2024 AFS Peer Reviewers
AFS thanks metalcasting industry professionals for their time and effort spent on reviewing technical paper submissions in 2024. The role of recognized metalcasting industry experts as peer reviewers is critical when evaluating AFS technical paper submissions.
The American Foundry Society follows peer review guidelines when approving technical paper submissions for potential publication.
- Each paper is assigned to three or more reviewers with expertise in the paper subject matter.
- Papers are reviewed for technical and scientific merit and must contain sufficient data and/or experimentation details.
- The subject matter must fall within the field of AFS activities.
- Contents must not be of commercial in nature, trivial or expanded.
- Subject matter can not be speculative in nature.
- Content must be in good literary form, contains continuity of thought and clarity of expression.
2023 AFS Peer Reviewers
2022 AFS Peer Reviewers
AFS Transactions Reviewers
The following peer reviewers provide an invaluable service to AFS and help to maintain and uphold the quality of our papers.
- Mark Adamovits, Matthews International Corp.
- Maria Alverio, Carley Foundry, Inc.
- Diran Apelian, ACRC
- Logan Bader, Caterpillar Inc.
- Koushik Balasubramanian, Missouri University of Science & Technology
- Chris Barnes, Caterpillar, Inc.
- Brian Began, American Foundry Society
- Zach Bell, Alcast Co.
- Brian Bendig, Penticton Foundry Ltd.
- Brodie Biersner, HA International LLC
- Travis Bodick, Carley Foundry, Inc.
- Emily Bosovich, Kohler Co.
- Nathaniel Bryant, University of Northern Iowa
- Evan Carter, Georgia Southern University
- Jeff Cieplewski, Weaver Material Service, Inc.
- John Cory, Magotteaux Inc.
- Thomas Dore, Retired
- Herbert Doty, General Motors
- Bryant Esch, Waupaca Foundry, Inc.
- Jeremiah Fleischman, General Motors
- David Fletcher, Lodge Mfg. Co.
- Sidney Foreman, DISA
- Nick Fox, John Deere Foundry Waterloo
- Rafael Gallo, Pyrotek Inc.
- Matthew Gavin, Audubon Metals LLC
- Hideki Gebken, Standard Manufacturers Services Ltd.
- Santosh Ghanti, Gerdau
- Scott Giese, University of Northern Iowa
- David Gilson, SinterCast Inc.
- John Grabel, Retired
- Pete Gravunder, Badger Mining Corp.
- Adam Green, BRP-US Inc.
- Brad Guthrie, NADCA
- Andrew Halonen, Mayflower Consulting LLC
- David Havel, Columbia Steel Cast Products LLC
- Kathy Hayrynen, Aalberts Surface Technologies
- Lyle Heberling, Iron Casting Research Institute
- Ryan Hebner, EJ
- Daniel Hoefert, Eck Industries
- Jarett Hooten, Enkei America Inc.
- Todd Huempfner, Atlas Molded Products
- David Hughes, US Pipe & Foundry Co.
- Mishael Ivanov, Waupaca Foundry, Inc.
- Sarah Jordan, Skuld LLC
- Aaron Kaboff, HA International LLC
- Tim Kauffung, Versevo Inc.
- David Kesse, Caterpillar, Inc.
- Nick Knotts, Temperform Corp.
- Adam Kopper, Brunswick Corp.
- JP Kramer, Ferroglobe
- John Kuli, Materion
- Vic LaFay, Retired
- William LaFramboise, Auburn Analytical Labs, Inc.
- Brandon Lamoncha, Humtown Products
- Pat Leper, Saveway USA Corp.
- Evan Letourneau, MAGMA Foundry Technologies, Inc.
- Alan Luo, The Ohio State University
- Jose Macedo, General Electric, Co.
- Shawn Martin, Harrison Steel Casting Co.
- Haakon Mauset, Elkem Metals Inc.
- Andrea McDermott, A Y McDonald Mfg. Co.
- Earl Miller, Hiler Industries
- Jerrod Miller, Wear-Tek
- Liam Miller, American Colloid Co.
- Marshall Miller, 3D Systems
- David Moyer, Retired
- Michael Mutton, Larpen Metallurgical Service
- Stephen Neltner, REFCOTEC, Inc.
- Randall Oehrlein, Carley Foundry, Inc.
- Jim Onders, Ohio Aluminum Industries Inc.
- Mark Osborne, Wabtec
- David Palmer, BRP-US Inc.
- Paul Paulsen, Furness Newburge Inc.
- Thomas Prucha, Metal Morphasis LLC
- Kramer Pursell, Metal Technologies- Auburn Casting Center
- John Quanci, SunCoke Energy, Inc.
- Brian Rachwitz, EJ
- Girish Ramdasi, Navistar Inc.
- Sam Ramrattan, Western Michigan University
- Brandon Reneau, Caterpillar, Inc.
- Mike Riabov, Elkem Silicon Products
- Michelle Ring, Norican Group
- Pete Satre, Allied Mineral Products, Inc.
- Luke Schimmel, Fairbanks Morse Engine
- Julia Scruton, Baker Manufacturing Co.
- Angella Sell, Aalberts Surface Technologies
- Bill Shafer, Carpenter Brothers, Inc.
- Emily Shedlarski, Norican Group
- Geoffrey Sigworth, Retired
- Doug Starr, SMI
- Brad Steinkamp, Charter Dura-Bar
- Jim Swanson, Sinto America
- John Tartaglia, Element Materials Technology
- Jerry Thiel, University of Northern Iowa
- Yohan Tremblay, Foundry Solutions Metallurgical Services
- Luis Trueba, Texas State University- San Marcos
- Robert Tuttle, Western Michigan University
- Ken Way, Miller and Company
- David Weiss, Vision Materials
- Leonard Winardi, Charlotte Pipe & Foundry
- Allan Woldow, Caterpillar, Inc.
- Gregory Woycik, Loukus Technologies Inc.
- Anhua Yu, Ward Manufacturing LLC
- Jay Zins, Dotson Iron Castings
2023 AFS International Journal of Metalcasting Peer Reviewers
If you would like to get involved and considered for peer reviewing with AFS, please contact bbegan@afsinc.org.