The AFS Award of Scientific Merit.

Sudhari Sahu, manager of metallurgical and technical services, Waukesha Foundry Co., Inc., Waukesha, Wisconsin, was recognized "for his contributions in expanding and promoting new uses of copper alloys through the development of new lead-free copper alloys for use in dairy and bearing applications." An AFS member since 1976, Sahu has been active in the Copper Alloy Div. and Steel Div. He also is a member of ASM International and the Steel Founders' Society of America. Baltasar R. Weiss, facilities engineering/manufacturing engineering manager, Caterpillar, Inc., Mapleton, Illinois, was recognized "for his leadership in developing and promoting the production and use of compacted graphite iron as well as his work with the AFS Cast Iron Division and the AFS Central Illinois Chapter." An AFS member since 1974, Weiss is active within the Cast Iron Div.'s Program and Papers Committee and Awards and Advisory Committee. He also is a member of the Charge Materials Committee and ASM International. Doru Michael Stefa nescu, professor, Univ. of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, was recognized "for his research involving cast iron solidification modeling, inoculation and cooling curve analysis as well as work with aluminum alloys and cast metal matrix composites." A member of ASM International, the Minerals, Metals and Materials Society and the Ductile Iron Research Committee, Stefanescu has served as director, vice president and president of the AFS Birmingham Chapter. Richard B. Gundlach, president, Climax Research Services, Farmington Hills, Michigan, was recognized "for his work in advancing the technology and use of cast iron and his ready willingness to share his in-depth knowledge with the entire foundry industry." An AFS member since 1969, Gundlach was a recipient of the Howard F. Taylor Award and two Best Paper Awards in the AFS Gray Iron Div. Currently, he is on the board of directors of the AFS Detroit Chapter and the Ductile Iron Society, and a member of ASM International.