Robert O’Rourke

Robert O’Rourke is the Product Engineering Manager for Dura-Bar Division of Wells Manufacturing Company.  Bob presented the paper on behalf of the author PR Gangasani.  PR Gangasani is currently the Technical Director of Dura Bar, a Division of Wells Manufacturing Company.  PR received his Bachelor of Science in Engineering from Osmania University in India.  He then received his Master’s of Technology from IIT Kharagpur in India and then his Ph.D. in Metal Casting from the Indian Institute of Technology (ITT) Bombay, India.

Gwen Baker

Gwen Baker joined Waupaca Foundry in 1999 as part of the start up team for the Etowah, Tennessee plant, and has served with them for 9 years as Metallurgist and Six Sigma Black Belt.  Gwen received her Bachelor of Science degree in Metallurgical Engineering from Michigan Technology in 1991.

Dr. Richard Larker

Dr, Richard Larker is the R&D Manager at the Swedish company Indexator AB.  Dr. Larker has a Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Ph.D. degree in Engineering Materials from Lulea University of Technology in Sweden.  He was appointed Associate Professor in Engineering Materials at the same University in 1998.

Ian Lee

Ian Lee is currently the Technical Manager at Graham Campbell Ferrum in Australia.  Ian started his foundry career back in 1978 when he joined Graham Campbell Ferrum.  In 1998 he joined Steele & Lincoln Foundry as Technical Manager.  In 2004 he was promoted to General Manager.  In 2005 he returned to Graham Campbell at his current position.

Chris Samuel

Chris Samuel received his Master’s in Metallurgical Engineering from the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, FL.  Chris is currently pursuing his Ph.D. at the same university.  His Master’s research involved the use of Gleeble dilatometry for the prediction of ferrite-pearlite ratios in an unalloyed ductile iron.  

Dr. Robert C. Voigt

Dr. Robert Voigt is currently the professor of Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering Department at Penn State University and Co-Director of Quality & Manufacturing Management Program.  Robert received his Bachelor of Science in 1976 in Mechanical Engineering, his Master’s in Metallurgical Engineering in 1978 and his Ph.D. in Metallurgical Engineering in 1981 from the University of Wisconsin.