PROGRAM
June 14 - 18, 2026
Penn State University
Board of Directors 2025-26
President
Dale Lombardo, FSME
GE Aerospace
Directors
Wayne Cai, PhD, FSME, FASME, FSAE General Motors
President-Elect
Robert X. Gao, PhD, FSME, FASME
Case Western Reserve University
Past President
Ihab Ragai, PhD, PE, CMfgE, FASME
The Pennsylvania State University, The Behrend College
Second Past President
KC Morris, FSME
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Secretary
Andy Wells, PhD, PE
ZT Systems
Scientific Committee Chair
Xun Xu, PhD, FSME, FASME
The University of Auckland
Qing (Cindy) Chang, PhD, FSME, FASME University of Virginia
Brad Kinsey, PhD, FSME University of New Hampshire
Barbara Linke, Dr.-Ing. habil. University of California, Davis
Arif Malik, PhD, FASME The University of Texas at Dallas
Radu Pavel, PhD ARCTOS Technology Solutions, LLC
Scientific Committee Chair-Elect
Stefania Bruschi, PhD University of Padova
Ex-Officio
Brett Peters, PhD University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Thank You
Thank you to the outgoing NAMRI | SME Board of Directors for their longtime dedication and service.
Outgoing
Board of Directors
Second Past President
KC Morris, FSME
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Congratulations to our incoming NAMRI | SME Board of Directors on being elected.
2026-27
Board of Directors
Yong Huang, PhD, FASME University of Florida
Welcome
2026-27
Board of Directors
Directors
President
Robert X. Gao, PhD, FSME, FASME
Case Western Reserve University
Wayne Cai, PhD, FSME, FASME, FSAE General Motors
President-Elect
Andy Wells, PhD, PE ZT Systems
Past President
Dale Lombardo, FSME GE Aerospace
Second Past President
Ihab Ragai, PhD, PE, CMfgE, FASME
The Pennsylvania State University, The Behrend College
Secretary
Xun Xu, PhD, FSME, FASME
The University of Auckland
Scientific Committee Chair
Stefania Bruschi, PhD University of Padova
Yong Huang, PhD, FASME University of Florida
Scientific Committee Chair-Elect
Qing (Cindy) Chang, PhD, FSME, FASME University of Virginia
Brad Kinsey, PhD, FSME University of New Hampshire
Barbara Linke, Dr.-Ing. habil. University of California, Davis
Arif Malik, PhD, FASME
The University of Texas at Dallas
Radu Pavel, PhD ARCTOS Technology Solutions, LLC
2025-26
Track 1
Scientific Committee
Scientific Committee Chair
Xun Xu, PhD, FSME, FASME
The University of Auckland
Scientific Committee Chair-Elect
Stefania Bruschi, PhD University of Padova
Scientific Committee - Advisor and Past Chair
Robert X. Gao, PhD, FSME, FASME
Case Western Reserve University
Manufacturing Systems — General Submission
Track Chair: Ray Zhong
Track Co-Chair(s): Laine Mears**
Members: Aini Zuhra-Abdul Kadir, Taik-Min Lee, Paolo Parenti, Jongyoup Shim, Dazhong Wu*, Thorsten Wuest, Pai Zheng
Track 2
Manufacturing Processes — General Submission
Track Chair: Stefania Bruschi
Track Co-Chair(s): Wayne Cai
Members: Gianluca Buffa, Lei Chen, William Emblom, Azadeh Haghighi, Jianlin Li, Sangkee Min, Shuaihang Pan, Teresa Rinker, Rohan Shirwaiker, Beatriz Silva, Puneet Tandon, Guido Tosello, Weizhao Zhang, Xin Zhao
Track 3
Material Removal
Track Chair: Jeff Ma^
Track Co-Chair(s): Jahan Mohammad, Mike Vogler
Members: Shuting Lei, Barbara Linke, Takashi Matsumura, Brigid Mullany, Chandra Nath, Iqbal Shareef
Track 4
Additive Manufacturing
Track Chair: Jingyan Dong^
Track Co-Chair(s): Murali Sundaram^, Tsz-Ho Kwok
Members: Jia Deng, Shenghan Guo, Yiwei Han, Yong Huang, Marion Merklein, Fuda Ning, Jose Outeiro, Kyle Saleeby, Yunlong Tang, Charlie Wang, Sarah Wolff, Changxue Xu
Track 5
Smart Manufacturing – Cyber Physical Systems
Track Chair: Robert Landers
