Present Title:
Senior Fellow - Mercury Marine
Education:
B.S. & Ph.D. Metallurgical Engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology [Chicago, Illinois]
Professional Experience:
[1 year] - Instructor - Illinois Institute of Technology
[ 6 years] - Professor of Metallurgy - University of Connecticut [Storrs, Connecticut]
[43 years] - Mercury Marine/Brunswick Corporation - Manager, Director, Sr Director, Senior Fellow
Patents:
Over 60 patents
Service on Industrial Committees:
Department of Energy Metal Casting Advisory Board -created in 1990 under Pubic Law 101 to advance the competitiveness of the metal casting industry [18 years of service] - over $50 million in contracts with casting industry
Past Chairman of AFS Division 11 - Lost Foam
Past Chairman of WPI's Advanced Casting Research Center (ACRC) Steering Committee
Past Member and Chairman of the AFS Research Board
Past Member of the Board of Directors of Steel Founder"s Society of America
Past Chairman for Selection Committee for the ASM Engineering Materials Achievement Awards
Past Chairman Milwaukee Chapter ASM International
Currently, on the Board of Directors of the WPI Metal Processing Institute
Currently, Chairman of the ASF Division 11 - Lost Foam Research Committee
Currently, the Chairman of the NADCA R&D Committee
Currently, am a Reviewer for the Natural Science and Engineering Counsel (NSERC)'s Strategic Project Grants (SPG) program
Awards:
The Division Council Award from AFS Division Council
A Department of Energy Award "In Recognition For Outstanding Contributions For Turning Industry Vision Into Reality
DOE Award "Wall Of Fame" Award
Hall/Heroult Scientific Merit Award from AFS Division 2 - Aluminum
Lost Foam Technical Achievement Award from AFS Division 11 - Lost Foam
A Certificate of Recognition from the AFS Research Board for Leadership
WPI, Advanced Casting Research Center (ACRC), Merton C. Fleming's Award
Awarded the title "Fellow" by ASM International Board of Trustees
Lost Foam Technical Contribution Award from AFS Division 11 - Lost Foam [awarded two times]
The John A Penton Gold Metal from AFS
WPI, ACRC, Ray H. Witt Award
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