Mr. Robert Hill Named 2013 ASM Fellow
听Hermitage, PA. November 13, 2013 鈥� 91传媒 of Western PA president, Robert Hill, was presented the high honor of ASM Fellow (FASM) in the field of materials at the October 29th ASM鈥檚 100th Anniversary Annual Awards Dinner in Montreal, Canada. Industry professionals and technical leaders alike recognized Mr. Hill鈥檚 achievements for 鈥渆xpanding the applications and technical knowledge of vacuum heat treating titanium for the future of lightweight and energy efficient commercial and military airframes.鈥�
Mr. Hill is a 33-year member of ASM International and in 2000 served as the Chairman of the Philadelphia Liberty Bell Chapter. Most recently, Mr. Hill served on the ASM Board of Trustees from 2009-2012. Additionally, Bob served on the ASM Technical Programming Committee for five years culminating as the co-chairman of the Heat Treating Society Conference Programming committee where he coordinated over 100 technical presentations for the Heat Treating Society鈥檚 Conference and Exposition, aka The Heat Treat Show.
Bob鈥檚 knowledge of the highly technical titanium thermal processing marketplace is demonstrated by his receiving the prestigious Titanium Achievement Award from the International Titanium Association in 2009. At that time, it was well documented by Boeing engineers that the Boeing 787 program was in great peril due to the Ti 555-3 heat treating dilemma. Mr. Hill, his team and their equipment were largely responsible for getting the program back on track, trimming the aircrafts weight and avoiding any weight or heat treat related cancellations.
Mr. Hill is currently serving a one-year term as President of the Metal Treating Institute (MTI), an organization boasting the largest network of commercial heat treat companies in the world with well over 350 member companies.
ASM International established the honor of Fellow of ASM (FASM) in 1969 to provide recognition to ASM members for their distinguished contributions to materials science and engineering. Bob Hill notes, 鈥淚鈥檓 most honored to be inducted into ASM鈥檚 Hall of Fellows. It is a high privilege and I look forward to continuing the work of moving the industry forward with the help of ASM 鈥� the leading society for metals and materials scientists and engineers.鈥�
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