Nigel Scotchmer Patricio Mendez WeiJie Zhang Emel Taban Alfred Dhooge Erdinc Kaluc Kentucky Welding Research Laboratory. 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. McKay-Helm Award This award recognizes the best contribution to the advancement of knowledge of low-alloy steel, stainless steel, or surfacing welding metals, involving the use, development, or testing of these materials, as represented by articles published in the Welding Journal during the previous calendar year. “Effect of the consumable on the properties of gas metal arc welded EN1.4003-type stainless steel” Emel Taban is vice director of the Welding Research, Education, and Training Center at Kocaeli University, Turkey. Alfred Dhooge has served as director of the Belgian Welding Institute and is a Ghent University engineering professor. Erdinc Kaluc is director of the Welding Research Center and a professor of engineering at Kocaeli University. Eddy Deleu is with the Research Center of the Belgian Welding Institute. Prof. Koichi Masubuchi Award This award is presented to an individual who has made significant contributions to the advancement of science and technology of materials joining through research and development. Peter Mayr is a professor of welding engineering and the director of the Institute of Joining and Assembly at Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany. His research involves dissimilar material 76 FEBRUARY 2014 joints and high-performance welding processes. Samuel Wylie Miller Memorial Medal Award This award is presented for meritorious achievements that have contributed conspicuously to the advancement of the art and science of welding and cutting. Phillip I. Temple, since retiring, has provided technical support for welding, materials, failure analysis, and design specifications for the DOE Savannah River Site and DTE Energy, and is president of eNergy Wise Consulting, LLC. National Meritorious Award This award is given in recognition of good counsel, loyalty, and devotion to the affairs of the Society; assistance in promoting cordial relations with industry and other organizations; and for the contribution of time and effort on behalf of the Society. Joseph R. Crisci, an AWS Life Member and Fellow of ASM International, has worked for the U.S. Navy in ship hull materials research and chaired the ASM Washington, D.C., Chapter. He serves on the AWS B4.0 Committee on the Mechanical Testing of Welds, ISO/TC44/SC 05 Committee, and has served on the AWS Technical Activities Committee. Stephen V. Houston, with American Technical Publishers, serves on the AWS Committee on Education and chaired the Subcommittee on SENSE (Schools Excelling through National Skill Standards Education), and serves on the SkillsUSA national welding technical committee. Previously, he worked with Hobart Institute of Welding Technology and as a trainer at Hobart Corporation. Robert L. Peaslee Memorial Brazing Award This award recognizes the paper considered to be the best contribution to the science or technology of brazing published in the Welding Journal during the previous calendar year. “A composite solder alloy preform for high-temperature lead-free soldering applications” Weiping Liu is a research metallurgist, Paul Bachorik is a research assistant, and Ning-Cheng Lee is vice president of technology at Indium Corporation. Plummer Memorial Education Lecture Award This award recognizes outstanding contributions to the national education lectures presented at the annual AWS convention held during FABTECH. “The future of welding education” W. Richard Polanin is a Certified Welding Inspector and a professor and program chair of the manufacturing engineering and welding technology programs at Illinois Central College. A long-time AWS member, he served two terms as District 13 director. Robotic and Automatic Arc Welding Award This award recognizes significant individual achievements in the area of robotic arc welding. The work can include the introduction of a new technology, establishment of the proper infrastructure (training, service, etc.) to enable success and any other activity having significantly improved the state of a company and/or industry. Christopher T. Anderson is welding product marketing manager and leader of Eddy Deleu Peter Mayr Phillip Temple Joseph Crisci Stephen Houston Weiping Liu
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