Track Co-Chair(s): Qing (Cindy) Chang, Shaopeng (Sam) Liu
Members: Nabil Anwer, Fazel Ansari, Weilong Cong, Clayton Cooper, David Hoelzle, Ashif Sikandar Iquebal, Xiaoliang Jin, John Karigiannis, Hantang Qin, Roozbeh (Ross) Salary, Chenhui Shao, Peng Wang, Xi Vincent Wang*, Xiaowei Yue
Track 6
Manufacturing Education and Case Studies
Track Chair: Arif Malik
Track Co-Chair(s): Jyhwen Wang
Members: Xi Gu, Dale Lombardo, Masoud Pour
Track 7
Sustainable Manufacturing
Track Chair: Sekhar Rakurty
Track Co-Chair(s): Giuseppe Ingarao
Members: Fazleena Badurdeen, Karl Haapala, Tao Victor Peng, Jeremy Rickli
** Editor in Chief of Journal of Manufacturing Letters
* Associate Editor of Journal of Manufacturing Systems
^ Associate Editor of Journal of Manufacturing Processes
Robert Landers, PhD University of Notre Dame
New!
Puneet Tandon, PhD Indian Institute of Information Technology
Highly Commendable Scientific Committee Members
Charlie C.L. Wang, PhD
University of Manchester
Sekhar Rakurty, PhD M.K. Morse Company
Outstanding Paper Awards New! Outstanding Scientific Committee Members
The NAMRC 54 Outstanding Paper Award recognizes both the engineering value and industrial relevance of publications presented at NAMRC. The top three papers were selected.
Outstanding Paper in Manufacturing Systems:
NAMRC-108
“Cloud-Direct NC: A New Generation of Numerical Control Technology” by Shivam Garg, Liang Tung Chen, Aryan Shroff, Ricardo Toro, Shiv G. Kapoor, Jorge E. Correa, and Placid M. Ferreira
Outstanding Papers in Manufacturing Processes:
NAMRC-118
“PI-TSAD: A Physically Informed Time-Series Anomaly Detection Framework for RealTime Monitoring of Keyhole Collapse in Laser Powder Bed Fusion” by Carter Taylor, Conor Porter, Garrett Mathesen, Kyle Mumm, Fred Carter III and Jian Cao
NAMRC-158
“Exploiting the SPH Meshless Approach Potential for Tube Friction Stir Extrusion: Insights into Process Mechanics, Grain Size, and Micro-Mechanical Properties” by Salvatore Russo, Riccardo Puleo, Gianluca Buffa and Livan Fratini
Kaveh R. Berenji
Caterpillar Inc.
Niloofar Rezaei
University of Georgia
Outstanding Reviewers
Tanmay Tiwari
The University of Akron
Yinan Wang
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
S.M. Wu Research Implementation
Award
Primary Technical Contributor
John W. Sutherland, PhD, FSME
Distinguished Professor and Fehsenfeld Family Head
School of Sustainability Engineering and Environmental Engineering
Purdue University
Award Research Implementation
Summary
At NAMRC, John W. Sutherland has reported fundamental contributions on sustainable manufacturing: maximizing effective use of material and energy resources and minimizing waste and environmental and human health impacts in the engineering of products and manufacturing systems.
In summary, Sutherland’s remarkable nearly 35-year history of developing core concepts, undertaking rigorous engineering science, and collaborating with major manufacturers on the implementation of sustainable manufacturing has brought substantial financial gains to the companies and have accrued socio-environmental benefits to many stakeholders. More significantly, it has transformed how the manufacturing research community views multi-dimensional sustainability issues related to products and manufacturing processes/systems. These outstanding contributions, as reflected in Sutherland’s NAMRC papers leading to industrial implementation, underscore the very research impact the S.M. Wu Award was established to recognize.
NAMRC Published References (relevant to award nomination):
PAPER #1: Olson, W. W. and J. W. Sutherland, “Research Issues in Demanufacturing,” Trans. of NAMRI/SME, Vol. 21, May 1993, p. 443-450.
