{"id":397,"date":"2025-06-27T18:44:07","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T18:44:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.asminternational.org\/tss-new\/?page_id=397"},"modified":"2026-08-25T13:15:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T17:15:47","slug":"board-of-directors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.asminternational.org\/tss\/about-us\/board-of-directors\/","title":{"rendered":"Board of Directors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin-left: 40px\">\u00a0<\/p><table style=\"width: 793px;height: 4683px\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\"><tbody><tr><td><p><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-42180 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.asminternational.org\/tss\/app\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2024\/10\/AngAndrew_circle-250x252.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p><p><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3276 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-prd-main.asm-media.cloud\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2026\/08\/AngAndrew_circle-298x300.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"298\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Dr. Andrew Ang, FASM<br \/>President<br \/><\/strong>(2024-2026)<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\">Senior Research Engineer<br \/>Swinburne University of Technology School of Engineering<br \/>Melbourne, Australia<\/p><\/td><td style=\"text-align: center\"><p><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3290\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-prd-main.asm-media.cloud\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2026\/08\/LaulKomal_circle-300x300.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-42188\" src=\"https:\/\/www.asminternational.org\/tss\/app\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2024\/10\/LaulKomal_circle-250x250.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p><p><strong>Mr. Komal Laul<br \/>Vice President<br \/><\/strong>(2024-2026)<\/p><p>Senior Principal Engineer<br \/>Delta Airlines<br \/>Atlanta, GA<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong> <img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-42181 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.asminternational.org\/tss\/app\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2024\/10\/Bala_circle-250x239.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/strong><\/p><p><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3277 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-prd-main.asm-media.cloud\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2026\/08\/Bala_circle-300x286.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"286\" \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Dr. Bala Balachander\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>Secretary\/Treasurer<br \/><\/strong>(2024-2026)<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\">Principal Engineer<br \/>Delta Airlines<br \/>Atlanta, GA<\/p><\/td><td style=\"text-align: center\"><p><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3291\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-prd-main.asm-media.cloud\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2026\/08\/LimaR_circle-UPD-300x300.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-42418\" src=\"https:\/\/www.asminternational.org\/tss\/app\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/01\/LimaR_circle-UPD-250x250.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p><p><strong>Dr. Rogerio Lima, FASM<\/strong><br style=\"font-size: 12.8px\" \/><strong>Immediate Past President<br \/><\/strong>(2024-2026)<\/p><p>Senior Research Officer<br \/>National Research Council of Canada<br \/>Boucherville, QC, Canada<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"text-align: center\"><p><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-2014\" src=\"https:\/\/www.asminternational.org\/app\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2025\/10\/Jarosinski_William.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"289\" height=\"289\" \/><\/p><p><strong>Mr. William Jarosinski, MBA, FASM<br \/>ASM Board Liaison<br \/><\/strong>(2025-2026)<\/p><p>Retired Director of R&amp;D Materials<br \/>Linde Advanced Materials Technologies, Inc.<br \/>Carmel, IN<\/p><\/td><td><p><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-42183 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.asminternational.org\/tss\/app\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2024\/10\/BillieresDominque_circle-250x250.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p><p><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3279\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-prd-main.asm-media.cloud\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2026\/08\/BillieresDominque_circle-300x300.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Mr. Dominique Billieres<br \/>Member<br \/><\/strong>(2022-2028)<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\">Business Development Manager<br \/>Saint Gobain Coating Solutions<br \/>Avignon Cedex, France<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-42184 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.asminternational.org\/tss\/app\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2024\/10\/CizekJan_circle-250x250.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p><p><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3280 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-prd-main.asm-media.cloud\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2026\/08\/CizekJan_circle-300x300.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Dr. Jan Cizek, FASM<br \/>Member<br \/><\/strong>(2022-2027)<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\">Senior Research Fellow<br \/>Institute of Plasma Physics, Czech Academy of Sciences<br \/>Prague, Czechia<\/p><\/td><td><p><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-42185 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.asminternational.org\/tss\/app\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2024\/10\/DixitSatish_circle-250x249.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p><p><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3281\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-prd-main.asm-media.cloud\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2026\/08\/DixitSatish_circle-300x300.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Dr. Satish Dixit, FASM<br \/>Member<br \/><\/strong>(2024-2027)<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\">Director of Engineering<br \/>Plasma Technology Inc.<br \/>Torrance, CA<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><img class=\" wp-image-2017 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.asminternational.org\/app\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2025\/10\/J-Gutleber-2x2-1-300x300.