH

Mrs. Mary Anne Jerson
Administrative Assistant
ASM International
Materials Park, OH