Welding Equipment Manufacturers, and the Resistance Welder Manufacturing Alliance (RWMA), was cited for his support of RoMan Mfg. Co. employees becoming involved in AWS, RWMA, and ISO activities, and for his excellence in training and education of welding personnel. James Horvath was cited for his many years of service as a liaison between company and customers. He is known as the go-to guy to solve complex field sales issues. He has introduced young people to the welding field by consistently demonstrating his commitment to the industry and participating in numerous volunteer leadership activities. William A. Komlos was cited for his significant role in successfully directing Achievement Awards Presented at FABTECH John DuPont Robert Warke Greg Siepert Yangyang Fan Chunli Yang Sanbao Lin 74 FEBRUARY 2014 many large-scale welding projects including the Space Shuttle, Hoover Dam, and the Large-Blast Thermal Simulator, his continued contributions to training of welding personnel, and for his volunteer leadership roles within the Society. Douglas R. Luciani was cited for his contributions to AWS and Canadian welding standards and his leadership role in developing the Canadian Welding Bureau (CWB) into a successful organization by adding a nondestructive evaluation training organization (INTEG) component and increasing CWB’s involvement with the International Institute of Welding (IIW) and the International Standards Organization (ISO). Lowell W. Mott was cited for his 49 years of service at Hobart Brothers Co. where he rose through the ranks to serve as director of research; and for his expertise and many contributions to the electroslag, submerged arc, and small-diameter flux cored wire welding processes. Inducted into the 2014 Class of Counselors, Robert Paul Matteson was cited for his accomplishments as chief engineer and director of technology at Taylor Winfield Technologies where he invented the twin lap seam welding machine for advanced high-strength steels. A renowned expert on resistance welding, he has authored chapters in the ASM Metals Handbook and trained welding professionals for ten years in the school sponsored by the Resistance Welding Manufacturing Alliance. Comfort A. Adams Lecture Award This award is presented to an outstanding scientist or engineer for a lecture describing a new or distinctive development in the field of welding. The lecture is presented at the FABTECH show. “Welding of nickel-base alloys for energy applications” John N. DuPont, an AWS Fellow, is R. D. Stout Distinguished Professor at Lehigh University, associate director of the Energy Research Center, and holds a joint appointment in the Mechanical Engineering Department. DuPont is a Principal Peer Reviewer for the Welding Journal and a member of the AWS Awards, Research & Development, Handbook, Conference, and Technical Papers Committees, and serves on the EWI Navy Joining Center Technical Advisory Board. Adams Memorial Membership Award This award recognizes educators for outstanding teaching activities in undergraduate and postgraduate engineering institutions. Robert W. Warke, a licensed Professional engineer in Texas, is an associate professor of engineering at LeTourneau University. He conducts research and teaches materials engineering, welding metallurgy, and design of structural weldments. He has 17 years of experience in industry, consulting, and performing applied research. Howard E. Adkins Memorial Instructor Membership Award This award recognizes instructors for outstanding teaching accomplishments at the high school, trade school, technical institute, and community college levels. Greg Siepert is chairman of the AWS Kansas Section, a Certified Welding Inspector, and Certified Welding Educator. He has taught welding and machine technology at Hutchinson Community College for six years and previously taught these courses at Central Texas College. Robert J. Conkling Memorial Award 2013 SkillsUSA Championships Gold Medalist Schools FIRST PLACE — HIGH SCHOOL Blackstone Valley RVTHS Upton, Mass. FIRST PLACE — POSTSECONDARY Cuesta Community College San Luis Obispo, Calif. A. F. Davis Silver Medal Award This medal is awarded to the authors of papers published in the Welding Journal during the previous calendar year that rep- Chenglei Fan Wenge Liu YeFei Zhou Y. L. Yang D. Li J. Yang
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