CastExpo 19 Award Winners

Howard F. Taylor Award: Richard Gundlach

Richard Gundlach, Element Materials Technology, won for his paper, "Influence of MN & S on the Microstructure of Cast Iron (18-091)"

Ray H. Witt Award

Thomas Mueller, Mueller Additive Manufacturing Solutions, won for his paper, "What Impact Will 3D Metal Printing Have on Investment Casting (18-109)"

Additive Manufacturing Division's Group Service Award

Flowserve Corp.

Additive Manufacturing Division's Technical Achievement Award

Jerry Thiel, University of Northern Iowa

Aluminum & Light Metals Division's Hall/Heroult Scientific Merit Award

Randy Oehrlein (left), Carley Foundry

Aluminum & Light Metals Division's Best Paper Award

(Left to right) Francis Caron, Xinyan Yan, Alcoa Technical Center; Quigui Wang and Devin Hess, GM Global Propulsion Systems for the paper "Evaluation of a New High -Temperature Cast Aluminum Alloy for Cylinder Head Applications (18-034)

Cast Iron Division's Outstanding Individual Service Award

Brandon Reneau (left), Caterpillar Inc.

Cast Iron Division's Group Service Award

Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Company

Cast Iron Division's Fred Linebarger Teaching Award

Greg Miskinis, Waupaca Foundry Co.

Cast Iron Division's Best Paper Award

Iulian Riposan (pictured), Stelian Stan, and Mihai Chisamera, Politechnica University of Bucharest, and Michael Barstow, consultant for the paper "Solidification Pattern of Silicon-Alloyed Ductile Cast Irons (18-022)"

Copper Alloy Division's David Kunkel Distinguished Service Award

Ivan Betcherman (left), retired, Ingot Metal Co. Ltd.

Engineering Division's Norris B. Luther Distinguished Service Award

Greg Bray, Electric Controls & Systems Inc.

Engineering Division's Plant Engineering Award

Emerson/Appleton Group

Lost Foam Casting Division's Ray Donahue Outstanding Individual Contribution Award

David Florine, AAM Castings

Lost Foam Casting Division's Industrial Contribution Award

ACH Foam Technologies

Melting Methods & Materials Division's Best Presentation Award

David Kasun (pictured), Kuttner LLC, and David Ailor, American Coke and Coal Chemicals Institute, for the paper "The Status of North American Cupolas: Sustainable Melting for the Future (18-122)"

Molding Methods & Materials Division's Ezra Kotzin Service Citation

Stephen Neltner, REFCOTEC Inc.

Molding Methods & Materials Division's Best Paper Award

(Left to right) Scott Giese, University of Northern Iowa, Brodie Biersner, HA International LLC, and Sairam Ravi, University of Northern Iowa, for the paper "Case Study: Reducing Shrinkage in Aluminum Castings Using Thermal Management of PUCB Resin System (18-100)"

Molding Methods & Materials Division's Best Presentation Award

Mingzhi Xu, Missouri University of Science and Technology, for "Firing Time/Temperature Effect on Investment Shells Thermo-Mechanical Properties (18-050)"