Three Indians and many persons of Indian-origin have been been named as Fellows this year by the American Society for Metals. They are selected for their contributions in the field of materials science and engineering. The Indian Fellows are Pradeep Goyal, Vivekanand Kain, and Gankidi Madhusudhan Reddy. The Indian-origin achievers are Pranesh Aswath, Suveen Mathaudhu, Muthukumarasamy Sadayappan. Including these achievers, a total of 29 people have been selected for the prestigious award.

Pradeep Goyal

• Chairman and managing director for Pradeep Metals Ltd. in Navi Mumbai.
• He was chosen for his establishment of the internationally known “Industrial Microwave Research Center” in India.

Pranesh Aswath

• He is a professor and associate dean at the University of Texas at the Arlington.
• He was selected for his significant contributions to the science of tribology through establishing fundamental relationships between lubricant additive chemistry, tribofilm formation and friction and wear.

Suveen Mathaudhu

• Mathaudhu is an assistant professor at UC Riverside.
• He was selected for his scientific leadership, management, and advocacy of the US Army materials research efforts.
• He was selected also for the development and support of new advanced lightweight metals and bulk nanostructured materials.

Vivekanand Kain

• He is a professor and scientist at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre in Mumbai.
• He was selected for significant contributions focused on understanding and controlling corrosion in nuclear power plants, especially the corrosion of stainless steel and nickel and zirconium based alloys.

Gankidi Madhusudhan Reddy

• He is a scientist at the Defense Metallurgical Research Lab in Hyderabad.
• He has been chosen for his outstanding contributions in welding science and technology with special emphasis on the development of solutions enabling the fabrication of critical components used in defence and aerospace applications.

Muthukumarasamy Sadayappan

• Sadayappan is a research scientist at Canmet Materials, NRCAN in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
• He was selected as a Fellow for his significant contributions to the field of non-ferrous foundry metallurgy and solidification processing.

Points to Note

• The fellowship was created in 1969.
• It recognizes members for their distinguished contributions to materials science and engineering, and to develop a broad-based forum of technical and professional leaders to serve as advisers to the society.
• The fellows will be presented with their awards for the recognition during the Materials Science and Technology 2015 event in Columbus, Ohio, in October.