HPMI Researcher Dr. Ayou Hao was named as one of seven people for the inaugural 2018 SAMPE Young Professionals Emerging Leadership Award.

The SAMPE Young Professionals Emerging Leadership Award recognizes the achievements of select Young Professionals (who have graduated from a university and are also under the age of 35) by sending application finalists to the SAMPE North America technical conference and exhibition to network with peers and industry professionals, and to increase their understanding of the materials and process community. Additionally, the top rated SYPELA finalist(s) will be named SAMPE Young Professional(s) of the Year and have the opportunity to attend a future international SAMPE conference.

Dr. Hao will be honored at the SAMPE 2018 - An Advanced Materials and Processes Conference and Exhibition in Long Beach in May 2018.

The Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering is an international professional member society. SAMPE provides a global forum for information, education and professional fellowship on materials and processes development.