John “Chip” Keough will deliver the Charles Edgar Hoyt Memorial Lecture at Metalcasting Congress 2023 in Cleveland, the American Foundry Society has announced.
A pioneering metalcasting entrepreneur and dedicated mentor, Keough is currently chairman of LightSpeed Concepts Inc. (Albion, Michigan). He was selected to present the prestigious annual address by the Honorary Lectures and Papers Committee of the AFS Technical Council.
"Since 1938, the Hoyt Memorial Lecture has been a highlight of Metalcasting Congress, showcasing the visions and ideas of some of the industry's foremost luminaries and thought-leaders," said AFS CEO Doug Kurkul. “Chip Keough’s leadership and impressive contributions to metalcasting make him a wonderful choice to deliver this lecture, and we’re all looking forward to his presentation.”
Metalcasting Congress 2023 will be April 25-27, 2023, in Cleveland, Ohio.
In addition to heading up LightSpeed Concepts – an additive manufacturing equipment and consumables developer and provider – Keough runs Joyworks, a metalcasting "skunkworks."
Keough graduated from the University of Michigan in 1977 with bachelor’s degrees in mechanical and metallurgical engineering. In 1980, he became a Registered Professional Engineer. He was named an adjunct professor to University of Michigan's Materials Science and Engineering Department in 2008.
Some of Keough’s past accolades include the 2005 AFS Award of Scientific Merit, 2010 China Foundry Association Award of Merit, 2014 Foundry Educational Foundation E. J. Walsh Award, and 2017 ASM Heat Treating Society - George H. Bodeen Award. In 2018, he received the AFS Pangborn Gold Medal, the society's highest honor.
The Honorary Lectures and Papers Committee accepts nominations for future Hoyt Lecturers year-round. Nominees are comprised of accomplished professionals from across the metalcasting supply chain who have expertise in technical and/or management topics. Nominations are commonly, but not always, prepared by AFS committees and divisions. To submit a nomination for a future Hoyt Lecturer, email AFS Senior Technical Coordinator Kim Perna at kperna@afsinc.org.