Metalcasting Industry Roadmap
Thomas E. Prucha Vice President Technical Services, American Foundry Society, Schaumburg, IL
tprucha@afsinc.org (847) 824-0181 ext. 264
Thomas E. Prucha is Vice President of Technical Services for the American Foundry Society where he oversees the technical department, including committee activities and research projects. Mr. Prucha spent over 30 years working in and with the metalcasting industry, most recently at Intermet Corp., Troy, MI, where he last served as vice president of technical services. Mr. Prucha is the 2007 recipient of the Merton C. Flemings award from the Advanced Casting Research Center (ACRA), Worcester, MA, recognizing significant contributions to solidification processing fundamentals which have been applied commercially in the metalcasting industry. He was also past recipient of the ACRC Ray Witt award and the AFS Award of Scientific Merit.
Mr. Prucha graduated from the University of Wisconsin at Madison with a B.S. in Metallurgical Engineering. He went on to acquire his Masters of Science from University of Wisconsin at Madison.
David Schwam Research Associate Professor, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
Dxs11@cwru.edu (216) 368-6499
Dr. Schwam is a Research Associate Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Case Western Reserve University and Director of the Case Metal Casting Laboratory. He also serves as the Forging Industry Magnet Professor for Case. His research interests include die casting and squeeze casting of aluminum and magnesium alloys, additive manufacturing, evaluation of die materials, rapid prototyping and tooling, recycling, computer simulation of flow and solidification, energy efficiency and thermal technology. He is a member of NADCA, AFS, ASM, MRS and Laser Institute of America.
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