ASM International Boston Chapter is announcing the
Executive Committee Nominees for 2022 - 2023

Chair: Dr. Krassimir Marchev

Dr. Krassimir G. Marchev is Professor of Advanced Manufacturing at College of Professional Studies at Northeastern University. He is also Director of Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering Technology Programs at CPS. Dr. Marchev holds an Interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Materials Science and Solid State Chemistry from Northeastern University.
Dr. Marchev returned to NEU after a long and enjoyable career in industry, where he served as Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer of OptoGlo Inc., Director of Innovations of Milara Inc., and Senior Scientist and Team leader at the South Boston Innovation Center of P&G-Gillette. His expertise in materials nano-engineering, advanced product and technology development, physical metallurgy and surface science, were instrumental to the development of some of the most advanced Gillette blade edges such as the Fusion ProGlide.
As a member of the Executive committee of AVS conferences on Surface engineering (ICMCTF) he edited a number of volumes published by Elsevier scientific. For a decade, he shared his expertise at various panels at the National Science Foundation. Currently, Prof. Marchev is a member of the Executive committee of the Boston chapter of the American Society of Metals. Dr. Marchev has supervised and mentored many NEU coop students while in Academia and industry. 

Vice-Chair: Dr. Hugues “H” Francois-Saint-Cyr

Dr. Hugues “H” Francois-Saint-Cyr focuses on Industrial Business Development Management in the Materials Science Division at Thermo Fisher Scientific. He spent 15 years as a Senior Scientist teaching and training groups worldwide on electron-, ion- and x-ray-based techniques.  He earned a B.S in Chemistry and an M.S in Physics from France, a Ph.D. in Materials Science from the School of Optics in Orlando and finished his academic journey at the Medical School at Harvard.
From metallurgy to semiconductors, from fiber optics to LED materials, from glass-ceramics to geological sciences, or from biomineral to biomedical applications, H believes that when manufacturers and users work together, problematics are tackled more efficiently, and science ultimately wins.
As H refocuses on the US territory, he can now invest more time in local scientific communities, such as the ASM Boston local chapter, and mentor young materials engineers and scientists. 
After correlative microscopy, reading, hiking and playing badminton are H’s other passions.

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Secretary: Dr. Ozan Ozdemir

Dr. Özdemir is an academic with a background in metal additive manufacturing, compressible flows, multiphase flows, heat and mass transfer, thermodynamics, nondestructive testing, and failure analysis. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in 2017. His doctoral dissertation focused on the design and efficiency of powder propulsion systems in the emerging cold spray metal additive manufacturing technology. During his prior studies at South Dakota State University, he supported academia and industry in failure analysis through a variety of destructive and nondestructive testing methods. Dr. Özdemir is currently leveraging his experience in multidisciplinary fields for the advancement of the cold spray technology as an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at Northeastern University in Boston. Dr. Özdemir’s independent and collaborative work has been high yield and has resulted in the publication of twelve journal articles in a short period of time with over 250 citations, a pending patent, and thirteen appearances in international conferences. He has co-edited and co-authored a textbook entitled Practical Cold Spray that was published in June 2021. Furthermore, Dr. Özdemir also serves as an active member of the scientific community as a member of the Training Subcommittee of ASM International’s Thermal Spray Society and serves as a reviewer for periodicals such as the Journal of Thermal Spray Technology and Coatings. He co-edited the proceedings of the 2021 International Thermal Spray Conference and was a keynote speaker at the 2021 Cold Spray Action Team Meeting.

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Treasurer: Dr. Santosh Jha

Dr. Santosh K. Jha is currently the Director (R&D/Admin.) & Business Manager of Surmet Corp., an advanced specialty materials solution company, headquartered in Burlington, MA. Dr. Jha joined Surmet Corp. as a Materials Scientist in August 2002. Here, working with a group of scientists and engineers, he focused on the development of ALON and Spinel Optical Ceramics. His job responsibilities at Surmet include overseeing and managing multiple R&D programs sponsored by Surmet, the U.S. Department of Defense and other federal agencies. In this capacity, Santosh has helped Surmet carry out R&D programs worth over $110 million.

Santosh has over 20 years of R&D experience and has published more than 45 research papers in the areas of high temperature materials such as titanium aluminides and thermal barrier coatings, optical ceramics, and specialty coatings. Prior to joining Surmet in August 2002, Santosh worked at the University of Central Florida, Orlando. With a Ph.D. from IIT Bombay, Santosh also had the privilege of working as a Visiting Scientist at the KFA, Juelich, Germany as recipient of the prestigious Indo-German DLR fellowship.

Santosh is an active member of the Boston Chapter and had the honor to serve as its Chair in 2007-2008. He also has served 7 terms as Treasurer and, as a testimonial to his excellence and tireless commitment to the Chapter, he hopes to serve for this 8th term.