ASM Coffee Chats
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Reach out and we will set up a "coffee chat". We will make the introduction, and you can arrange chat from there! Ask about jobs, career paths, material science, work/life balance, or any other point you need to address. Open to all experience levels, from undergraduates to professionals! Click here to fill out the form We will try to get back to you ASAP! |
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- Mercury
- grad school, NASA research, thermal processing
- Worked in the aerospace industry as a rocket test engineer and went on to get a PhD in Materials Engineering specializing in the thermodynamics of solidification processing. As a university professor, he does research on the ISS.
- Iron
- Late career, business growth, materials science, materials testing, cell culturing, global medical devices, regenerative medicine, market research
- 36 years of experience at Instron, a division of ITW specializing in materials testing instrumentation. Several roles at Instron with increasing responsibility including Technical Sales & Sales Management, Product & Marketing Management, and, most recently, Global Services Innovation Director. Bachelor’s degree in Materials Science & Engineering from Cornell University and an MBA from Cleveland State University. Career change move late 2021 to Corning Life Sciences leading the effort to establish a service organization for Corning’s equipment products across the Bioprocess, Laboratory Products, and Cell Solutions business segments.
- Tin
- PhD in Materials Engineering, Product management, Leadership and Communication, working for a large company, financial, product management, entrepreneurship
- PhD in Materials Engineering. Have world-class training in Product management, Leadership and Communication and 20 years of Fortune 100 company experience. I am a registered financial professional with experience in research and development, personal finance, and entrepreneurship. Looking to talk to mentees with high desire and aptitude of learning and who know what you want in life.
- Hydrogen
- Mid-career, Materials Science, Business Development, R&D, Microscopy, Coaching25 years of industrial experience in Chemistry, Physics, and Materials Science, with an academic foundation shared between Europe and the US.
- A passion for teaching and research using analytical equipment encompassing ion, electron, and x-ray techniques, as applied to biology, ceramics, semiconductors, metallurgy and polymer sciences. Business savviness acquired through various experiences in Applications, R&D, Marketing, Sales and Business Development.
- Nickel
- Early career, grad school, startup, additive manufacturing, powder feedstock, event planning
- Graduated with a PhD in material science in 2018, where she worked on thermal treatments for gas atomized aluminum powder feedstock for cold spray applications. She now works at Solvus Global as a Principal Materials Engineer where she manages internal technical projects, external programs and collaborations, and personnel growth for the materials team. She is also the Conference Director for the Cold Spray Action Team (CSAT) and Large Scale Additive Action Teams (LSAAT) annual meetings. She was named to Heat Treat Today’s 40 Under 40 in 2021 and to SME’s 30 Under 30 in 2022.
- Aluminum
- Early/Mid-career, Materials Science, Grad school, entrepreneurship, startup, ceramics, electrochemsitry, solar, fuel cells
- Completed a PhD in 2015 in Materials Science, with a thesis that included work on high temperature electrochemistry, ceramics, and fuel cell applications. Moved to a post doctoral position working as a project & lab mananger on a solar project. Co-founded a startup to commercialize the technology after the postdoc ended.
- Yttrium
- Thermal Spray, Cold Spray, Technical Sales, Corporate to Entrepreneur Transition, Consulting, Networking
- Graduated with a BS and MS in Materials Science from MIT. She went on to an extensive career in the sales and marketing of thermal spray and cold spray applications having worked for Praxair, Sulzer and HC Starck. After 3 decades of corporate success, she decided to convert this knowledge and expertise into her own consulting company where she focuses on working with small to mid-size companies on business expansion strategies. She was named an ASM Fellow in recognition of her contributions to the thermal spray industry looks forward to the conversations with you regarding your professional journey.
- Unobtainium
- Mid/Later-Career, capital equipment sales, business development, microscopy, X-ray analytical techniques , equipment service, applications support, applications, sales
- Graduated with degree in electron microscopy that covered sample prep, analysis, experiment setup, results interpretation, and equipment maintenance. He worked for Thermo Scientific, JEOL, Oxford Instruments, NORAN Instruments, Maxim Semiconductor, and Lattice Semiconductor. He looks forward to talking with you about how to use your scientific degree and knowledge in a commercial journey.
- Mid/Later-Career, capital equipment sales, business development, microscopy, X-ray analytical techniques , equipment service, applications support, applications, sales
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