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Mr. Jonathan Gutleber<br \/>Member<br \/><\/strong>(2025-2028)<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\">Technical Leader<br \/>Oerlikon Metco US<br \/>Westbury, NY<\/p><\/td><td><p><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-42187 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.asminternational.org\/tss\/app\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2024\/10\/KlassenThomas_circle-250x251.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p><p><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3289\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-prd-main.asm-media.cloud\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2026\/08\/KlassenThomas_circle-300x300.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Prof. Thomas Klassen<\/strong><br \/><strong>Member<br \/><\/strong>(2020-2026)<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\">Helmut Schmidt University<br \/>Hamburg, Germany<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><img class=\" wp-image-2027 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.asminternational.org\/app\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2025\/10\/OCzerny_Andre_head-shot-289x300.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"274\" height=\"285\" \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Mr. Andre O\u2019Czerny<\/strong> <br \/><strong>Member<br \/><\/strong>(2025-2028)<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\">Sales Director<br \/>Termal Spray Latam<br \/>Miami, FL<\/p><\/td><td><p><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-42193 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.asminternational.org\/tss\/app\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2024\/10\/SharmaAtin_circle-250x250.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p><p><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3297\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-prd-main.asm-media.cloud\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2026\/08\/SharmaAtin_circle-300x300.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Dr. Atin Sharma, FASM<\/strong><br \/><strong>Member<br \/><\/strong>(2023-2026)<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\">President<br \/>Siemens Energy Inc.<br \/>Charlotte, NC<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-42194 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.asminternational.org\/tss\/app\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2024\/10\/SoredeletDan_circle-250x250.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p><p><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3298 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-prd-main.asm-media.cloud\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2026\/08\/SoredeletDan_circle-300x300.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Dr. Daniel Sordelet, FASM<\/strong><br \/><strong>Member<br \/><\/strong>(2021-2027)<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\">Technical Steward for Surface Engineering<br \/>Caterpillar Inc.<br \/>Dunlap, IL<\/p><\/td><td><p><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-42196 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.asminternational.org\/tss\/app\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2024\/10\/TomaLaura_circle-250x250.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p><p><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3299\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-prd-main.asm-media.cloud\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2026\/08\/TomaLaura_circle-300x300.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Dr. Filofteia-Laura Toma<\/strong><br \/><strong>Member<br \/><\/strong>(2020-2026)<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\">Fraunhofer Institute Material and Beam<br \/>Technology (IWS)<br \/>Dresden, Germany<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><img class=\" wp-image-2021 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.asminternational.org\/app\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2025\/10\/Griffin_Caleb-294x300.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"280\" height=\"285\" \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Mr. Caleb Griffin<\/strong><br \/><strong>Student Board Member<br \/><\/strong>(2025-2026)<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\">University of Strathclyde<br \/>Glasgow, United Kingdom<\/p><\/td><td><p><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-42192 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.asminternational.org\/tss\/app\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2024\/10\/PelegEmma_circle-250x250.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p><p><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3296\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-prd-main.asm-media.cloud\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2026\/08\/PelegEmma_circle-300x300.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Ms. Emma Peleg<\/strong><br \/><strong>Student Board Member<br \/><\/strong>(2024-2026)<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\">PhD Candidate <br \/>Stony Brook University<br \/>Brooklyn, NY<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-42197 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.asminternational.org\/tss\/app\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2024\/10\/HaleNicole_circle-250x250.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p><p><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3283 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-prd-main.asm-media.cloud\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2026\/08\/HaleNicole_circle-300x300.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Mrs. Nicole Hale<\/strong><br \/><strong>Director,\u00a0Membership &amp; Affiliates<br \/><\/strong>ASM International<br \/>Materials Park, OH<\/p><\/td><td><p><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-42198 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.asminternational.org\/tss\/app\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2024\/10\/JersonMA_circle-250x250.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p><p><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3287\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-prd-main.asm-media.cloud\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2026\/08\/JersonMA_circle-300x300.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Mrs. Mary Anne Jerson<\/strong><br \/><strong>Administrative Assistant<br \/><\/strong>ASM International<br \/>Materials Park, OH<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>The ASM TSS Board Mission statement:<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"margin-left: 40px;text-align: center\"><strong>TSS shall be the leading global source for thermal spray information.