ACRL Announces Merton C. Flemings and Ray H. Witt Awardees
The Aluminum Casting Research Laboratory (ACRL) of the Metal Processing Institute (MPI) is pleased to announce the winners of the Mert Flemings and Ray H. Witt Awards for 2000.
Each year the ACRL recognizes two individuals who have made significant contributions to the industry.
The Merton C. Flemings Award, established in 1991, is given to an individual who significantly contributed to our understanding of solidification processing fundamentals which have been applied commercially in the foundry industry. This year's recipient is Prof. Lars Arnberg, Professor of Metallurgy at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway. Arnberg is recognized for his work in grain refinement of Al-Si cast alloys, dendrite coherency, thermal analysis, and feeding during solidification.
The Ray H. Witt Award, established in 1999, is given to an individual for his/her leadership in the aluminum casting industry, for investing resources to broaden the technology base; for introducing advanced concepts and techniques; for encouraging the education and training of new talent and for inspiring others to advance the industry through technical achievement. This year the award will be given to Mr. John Jorstad, President/CEO of Formcast, Inc. in Colorado. From 1957 to 1993, Mr. Jorstad was with Reynolds Metals Company, where he played a key role in the development of alumjinum alloys and metalcasting processes. He is credited for much of the development that led to the Al-Si 390 hypereutectic alloy. Prior to joining Formcast in 1999, he was director of aluminum development for CMI Tech Center, Inc., the sales and engineering arm of CMI International Inc. (now Hayes Lemmerz Inc.) Jorstad has been honored by NADCA, ASM and AFS for his many contributions to the industry. He has authored more than 50 articles related to aluminum casting.
Both Arnberg and Jorstad will receive their awards at the MPI Symposium on May 17th. This year's symposium is devoted to Zero Defects Processing. For more information, see our website at MPI.
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