SME Elects New Members to its College of Fellows program.
Press Release Summary:
SME elected 10 members to its College of Fellows. Class of 2011 joins 268 other SME members elected as Fellows since program's inception in 1986 and represents various segments of manufacturing community. Marvin DeVries, Chair of SME International Awards and Recognition Committee, noted recent inductees "have contributed much to the field of manufacturing" and that their accomplishments, covering range of technologies, "have had a measurable and significant impact on their communities."
Original Press Release:
SME Elects Distinguished Engineers, Researchers and Educators to College of Fellows
DEARBORN, Mich. - The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), the world's premier source for manufacturing knowledge, education and networking, has elected 10 outstanding members to the Society's prestigious College of Fellows. The 2011 class joins 268 other SME members who have been elected as Fellows since the program's inception in 1986, and represents various segments of the manufacturing community.
"The Class of 2011 SME Fellows represents a diverse group of nationally and internationally recognized individuals who have contributed much to the field of manufacturing," said Marvin DeVries, PhD, FSME, CMfgE, PE, chair of the SME International Awards & Recognition Committee. "Their accomplishments, covering a wide range of technologies, have had a measurable and significant impact on their communities. SME is honored by their addition to our existing group of Fellows."
"We commend each and every one of this year's class of Fellows," said Paul D. Bradley, PE, 2011 SME president. "The selection process is quite thorough with a meticulous review of all their accomplishments. I am pleased to see them recognized for their ongoing dedication to manufacturing and to the Society."
The SME College of Fellows was created to honor those members who have made outstanding contributions to the social, technological and educational aspects of the manufacturing profession. This honor can only be earned through 20 or more years of dedication and service to manufacturing engineering.
The 2011 Class of SME Fellows
Viktor P. Astakhov, PhD, FSME
Tool Research and Application Manager
General Motors Business Unit of PSMI
Rochester Hills, Mich.
An internationally recognized educator, researcher and mechanical engineer, Viktor Astakhov has won a number of national and international awards for both his teaching and research. He has published books, book chapters and many papers in professional journals and trade periodicals. Astakhov's main research and application interests include theory of metal cutting and its applications; cutting tool design, assessment and optimization; machinability of materials; new tool materials and coatings; design of experiments; and coolant application practices. More
George "Nick" Bullen, FSME
President and CEO
Smart Blades Inc.
Oxnard, Calif.
George "Nick" Bullen has 16 patents for technology innovations related to mechanization, robotics and robotics control software, which are the basis for automated systems used for the assembly of airframes. He is widely published in magazines, proceedings, journals and peer-reviewed journals. His expertise includes aerial vehicles, as well as space vehicle design and manufacture. More
F. Frank Chen, PhD, FSME
Luther Brown Distinguished Chair Professor of Advanced Manufacturing
Director, Center for Advanced Manufacturing and Lean Systems
College of Engineering, University of Texas at San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas
F. Frank Chen demonstrated prolific research careers in both industry and academia. He is the founding director of the Center for Advanced Manufacturing & Lean Systems at the University of Texas at San Antonio with an active industry-based research consortium aimed at advancing lean and sustainable manufacturing and flexible automation tools. He also led research specializing in design and control of manufacturing cells while at Caterpillar Technical Center Manufacturing R&D Division. More
Dianne Chong, PhD, FSME
Vice President of Materials Assembly
Factory & Support Technology
Boeing Research & Technology
Seattle, Wash.
An expert in metallurgical engineering, Dianne Chong and her team provide materials and processes engineering and manufacturing support for the Boeing enterprise, including Boeing Commercial Airplanes and Boeing Defense, Space & Security. Her organization is responsible for providing nondestructive evaluation for programs such as the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. In addition, her team researches and develops advanced assembly and integration concepts. More
Placid M. Ferreira, PhD, FSME
Head and Grayce Wicall Gauthier Professor
Mechanical Science and Engineering
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Urbana, Ill.
Placid M. Ferreira's research focuses on industrial automation, particularly computer-controlled machine tools, nanopositioning and nanosensing, computational geometry and solid modeling as they relate to automated process planning and the discrete-event control of large-scale, flexibly automated systems.
Among his accomplishments, he has developed techniques for synthesizing maximally permissive, provably correct supervisory controllers for flexible manufacturing systems, and methods for rotary ultrasonic machining of ceramics and other materials that are difficult to machine. More
Changsheng Guo, PhD, FSME
Project Manager
United Technologies Research Center
East Hartford, Conn.
Changsheng Guo leads projects in modeling and optimization of manufacturing processes at United Technologies Research Center. His research focus has been on the fundamentals and applications of machining processes including grinding, milling and ceramic machining. Guo was a research fellow and the co-director of the grinding research program at UMass and the technical director of a ceramic machining company. Guo has more than 80 published papers and coauthored one book. More
Wallace Hopp, PhD, FSME
Associate Dean for Faculty and Research
Ross School of Business
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Mich.
Wallace Hopp is an accomplished manufacturing scholar and educator. He has published nearly 100 papers and book chapter focusing on the design, control and management of operations systems, with emphasis on manufacturing and supply chain systems, innovation processes and health care systems. Hopp coauthored the influential "Factory Physics" text, founded the bachelor's in manufacturing engineering and the master's of management and manufacturing programs at Northwestern University. More
Jack Jeswiet, PhD, FSME, PE
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Queen's University
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Active in many professional engineering and scientific organizations, Jack Jeswiet is a professor of mechanical engineering and chair of undergraduate studies at Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. His research interests include sustainable product design (ecodesign); sheet metalforming, including incremental sheet forming; microplastic metalforming; measurement of friction and temperature in metalforming; and powder metallurgy. More
Pradeep Rohatgi, PhD, FSME
Wisconsin and UWM Distinguished Professor
Director of UWM Composite and Advanced Materials Manufacture Centers
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Milwaukee
Pradeep Rohatgi's initial research on cast metal-matrix composites has been listed as a major landmark in the history of metal casting on synthesis, processing and characterization of cast metal-matrix composites. His research stimulated a large number of researchers, which led to manufacture and use of metal-matrix composites in automotive, aerospace, thermal management and recreation equipment sectors. More
Lihui Wang, PhD, FSME, PE
Professor, Virtual Systems Research Centre
University of Skövde
Skövde, Sweden
An accomplished researcher, educator and professional engineer, Lihui Wang's research interests are focused on collaborative process planning, Web-based, real-time monitoring and remote control, as well as intelligent and adaptive manufacturing systems. Wang has published six books and authored in excess of 200 scientific articles in books, archival journals and refereed conference proceedings in these fields. He serves as editor for numerous manufacturing journals and has been awarded 12 international and institutional awards. More
2012 Fellows Nominations Deadline:
SME members worldwide are encouraged to nominate members from industry, academia and government who have made a notable impact in the field of manufacturing. The deadline for 2012 Fellow nominations is December 1, 2011. Selection criteria include leadership in industry, education, research and development, inventions publications and/or service to the profession. Visit sme.org/fellows to download a nomination form.
About SME:
The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) is the premier source for manufacturing knowledge, education and networking. Through its many programs, events, magazines, publications and online training division, Tooling U, SME connects manufacturing practitioners to each other, to the latest technologies and to the most up-to-date manufacturing processes. SME has members around the world and is supported by a network of chapters and technical communities. A 501(c)3 organization, SME is a leader in manufacturing workforce development issues, working with industry, academic and government partners to support the current and future skilled workforce.