PAPER #2: Vadrevu, S., K. Philipps, J. W. Sutherland, and W. W. Olson, “Loss Function Modeling of Time Varying Quality Characteristics,” Trans. of NAMRI/SME, Vol. 22, May 1994, p. 343 349.
PAPER #3: Philipps, K, W. W. Olson, and J. W. Sutherland, “Shearing of Automotive Grade Polypropylene and Acrylonitrile-Butadiene Styrene to Facilitate Recycling,” Trans. of NAMRI/SME, Vol. 24, May 1996, p. 217-222.
PAPER #4: Wentland, C. J., W. W. Olson, and J. W. Sutherland, “Use of a Reprocessability Index System for the Environmental Scoring of Rotational Parts,” Technical Papers of NAMRI/SME, May 1996, p. 145-150.
PAPER #5: Bandivadekar, A.P., V. Kumar, K. L. Gunter, J. W. Sutherland, “A Model for Material Flows and Economic Exchanges within the U.S. Automotive Life Cycle Chain,” Transactions of NAMRI/SME, Vol. 32, 2004, p. 303-310, also appeared in SME Journal of Manufacturing System, Vol. 23, No. 1, 2004, p. 22-29.
PAPER #6: Kumar, V. and J. W. Sutherland, “Infrastructure Changes Required to Achieve Higher Material Recovery Targets from End-of-Use Vehicles,” Trans. of NAMRI/SME, Vol. 35, 2007, p. 201-208.
PAPER #7: Kim, Y. H., Deng, S., Maani, T., Mathur, N., Triebe, M.J., Sutherland, J.W., “Developing manufacturing-relevant indicators for assessing longrun circularity of a product’s life cycle,” Manufacturing Letters Volume 41, Supplement, October 2024, Pages 1652-1658.
PAPER #8: Sutherland, J. W., T. Cao, C. M. Daniel, Y. Yue, Y. Zheng, P. Sheng, D. Bauer, M. Srinivasan, R. E. DeVor, S. G. Kapoor, and S. Skerlos, “CFEST: An Internet-Based Cutting Fluid Evaluation Software Testbed,” Trans. of NAMRI/SME, Vol. 25, May 1997, p. 243-248.
PAPER #9: Yue, Y., K. L. Gunter, D. J. Michalek, and J. W. Sutherland, “An Examination of Cutting Fluid Mist Formation in Machining,” Trans. of NAMRI/SME, Vol. 27, May 1999, p. 221-226.
PAPER #10: Shen, G., A. Gandhi, O. Arici, and J. W. Sutherland, “A Model for Workpiece Temperatures During Peripheral Milling Including the Effect of Cutting Fluids,” Trans. of NAMRI/SME, Vol. 29, May 2001, p. 265-272, also appeared as SME Technical Paper, No. MR01-269, 2001.
PAPER #11: Chan, W., K. L. Gunter, and J. W. Sutherland, “An Experimental Study of the Fume Particulate Produced by the Shielded Metal Arc Welding Process,” Transactions of NAMRI/SME, Vol. 30, 2002, p. 581-588.
PAPER #12: Haapala, K. R., J. L. Rivera, and J. W. Sutherland, “Reducing Environmental Impacts of Steel Product Manufacturing,” Trans. of NAMRI/ SME, Vol. 37, 2009, p. 419-426.
SME College of Fellows
Since 1986, the SME College of Fellows has honored those members who have made outstanding contributions to the social, technological and educational aspects of the manufacturing profession. The industry professionals who make up the 2026 Class of SME Fellows have earned this highly prestigious honor through 20 years or more of dedication and service to manufacturing.
Dale Lombardo, FSME
Special Processes Leader, Manufacturing Chiefs Office
GE Aerospace
Dale Lombardo earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in mechanical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Throughout his career with GE, he has held roles in manufacturing technology across GE Global Research, GE Power, and GE Aerospace. He currently leads GE Aerospace’s Special Processes team within the Chief of Manufacturing Office, guiding 34 technologists and over 500 certifying agents across jet engine manufacturing. Lombardo’s technical background centers on machining, process modeling, and advanced surface engineering, contributing to multiple manufacturing patents. A bridge between science, quality, and leadership, he has represented GE Aerospace on Nadcap’s management council and the ASME B46.1 standards committee. Lombardo is the current NAMRI|SME Board President and serves on the SME Board of Directors. Outside of work, he volunteers for the Adaptive Winter Sports Program at Double H Ranch, the Northeastern Woodworkers Association, and STEM education from K–graduate school.
