SMST Member Community

Hello everyone,

The most recent SMST board meeting began with welcoming new members and saying thank you to those stepping down to make room for the next round. Our community continues to grow without faltering onto the next cycle. 

I would like this thread to be dedicated in welcoming our new members or to our members in new roles. We can celebrate our colleagues, collaborators, trainees, students' achievements while getting to know one another.

The person I would like to announce first is SMST's new Student Board Member of 2022-2023,
Mr. Eathan Devine.
Mr. Devine is pursuing a master of science degree in mechanical engineering by exploring the mechanical responses of SMA to improve fatigue characteristics. He shows initiative by participating in the Membership Engagement Committee to improve student engagement in the SMST and ASM community. 

More information about Mr. Devine and several new officers and members is available in the October 2022 AM&P issue, SMST Newswire (shared in another discussion). Feel free to give a celebratory shoutout to anyone of our members. 

Thank you,

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Faith Gantz
Former Student Board Member
University of North Texas
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Welcome Eathan!

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Othmane Benafan
Materials Research Engineer
NASA Glenn Research Center
Cleveland OH
(216) 433-8538
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Thank you Faith for the introduction and thank you Othmane for the welcome! I look forward to growing and learning from leaders in their field as a part of the board as a student member.

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Eathan Devine
The University of Tulsa
Tulsa OK
(501) 436-8727
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Original Message:
Sent: 11-03-2022 09:29
From: Othmane Benafan
Subject: Get to know our members

Welcome Eathan!

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Othmane Benafan
Materials Research Engineer
NASA Glenn Research Center
Cleveland OH
(216) 433-8538
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Welcome our President of the International Organization on Shape Memory and Superelastic Technologies (SMST), Dr. Ashley Bucsek. Bring colleagues and students to learn more about our organization and the amazing people within.

The SMST Interview Series, provides insight into the educational, professional, and sometimes personal paths taken by SMST Members which led to their current positions. 

Recording Link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/recording/5669780571233333418

Speaker Bio

 

Dr. Ashley Bucsek 
Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
University of Michigan

Dr. Bucsek is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at University of Michigan studying defects, microstructures, and mechanics of materials and their effects on behavior, properties, and performance. Specializing in the use and development of 3D in situ characterization tools using X-ray microscopy.

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Faith Gantz
University of North Texas
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We have had the pleasure of participating in two interesting discussion with the past-president of SMST Dr. Othmane Benafan and former board member Dr. Jeremy Schaffer. The webinars are available to view anytime on the On-demand Library!

Links are provided on the attached files.

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Faith Gantz
University of North Texas
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Original Message:
Sent: 01-13-2023 12:28
From: Faith Gantz
Subject: Get to know our members

Welcome our President of the International Organization on Shape Memory and Superelastic Technologies (SMST), Dr. Ashley Bucsek. Bring colleagues and students to learn more about our organization and the amazing people within.

The SMST Interview Series, provides insight into the educational, professional, and sometimes personal paths taken by SMST Members which led to their current positions. 

Recording Link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/recording/5669780571233333418

Speaker Bio

 

Dr. Ashley Bucsek 
Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
University of Michigan

Dr. Bucsek is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at University of Michigan studying defects, microstructures, and mechanics of materials and their effects on behavior, properties, and performance. Specializing in the use and development of 3D in situ characterization tools using X-ray microscopy.

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Faith Gantz
University of North Texas
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