America Makes Honors 1st Distinguished Collaborator
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- America Makes presented its inaugural Distinguished Collaborator Award this week to Howard A. Kuhn, Ph.D., P.E., the organization announced in a release emailed to news outlets this afternoon. The award was presented at the project management review meeting held earlier this week at the DeYor Performing Arts Center.
The award was established this year to recognize an individual or organization for “exceptional commitment and dedication to advancing additive manufacturing technology, practices and innovation in the manufacturing industry by building effective collaborative relationships with academia, government and industry, and contributing to the mission of America Makes,” founded as the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute.
“Few people have Howard’s vision and ability to bring and inspire mutual efforts together to advance the technology,” said Ralph Resnick, founding director of America Makes and president and executive director of the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining. “We are honored to recognize his devotion and successful initiatives with the inaugural America Makes Distinguished Collaborator Award.”
Kuhn, an adjunct professor at the University of Pittsburgh’s Swanson School of Engineering, is a technical adviser at America makes where he teaches a course, “Fundamentals of Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes.” He served as acting deputy director of advanced manufacturing enterprise when America Makes was founded in 2012. A professional engineer, he pursued his undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees at Carnegie Mellon University.
Ed Morris, director of America Makes and NCDMM vice president, said he could think of no one more deserving of the inaugural award than Kuhn. “Howard continues to set the standard for his collaboration within the America Makes community of members,” he remarked. “We greatly appreciate his commitment to advancing additive manufacturing technology, practices and innovation in the manufacturing industry and the mission of America Makes.”
Pictured: Ralph Resnick, Howard Kuhn, Ed Morris
Source: America Makes
Published by The Business Journal, Youngstown, Ohio.
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