Two Gold Medals will be awarded at the event. John O. Serra, executive vice president, Carpenter Brothers Inc., Milwaukee, Wis., will receive the William H. McFadden Gold Medal "for contributing to the sustainability of the metalcasting industry through leadership in the development and transfer of nobake technology and for dedicated service to AFS technical committees and chapters." Dr. Doru Michael Stefanescu, Professor Emeritus, Ohio State Univ., Columbus, Ohio, will be presented the Joseph S. Seaman Gold Medal "for influential contributions to the development of computational modeling of microstructure evolution and mechanical properties in castings, outstanding research on metal penetration in sand casting, on thin wall iron castings and on the casting skin, and commitment to the advancement of the science of solidification and the associated technical and scientific literature."

Two Awards of Scientific Merit will be presented at the event. Jerry Thiel, director, Univ. of Northern Iowa, Metal Casting Center, Cedar Falls, Iowa, will receive one "for development of new technology to help the industry remain competitive, and for sharing this knowledge through participation in AFS chapters and technical committees." Douglas M. Trinowski, vice president of technology, HA International, Westmont, Ill., also will receive his award "for leadership in the technical development of core sand technology and methods, which has propelled this technology to meet the future demands of the industry through improvements in environmental applications, sustainable raw materials, and foundry education."

A service citation will be awarded to David C. Williams, vice president technology, ASI International Ltd., Cleveland, Ohio, "for dedicated service to the American Foundry Society and the Melting Methods and Materials Division, which has resulted in meaningful and long lasting improvement to metal melting in foundry operations."

“Congratulations go out to all of this year’s Metalcasting Congress award winners.” said Jerry Call, AFS executive vice president. “Their hard work and dedication to the metalcasting industry deserves to be recognized.”

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