Y. W. Jiang X. J. Ren Q. X. Yang David Radakovic M. Tumuluru George Bane WELDING JOURNAL 75 resent the best contributions to the progress of welding in the categories of Machine Design; Maintenance and Surfacing, and Structural Design. MACHINE DESIGN “Ultrasonic wave assisted GMAW” Yangyang Fan is a welding engineer at DongFang Electric Corp. in China. Chunli Yang and Sanbao Lin are professors and Chenglei Fan is an associate professor at Harbin Institute of Technology, China. Wenge Liu is a welding engineer at Shanghai Electric Nuclear Power Equipment Co., Ltd., of China. MAINTENANCE AND SURFACING “Effect of titanium content on microstructure and wear resistance of Fe-Cr-C hardfacing layers” YeFei Zhou is a PhD candidate at Yanshan University, P. R. China. Y. L. Yang is vice president of Yanshan University. D. Li is with Southwest Jiaotong University and MCC CISDI Engineering Co. J. Yang is a PhD student at Yanshan University. Y. W. Jiang is with Shougang Technology Research Institute. X. J. Ren is a professor at Liverpool John Moores University, UK. Q. X. Yang is vice president, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Yanshan University. STRUCTURAL DESIGN “An evaluation of the cross-tension test of resistance spot welds in high-strength dual-phase steels” David J. Radakovic and Muralidhar Tumuluru, an AWS Fellow, are with U. S. Steel Research and Technology. Distinguished Welder Award This award is presented to individuals who have exceptional skills and experiences related to all aspects of the art of welding. George F. Bane, a Certified Welding Inspector, is a welding instructor at Rock Valley College, Rockford, Ill. Anthony Sanchez, owner of A & F Welding, Inc., in West Valley City, Utah, is renowned for his welded sculptures. W. H. Hobart Memorial Award This award recognizes the authors of the paper published in the Welding Journal during the previous calendar year that describes the best contribution to pipe welding, structural use of pipe or similar applications, excluding the manufacture of pipe. “Double stage plasma arc pipe welding process” Xiangrong R. Li is a senior firmware/ hardware engineer at OSRAM Sylvania, Danvers, Mass. Zeng Shao is an electrical engineer at Adaptive Intelligent Systems, LLC, Lexington, Ky. YuMing Zhang, an AWS Fellow, holds the James R. Boyd Professorship in Electrical Engineering at the University of Kentucky. He is also president of Adaptive Intelligent Systems, LLC, a developer of welding technologies. Honorary Membership Award This award is presented to persons of acknowledged eminence in the welding profession or who are credited with exceptional accomplishments in the industry. Michael Bileca, founder and president of Towncare Dental Partnerships, Inc., is a member of the Florida House of Representatives where he chairs the Choice and Innovation Education Committee. Orlando Alonso Jr. is the principal architect of QA Architecture and CEO of The Architectural Development Group. International Meritorious Certificate Award This award is given in recognition of an individual’s significant contributions to the worldwide welding industry. The award reflects “service to the international welding community” in the broadest terms. Nigel Scotchmer is president of Huys Industries, a supplier of resistance welding equipment and consumables based in Toronto with additional facilities in Canada, the United States, and Mexico. William Irrgang Memorial Award This award is presented to the individual who has done the most to enhance the American Welding Society’s goal of advancing the science and technology of welding over the last five years. Patricio Mendez holds the Weldco/Industry Chair in Welding and Joining and is the director of the Canadian Centre for Welding and Joining at the University of Alberta, Canada. Charles H. Jennings Memorial Award This award is presented for the most valuable paper written by a college student or faculty representative published in the Welding Journal during the previous calendar year. “Modeling of human welder response to 3D weld pool surface: Part I — Principles” WeiJie Zhang is a research assistant and PhD candidate at the University of Anthony Sanchez Xiangrong Li Zeng Shao YuMing Zhang Michael Bileca Orlando Alonzo Jr.
Welding Journal | February 2014
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