SOCIETYNEWS Industry Leaders Recognized at FABTECH WELDING JOURNAL 73 AWS Taps Incoming Classes of Fellows and Counselors On Nov. 16 at FABTECH in Chicago, Ill., Dennis D. Harwig and Muralidhar Tumuluru were inducted into the 2013 Class of Fellows, cited for serving “the welding community and industry with great distinction as individuals whose careers have contributed significantly to the knowledge, science, and application of welding.” Dennis Harwig was noted for his distinguished and significant research in the ARCWISE parameter development method for arc welding processes, his application of the Brittle Temperature Range (BTR) technique to the study of weld solidification cracking, and his important contributions to improving the control of titanium weld quality. Muralidhar Tumuluru was cited for his significant studies in fracture behavior of the advanced high-strength steel (AHSS) used in automotive applications, and the procedures he developed for joining of AHSS coils on continuous pickling and galvanizing lines that helped to commercialize these steels, his contributions to technical standards, and for his teaching and mentoring of young engineers. Both Tumuluru and Harwig serve as Principal Reviewers for the Welding Journal and contribute to a number of AWS Technical Committees. AWS Counselors Donald B. DeCorte, James Horvath,William A. Komlos, Douglas R. Luciani, Lowell W. Mott, and Robert Paul Matteson were recognized for serving the welding community and industry with great distinction as individuals whose careers demonstrating distinguished organizational leadership have enhanced the image and impact of the welding industry. Donald B. DeCorte, who has served AWS at the national, District, and Section levels and WEMCO, an Association of The AWS 2014 board of directors assembled at FABTECH in Chicago, Ill. Shown, from left, are incoming Class of 2013 Fellows Muralidhar Tumuluru and Dennis D. Harwig, and Counselors Donald B. DeCorte, Douglas R. Luciani, James Horvath, Lowell W. Mott, and William A. Komlos, and Class of 2014 Counselor Robert Paul Matteson.
Welding Journal | February 2014
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