Robert Gaster, a senior staff engineer for
materials engineering at the Deere & Company Moline Technology
Innovation Center, will receive the Distinguished Service Award from the
Center for Heat Treating Excellence (CHTE), part of the Metal
Processing Institute (MPI) at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). The
award, which will be presented during the annual CHTE spring meeting
May 24-25, recognizes individuals who, in the judgment of the CHTE
board, have made significant, commendable and long-standing
contributions to the promotion of CHTE. Among CHTE's most ardent
supporters, Gaster has served in several capacities during his tenure
with the center. He was chair of the board and the project-selection
committee and served on CHTE's strategic-planning committee.
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Gaster joined John Deere after receiving a B.S. in metallurgy from
Iowa State University. At Deere & Company, he is responsible for
enterprise heat-treating technology and innovation and consultation, and
he has additional responsibilities in wearresistant coatings and
metallurgical consulting for Deere & Company manufacturing units.
He has been a member of ASM for 37 years and is a founding member of
the Heat Treating Society. He served in many leadership positions,
including HTS board director (2000-2003) and HTS president (2003-2005).
He also has served on various HTS committees, including the Awards and
Nominations, Finance, Technology & Programming, and Research &
Development Committees as well as the ASM Volunteerism Committee.
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