<\/strong><br \/><strong>TSS \u2026. Your thermal spray information partner.<\/strong><\/p>\n\nBoard Nominations","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":63081,"featured_media":0,"parent":383,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-397","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"bricks_content":"<p style=\"margin-left: 40px\">\u00a0<\/p><table style=\"width: 793px;height: 4683px\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\"><tbody><tr><td><p><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-42180 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.asminternational.org\/tss\/app\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2024\/10\/AngAndrew_circle-250x252.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p><p><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3276 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-prd-main.asm-media.cloud\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2026\/08\/AngAndrew_circle-298x300.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"298\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Dr. Andrew Ang, FASM<br \/>President<br \/><\/strong>(2024-2026)<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\">Senior Research Engineer<br \/>Swinburne University of Technology School of Engineering<br \/>Melbourne, Australia<\/p><\/td><td style=\"text-align: center\"><p><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3290\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-prd-main.asm-media.cloud\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2026\/08\/LaulKomal_circle-300x300.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-42188\" src=\"https:\/\/www.asminternational.org\/tss\/app\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2024\/10\/LaulKomal_circle-250x250.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p><p><strong>Mr. Komal Laul<br \/>Vice President<br \/><\/strong>(2024-2026)<\/p><p>Senior Principal Engineer<br \/>Delta Airlines<br \/>Atlanta, GA<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong> <img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-42181 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.asminternational.org\/tss\/app\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2024\/10\/Bala_circle-250x239.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/strong><\/p><p><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3277 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-prd-main.asm-media.cloud\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2026\/08\/Bala_circle-300x286.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"286\" \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Dr. Bala Balachander\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>Secretary\/Treasurer<br \/><\/strong>(2024-2026)<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\">Principal Engineer<br \/>Delta Airlines<br \/>Atlanta, GA<\/p><\/td><td style=\"text-align: center\"><p><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3291\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-prd-main.asm-media.cloud\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2026\/08\/LimaR_circle-UPD-300x300.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-42418\" src=\"https:\/\/www.asminternational.org\/tss\/app\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/01\/LimaR_circle-UPD-250x250.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p><p><strong>Dr. Rogerio Lima, FASM<\/strong><br style=\"font-size: 12.8px\" \/><strong>Immediate Past President<br \/><\/strong>(2024-2026)<\/p><p>Senior Research Officer<br \/>National Research Council of Canada<br \/>Boucherville, QC, Canada<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"text-align: center\"><p><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-2014\" src=\"https:\/\/www.asminternational.org\/app\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2025\/10\/Jarosinski_William.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"289\" height=\"289\" \/><\/p><p><strong>Mr. William Jarosinski, MBA, FASM<br \/>ASM Board Liaison<br \/><\/strong>(2025-2026)<\/p><p>Retired Director of R&amp;D Materials<br \/>Linde Advanced Materials Technologies, Inc.<br \/>Carmel, IN<\/p><\/td><td><p><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-42183 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.asminternational.org\/tss\/app\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2024\/10\/BillieresDominque_circle-250x250.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p><p><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3279\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-prd-main.asm-media.cloud\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2026\/08\/BillieresDominque_circle-300x300.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Mr. Dominique Billieres<br \/>Member<br \/><\/strong>(2022-2028)<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\">Business Development Manager<br \/>Saint Gobain Coating Solutions<br \/>Avignon Cedex, France<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-42184 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.asminternational.org\/tss\/app\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2024\/10\/CizekJan_circle-250x250.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p><p><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3280 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-prd-main.asm-media.cloud\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2026\/08\/CizekJan_circle-300x300.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Dr. Jan Cizek, FASM<br \/>Member<br \/><\/strong>(2022-2027)<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\">Senior Research Fellow<br \/>Institute of Plasma Physics, Czech Academy of Sciences<br \/>Prague, Czechia<\/p><\/td><td><p><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-42185 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.asminternational.org\/tss\/app\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2024\/10\/DixitSatish_circle-250x249.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p><p><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3281\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-prd-main.asm-media.cloud\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2026\/08\/DixitSatish_circle-300x300.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Dr. Satish Dixit, FASM<br \/>Member<br \/><\/strong>(2024-2027)<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\">Director of Engineering<br \/>Plasma Technology Inc.<br \/>Torrance, CA<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><img class=\" wp-image-2017 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.asminternational.org\/app\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2025\/10\/J-Gutleber-2x2-1-300x300.