Cheryl Xu, PhD, FSME
Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
North Carolina State University
Dr. Cheryl Xu is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at NC State University and currently serves as a Research Fellow in the Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies Office at the U.S. Department of Energy. She is an internationally recognized expert with over 20 years of experience in materials, manufacturing, high-temperature sensing, and AI. Dr. Xu has led more than $11 million in federally funded research for aerospace, energy, and defense applications, supported by agencies such as ONR, ARO, AFOSR, NSF, DOE, and NASA.
She has mentored 16 graduate students and co-authored a textbook, published over 70 journal articles, and holds 16 patents. Dr. Xu is a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and a Life Member of SME. She is the founding Editor-in-Chief of npj Advanced Manufacturing and earned her Ph.D. from Purdue University.
Soundar Kumara, PhD, FSME
Allen E. and Allen M. Pearce Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Pennsylvania State University
Soundar Kumara is the Allen E. and Allen M. Pearce Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at Penn State and Director of the Center for the Applications of AI & ML to Industry (AIMI). A pioneer in integrating AI into manufacturing and healthcare, his research includes real-time sensor analysis, machine learning, and complex networks.
A career highlight is co-developing the Label Propagation Algorithm (LPA), honored by Physical Review E as one of 25 “Landmark Papers” from 50,000 publications. A prolific mentor, he has guided 70 PhD and 81 MS students.
He is a Fellow of IISE, CIRP, AAAS, and ASME, receiving the IISE Baker Award and ASME CIE Research Excellence Award. A Distinguished Alumnus of IIT Madras and Purdue University, he served on the Army Science Board and currently serves on the Pennsylvania Governor’s Advisory Commission on AI.
SINCE
SINCE
2026 John Agapiou
Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award
John Agapiou, PhD, FSME
Retired Technical Fellow Engineer, Global Research & Development, for General Motors, working in the Manufacturing System Research Lab
Jennifer Bennett, PhD
Assistant Professor, Associate Director - Center of Applied Engineering
U.S. Military Academy at West Point
Dr. Jennifer Bennett is an Assistant Professor and Associate Director at West Point. Her research fields sit at the intersection of mechanics, materials science, and advanced manufacturing, focusing on qualifying additively manufactured materials for extreme defense, ballistic, and hypersonic environments. She now leads the AMBITION Laboratory, advancing microstructure-by-design approaches for high-performance materials under variable strain-rate loading. Previously, she spent seven years as an Advanced Solutions Engineer at DMG MORI developing turnkey additive and subtractive manufacturing systems. Dr. Bennett is a past recipient of the SME 30 Under 30 Award and holds multiple patents.
Newell Moser, PhD
Mechanical Engineer, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Boulder, CO
Newell Moser, Ph.D. is a scientist at NIST and a research associate at the University of Colorado Boulder. His research fields include additive manufacturing, hydrogen embrittlement, advanced semiconductor packaging, mechanical performance, and computational modeling. Moser has co-authored over 50 publications related to manufacturing. His collaborative work in additive manufacturing has earned him the NIST Bronze Medal, the highest honorary recognition awarded by NIST. Moser holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of New Hampshire and a doctoral degree in mechanical engineering from Northwestern University, where his research focused on die-less sheet metal forming.
Sneha Prabha Narra, PhD
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department
Carnegie Mellon University
Sneha Prabha Narra received her B.E. from Osmania University, and M.S. degrees and a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. She completed postdoctoral training at the NextManufacturing Center and worked at Worcester Polytechnic Institute before returning to Carnegie Mellon University. Her research lies at the intersection of mechanical and materials engineering, with a primary focus on understanding process–structure–property relationships using physics-based and statistical modeling, along with multiscale and multimodal characterization. This research work is applied to metal additive manufacturing to enable process optimization, real-time monitoring, and control for improved part performance and consistency.
