Dr. Alexandra (Allie) Glover remembers her grandfather, Douglas Glover, by his quirky inventions, from a mechanical cherry pitter to a peanut butter stirrer, and his passion for metallurgy. He was […]
About 1,500 miles south of Cal Poly Pomona, in Guadalajara, Mexico, Dr. Victor Okhuysen learned his family’s trade: metalcasting. Today, Okhuysen, the interim associate dean for the College of Engineering […]
Dr. Paul Sanders fell in love with metalcasting in the foundry at Michigan Technological University more than 30 years ago. Today, as a materials science and engineering professor at his […]
Wife, mother and Airman Savana Ohlenburger has always led a life of service. After years of exploring careers in healthcare, she decided it was time to pursue her lifelong dream […]
When Dr. Samantha Trzinski accepted the challenge to build a new forging class, she entered unfamiliar territory. Her career up to that point had been in education, not metallurgy. But […]
Cyler McClure has spent his career studying the ins and outs of semiconductors—microscopic metal switches that power today’s world. Now, as product engineering manager at TOSOH SMD, McClure empowers the […]
David Muzzy still remembers his first time visiting a foundry. While his dad, Glenn Muzzy Sr., gave him a tour of Walker Machine and Foundry Corp. where he worked, Muzzy […]
Melissa Walston and Rachel Reed have spent their careers traveling the world, learning languages and guiding U.S. diplomats across foreign nations and cultures. But when it came to navigating a […]
Manufacturing Works has been the right hand of Northeast Ohio’s manufacturing community for nearly 40 years. Through life-changing apprenticeships and strategic funding, the organization helps manufacturers grow their talent and […]
In October, Penn State hosted its first METAL Sand Science Bootcamp, a hands-on course exploring the chemical and physical principles behind green sand and chemically bonded sand. These are two […]
Paul Lynch grew up in a town that hummed with manufacturing. In a small community hugging the Appalachian mountains of eastern Pennsylvania, he learned first-hand the impact foundries can have […]
The first time Stephen Sheriff cast metal – a replica of the Wizard of Oz’s Tin Man – in front of an auditorium of elementary school students, he was hooked. […]