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Mr. Jonathan Gutleber<br \/>Member<br \/><\/strong>(2025-2028)<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\">Technical Leader<br \/>Oerlikon Metco US<br \/>Westbury, NY<\/p><\/td><td><p><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-42187 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.asminternational.org\/tss\/app\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2024\/10\/KlassenThomas_circle-250x251.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p><p><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3289\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-prd-main.asm-media.cloud\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2026\/08\/KlassenThomas_circle-300x300.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Prof. Thomas Klassen<\/strong><br \/><strong>Member<br \/><\/strong>(2020-2026)<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\">Helmut Schmidt University<br \/>Hamburg, Germany<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><img class=\" wp-image-2027 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.asminternational.org\/app\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2025\/10\/OCzerny_Andre_head-shot-289x300.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"274\" height=\"285\" \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Mr. Andre O\u2019Czerny<\/strong> <br \/><strong>Member<br \/><\/strong>(2025-2028)<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\">Sales Director<br \/>Termal Spray Latam<br \/>Miami, FL<\/p><\/td><td><p><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-42193 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.asminternational.org\/tss\/app\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2024\/10\/SharmaAtin_circle-250x250.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p><p><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3297\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-prd-main.asm-media.cloud\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2026\/08\/SharmaAtin_circle-300x300.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Dr. Atin Sharma, FASM<\/strong><br \/><strong>Member<br \/><\/strong>(2023-2026)<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\">President<br \/>Siemens Energy Inc.<br \/>Charlotte, NC<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-42194 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.asminternational.org\/tss\/app\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2024\/10\/SoredeletDan_circle-250x250.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p><p><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3298 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-prd-main.asm-media.cloud\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2026\/08\/SoredeletDan_circle-300x300.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Dr. Daniel Sordelet, FASM<\/strong><br \/><strong>Member<br \/><\/strong>(2021-2027)<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\">Technical Steward for Surface Engineering<br \/>Caterpillar Inc.<br \/>Dunlap, IL<\/p><\/td><td><p><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-42196 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.asminternational.org\/tss\/app\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2024\/10\/TomaLaura_circle-250x250.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p><p><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3299\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-prd-main.asm-media.cloud\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2026\/08\/TomaLaura_circle-300x300.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Dr. Filofteia-Laura Toma<\/strong><br \/><strong>Member<br \/><\/strong>(2020-2026)<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\">Fraunhofer Institute Material and Beam<br \/>Technology (IWS)<br \/>Dresden, Germany<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><img class=\" wp-image-2021 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.asminternational.org\/app\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2025\/10\/Griffin_Caleb-294x300.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"280\" height=\"285\" \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Mr. Caleb Griffin<\/strong><br \/><strong>Student Board Member<br \/><\/strong>(2025-2026)<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\">University of Strathclyde<br \/>Glasgow, United Kingdom<\/p><\/td><td><p><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-42192 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.asminternational.org\/tss\/app\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2024\/10\/PelegEmma_circle-250x250.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p><p><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3296\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-prd-main.asm-media.cloud\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2026\/08\/PelegEmma_circle-300x300.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Ms. Emma Peleg<\/strong><br \/><strong>Student Board Member<br \/><\/strong>(2024-2026)<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\">PhD Candidate <br \/>Stony Brook University<br \/>Brooklyn, NY<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-42197 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.asminternational.org\/tss\/app\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2024\/10\/HaleNicole_circle-250x250.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p><p><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3283 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-prd-main.asm-media.cloud\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2026\/08\/HaleNicole_circle-300x300.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Mrs. Nicole Hale<\/strong><br \/><strong>Director,\u00a0Membership &amp; Affiliates<br \/><\/strong>ASM International<br \/>Materials Park, OH<\/p><\/td><td><p><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-42198 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.asminternational.org\/tss\/app\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2024\/10\/JersonMA_circle-250x250.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p><p><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3287\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-prd-main.asm-media.cloud\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2026\/08\/JersonMA_circle-300x300.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Mrs. Mary Anne Jerson<\/strong><br \/><strong>Administrative Assistant<br \/><\/strong>ASM International<br \/>Materials Park, OH<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>The ASM TSS Board Mission statement:<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"margin-left: 40px;text-align: center\"><strong>TSS shall be the leading global source for thermal spray information.<\/strong><br \/><strong>TSS \u2026. 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