Baicun Wang, PhD
Research Professor Zhejiang University, China
Baicun Wang is a Research Professor at Zhejiang University. Dr. Wang’s research fields focus on human-centric smart manufacturing systems. He published the English monograph “Human-Centric Smart Manufacturing Towards Industry 5.0” and two Chinese monographs. He also published 80 journal papers, filed 25 Inventive Patents, and won a Chinese Science & Technology Award and four Journal Paper Awards. He has received over 8500 citations with an H-index of 32. Dr. Wang serves as Associate Editor of Chinese Journal of Engineering Design and was listed as World’s Top 2% Scientists in 2024. Member of SME since 2025.
SINCE
SINCE
2026 Outstanding Lifetime Service Award
ServiceTaylan Altan, PhD, FSME, FASME, FASM
Faculty Emeritus, Integrated Systems Engineering
The Ohio State University
Taylan Altan is a Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering at The Ohio State University and a recognized leader in metal forming and manufacturing research. He directed the Engineering Research Center for Net Shape Manufacturing and the Center for Precision Forming, advancing process modeling and sheet metal forming technologies.
Dr. Altan earned his engineering degrees from the Technical University of Hannover and the University of California, Berkeley. Over his career, he authored more than 500 technical publications and co-wrote influential books on metal forming and forging.
Lifetime
A founding member of NAMRI and a Fellow of CIRP, SME, ASME, and ASM International, he has mentored over 150 master’s students, 45 Ph.D. students, and numerous visiting researchers, while contributing extensively to education, research, and professional service.
2026 Founders Lecture
Steven Y. Liang, PhD, FSME, FASME, FAET Regents’ Professor and Morris M. Bryan Jr. Professor for Advanced Manufacturing Systems, G. W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology
“Everlasting
Feast of Manufacturing Science and Technology”
Abstract: From its very first conference in 1973 to now, NAMRC/SME has made notable strides and tremendous impacts in pushing forward the status of manufacturing science, engineering, and technology on a global scale. This lecture will present a nostalgic overview of the initial passion, the generational footprints, and the current achievements of this great conference along with its parenting organization of NAMRI/SME. This lecture will also aim to project into the future contributions of NAMRC flanked by its magnificent past and current standing.
JOIN US!
Thursday, June 18, 2026
8:05 A.M.
Presidents Hall
Celebrating Excellence
Journal Recognitions
SME would like to recognize the following individuals for their service, diligence and oversight in reviewing and editing the submissions for its three peer-reviewed journals. .
Journal of Manufacturing Letters
Editor-in-Chief
Laine Mears, PhD, FSME, FASME, CMfgE, PE Clemson University
2025 Manufacturing Letters Outstanding Associate Editor
Thomas Feldhausen
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
2025 Manufacturing Letters Outstanding Reviewers
Amlan Kar
South Dakota School of Mines
Yuhan Ding
Nanjing Technical University
2026 Manufacturing Letters
Associate Editors
E. Brousseau
Cardiff University
P. Urbina Coronado
Tecnologico de Monterrey
H. Ding
University of Iowa
T. Feldhausen
Oak Ridge National Lab
R. Harik
University of South Carolina
B. Kirsch
University of Kaiserslautern-Landau
T. Kurfess
Georgia Institute of Technology
X. Liu
The Ohio State University
J. Schoop
University of Kentucky
2026
2026 Manufacturing Letters
Editorial Board
M. Annoni
Politecnico di Milano
D. Bierman
Technische Universität-Dortmund
M. Bigerelle
Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France
A. Brosius
Technische Universität-Dresden
A. Caballero-Ruiz
Univesidad Nacional Autónoma de México
A. Caggiano
Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II
S. Castagne
KU Leuven
Y. Chen
University of Southern California
A. Clare
University of Nottingham
A. Elkaseer
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
P. Guo
Northwestern University
K. Haapala
Oregon State University
L. Hof
École de Technologie Supérieure
M. Hoffmann
RWTH Aachen University
M. Jun
Purdue University
Y. Kakinuma
Keio University
P. Koshy
McMaster University
Retiring Editors:
H. Ahuett-Garza
Tec. de Monterrey
G. Guo
Rutgers University
R. Morales-Menéndez
Tecnológico de Monterrey
A. Qattawi
The University of Toledo
C. Saldaña
Georgia Institute of Technology
M. R. Shankar
University of Pittsburgh
H. Siller
University of North Texas
M. Soshi
University of California-Davis
G. Tosello
Danmarks Tekniske Universitet
P. Urbina Coronado
Tecnológico de Monterrey
J. Valentinčič
University of Ljubljana
X. Xu
The University of Auckland
J. Yagüe-Fabra
University of Zaragoza
Y. Yan
Harbin Institute of Technology
C. Yuan
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
X. Yue
Virginia Tech
F. Zanger
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
F. Zhao
Purdue University
J. Li
Penn State University
P. Wiederkehr
TU-Dortmund
Journal of Manufacturing Letters Best Paper Award
Award Criteria
The Manufacturing Letters Best Paper Award is given for the work with the highest number of citations over the past 5 years, demonstrating the spirit of novelty and impact sought by the journal. No paper can receive this award more than once.
Qualification Period
One Best Paper is awarded each year to a JML paper published in the past seven years.
Citation-Based
The impact of a paper is measured based on the number of citations in Scopus in the past five years. The Journal of Manufacturing Letters Best Paper goes to the paper with the highest number of citations.
2025 Award Winner
Jay Lee, Pradeep Kundu
“Integrated Cyber-Physical Systems and Industrial Metaverse for Remote Manufacturing” Manufacturing Letters, Volume 34, October 2022, Pages 12-15
Journal of Manufacturing Processes
Editor-in-Chief
Shiv G. Kapoor, PhD, FSME, FASME University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
2025 Journal of Manufacturing Processes Area Editors
Shiv G. Kapoor, PhD, FSME, FASME: Advanced embossing, casting, forming and molding processes at all scales; Continuum and subcontinuum manufacturing process modeling and simulation, Smart/Intelligent Manufacturing Processes including sensing, diagnostics, and Real-time Control
Martin Jun, PhD: Advanced Manufacturing Processes and Automation including, Meso/micro/nano fabrication, including imprint lithography; Advanced manufacturing processes, including mechanical, chemical, and thermal processes; Rapid prototyping, rapid manufacturing, stereolithography and other 3-D fabrication techniques that can use optical projection; Machine Learning, Signal/Image Processing, and Data Driven Approaches; Tribology and wear issues relevant to manufacturing processes
YuMing Zhang, PhD, FSME: Welding/Joining/Additive Manufacturing including, Arc Welding Processes; Solid State Welding and Brazing Processes including Friction Stir Welding; High Energy Beam Welding Processes including Laser, Laser-Arc Hybrid, and Electron Beam Welding; Additive Manufacturing Processes including wire arc additive manufacturing
2025 Journal of Manufacturing Processes Outstanding Associate Editor
Vincent Wagner
Université de Technologie Tarbes Occitanie Pyrénées
2025 Journal of Manufacturing Processes Outstanding Reviewers
Jiankang Hiuang
Lanzhou University of Technology
Uğur Köklü
Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University
Giulio Mattera
University of Naples Federico II
Burak Sencer
Oregon State University
2026 Journal of Manufacturing Processes
M. Banu
Associate Editors
University of Michigan
G. Cheng
Purdue University
H. Chung
Michigan State University
H. Ding University of Iowa
J. Dong
North Carolina State University
G. Fromentin
Centre Arts et Métiers Paris Tech de Cluny
A. Gerlich
University of Waterloo
S. Goel
London South Bank University
P. Guo
Northwestern University
M. Jahan
Miami University, Ohio
X. Jin
University of British Columbia
A.S. Kumar
National University of Singapore
P. Lee
University of Toronto
Y. B. Li
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Y. Liao
Iowa State University
D. Lin
Oregon State University
W. Liu
Cognex Corporation
J. Ma
Saint Louis University
R. Malhotra
Rutgers University
G. Manogharan
Pennsylvania State University
B.K. Min Yonsei University
C. Nath
Purdue University
G. Ngaile
North Carolina State University
C. P. Nikhare
Penn State University
F. Ning
State University of New YorkBinghamton
Z. Pan University of Wollongong
P. Parenti
Polytechnic University of Milan
M. Ravi Shankar
I.I.T. Triputi
K.K. Saxena
KU Leuven
C. Shao University of Michigan Ann Arbor
M. Strano
Polytechnic University of Milan
S. Subbiah
I.I.T. Madras
M. Sundaram
University of Cincinnati
B. Tai
Texas A&M University
C. Tan General Motors
W. Tan
University of Michigan
K. Viswanathan Indian Institute of Science
V. Wagner
Toulouse INP National Engineering School of Tarbes
P. Wang
Case Western Reserve University
B. Wu
Purdue University
F. Yang University of Kentucky
X. Zhao
Clemson University
Journal of Manufacturing Processes Best Paper Award
The Journal of Manufacturing Processes (JMP) Best Paper Award is awarded annually to the paper published within the past seven years that has received the highest number of citations, as measured in Scopus within the past five years.
2025 Award Winner
Sanghyun Park, Je Hoon Oh
“A Novel Vision-Based Approach for High-Speed Jetting Status Monitoring of a Multi-Nozzle Inkjet Head”
Journal of Manufacturing Processes, Volume 150, 2025, Pages 670–681
Journal of Manufacturing Systems
Editor-in-Chief
Lihui Wang, PhD, FSME, PE
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
2025 Journal of Manufacturing Systems Outstanding Associate Editor
Shuming Yang Xi’an Jiaotong University
2025 Journal of Manufacturing Systems Outstanding Reviewers
Panagiotis Stavropoulos University of Patras
Jiajun Zhou
China University of Geosciences
Journal of Manufacturing Systems Best Paper Award
The Journal of Manufacturing Systems (JMS) Best Paper Award is awarded annually to the JMS paper published within the past seven years that has received the highest number of citations, as measured in Scopus within the past five years.
Award Criteria
Qualification Period
One Best Paper is awarded each year to a JMS paper published in the past seven years.
Citation-Based
The impact of a paper is measured based on the number of citations in Scopus in the past five years. The Journal of Manufacturing Systems Best Paper goes to the paper with the highest number of citations.
2025 Award Winner
Qinglin Qi, Fei Tao, Tianliang Hu, Nabil Anwer, Ang Liu, Yongli Wei, Lihui Wang, A.Y.C. Nee
“Enabling Technologies and Tools for Digital Twin”
Journal of Manufacturing Systems, Volume 58, Part B, January 2021, Pages 3-21
2026 Journal of Manufacturing Systems
Associate Editors
O. Battaïa
KEDGE Business School
M. Doolan
University of New South Wales
E.M. Frazzon
Federal University of Santa Catarina
J. Ko
Ajou University
M.B. Kurz
Clemson University
Y. Li
Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
J. Liu
University of Arizona
K. Salonitis
Cranfield University
A. Syberfeldt
University of Skövde
X.V. Wang
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
D. Wu
University of Central Florida
S. Yang
Xi’an Jiaotong University
P. Zheng
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
2026
2026 Journal of Manufacturing Systems Editorial Board
S. Akpinar
Dokuz Eylül University
Q. Chang
University of Virgina
A. Giret
Polytechnic University of Valencia
W. Guo
State University of New Jersey
J. Heger
Leuphana University of Lüneburg
W. Ji
AB Sandvik Coromant
S. Lee
Youngstown State University
J. Leng
Guangdong University of Technology
Y. Lu
University of Auckland
D. Mourtzis
University of Patras
A. Nassehi
University of Bristol
A. Ng
University of Skövde
T. Peng
Zhejiang University
J. Rickli
Wayne State University
J. Sagawa
Federal University of Sao Carlos
M.K. Thompson
GE Additive
A. Valente
University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland
L. Wells
Western Michigan University
T. Wuest
West Virginia University
C. Yang
Beijing Institute of Technology
H. Yang
Pennsylvania State University
2026 Journal of Manufacturing Systems Emeritus Editors:
J.G. Bollinger
University of Wisconsin-Madison
J.T. Black
Auburn University
N. Duffie
University of Wisconsin-Madison
S.J. Hu
University of Michigan
V.J. Leon
Texas A&M University
R. Suri
University of Wisconsin-Madison
2026 Student Research Presentation Award Finalist
As part of the annual North American Manufacturing Research Conference (NAMRC), a Student Research Presentation Award is presented in recognition of students’ contributions to NAMRC. Encouraging young talents to pursue a career in manufacturing research is of vital importance to the long-term goals of the manufacturing community.
“Disentangled Multi-Loss Autoencoders for Interpretable Surface Morphology in Directed Energy Deposition (DED)”
Abhishek Hanchate, Himanshu Balhara and Satish Bukkapatnam
“PI-TSAD: A Physically Informed Time-Series Anomaly Detection Framework for Real-Time Monitoring of Keyhole Collapse in Laser Powder Bed Fusion”
Carter Taylor, Conor Porter, Garrett Mathesen, Kyle Mumm, Fred Carter III and Jian Cao
“Continuous Natural Fiber Reinforced FFF: Understanding Deposition Geometry and Interfacial Behavior”
Yigit Turan, Jia Deng and Zimo Wang
“Exploiting the SPH Meshless Approach Potential for Tube Friction Stir Extrusion: Insights into Process Mechanics, Grain Size, and Micro-Mechanical Properties”
Salvatore Russo, Riccardo Puleo, Gianluca Buffa and Livan Fratini
“A Novel Dry Manufacturing Process for High-Loading Lithium-Ion Battery Electrode Fabrication via Rolling-Assisted Extrusion”
Jianming Zhou, Yihao Shen, Xiaotu Ma and Fuda Ning
“Coordination of LLM-Embodied Agents for Manufacturing Task Allocation under Constraints”
Wei Ye and Xingyu Li
“Probabilistic Unsupervised Surface Defect Detection in High-Mix Bearing Manufacturing”
Adam Hopkins and Robert Gao
“Cloud-Direct NC: A New Generation of Numerical Control Technology”
Shivam Garg, Liang-Tung Chen, Aryan Shroff, Ricardo Toro, Shiv G. Kapoor, Jorge E. Correa and Placid M. Ferreira
“Knowledge Distillation-Empowered Domain Incremental Learning with Flexible Model Selection for Smart Manufacturing Applications”
Boris Oskolkov, Zhangyue Shi, Wenmeng Tian and Chenang Liu
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SELECTION COMMITTEE
Wayne Cai, PhD, FSME, FASME, FSAE General Motors
Huijuan Dai, PhD Department of Energy (DOE) Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies Office (AMMTO)
Robert W. Ivester, PhD, FSME
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Said Jahanmir (Fed), PhD
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Vikram Shyam, PhD NASA
Scott Smith, PhD, FSME Oak Ridge National Laboratory
John Vickers, FSME NASA
Mike Vogler, PhD Caterpillar
Brian Rohm GE Aerospace
FINALISTS
“QuAD-FORGE: Quantum-Aided Design for Manufacturability Exploration” by Adarsh Krishnamurthy, PhD, Aditya Balu, PhD, Anushrut Jignasu Iowa State University
“The Amnesiac Machine: Institutionalizing Shop-Floor Intelligence Through Human–Machine Co-Evolution” by Fatemeh Mozaffar, Yang Meng, JiaJia Xie, Mozhdeh Rahmanpour, Beshoy Morkos University of Georgia
“Planetary Manufacturing Fabric: From Factories to Programmable Matter” by Haydar Haydar, Haijun Gong, PhD Georgia Southern University
“From Mass Production to Mass Innovation: Narrative Manufacturing” by Martin Jun, PhD, Changheon Han, PhD Purdue University
“Protein-Based Manufacturing (ProMan): Programming Matter through Molecular Information” by Mostafa Bedewy, PhD, University of Pittsburgh, Won Min Park, PhD, Kansas State University, Meng Wang, PhD University of Houston
Acknowledgments and Appreciation
SME and the NAMRI | SME Board of Directors would like to acknowledge and extend its appreciation to:
The authors and speakers for sharing their work
The attendees for their participation
The sponsors for their support
NAMRC 54 / MSEC 2026 Host: Penn State University
Chair: Guha Manogharan, PhD, Associate Professor, Penn State Mechanical Engineering
Co-Chairs: Jingjing Li, PhD, Professor, Penn State Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
lya Kovalenko, PhD,Assistant Professor, Penn State Mechanical Engineering and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
PARTNERS
SPONSORS
Organizing Committee Members:
Director of Operations:
Corinna Fisher, Penn State Conferences and Institutes
Program Manger: Erin Pursel, Penn State Conferences and Institutes
Sivan Bromberg, Penn State Conferences and Institutes
Program Coordinator: Kelly Otto, Penn State Conferences and Institutes
Carolyn Fry, Penn State Conferences and Institutes
June 21 - 25, 2027
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