2025 AFS Peer Reviewers
AFS thanks metalcasting industry professionals for their time and effort spent on reviewing technical paper submissions in 2025. 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.
2024 Peer Reviewers
2023 Peer Reviewers
2022 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.
Keelan Akers, Atek Metal Technologies
Maria Alverio-Kapka, Carley Foundry, Inc.
Diran Apelian, ACRC
Viraj Ashok, NUCOR Steel Cordova
Andy Bain, Ford Meter Box Co. Inc.
Koushik Balasubramanian, Missouri University of Science & Technology
Leonard Basaj, Metal Technologies
Michael Becker, Allied Mineral Products
Jacob Belke, Mercury Marine
Scott Biederman, Hitchiner Manufacturing Co. Inc.
Mark Biehl, Ford Meter Box Co. Inc.
Brodie Biersner, HA Group
Travis Bodick, Carley Foundry Inc.
Emily Bosovich, Kohler Co.
Gowtham Boyala, Lethbridge Iron Works Co. Ltd.
Ryan Brattud, Catterpillar Inc.
Gregory Bray, Electric Controls & Systems, Inc.
Nathaniel Bryant, University of Northern Iowa
Ryan Burke, Osco Industries, Inc.
Jason Bush, Waupaca Foundry Inc.
Evan Carter, Magma Foundry Technologies
Matt Cavins, O'Fallon Casting
Jeffrey Cieplewski, Weaver Material Service Inc.
Gregory Colvin, Honeywell Aerospace
John Cory, Magotteaux Inc.
DJ Couture, Retired
Alexander Croll, HA Group
Bryan Dahms, HA Group
Mark Debruin, Skuld LLC
Herbert Doty, General Motors
Paul Finelt, Concurrent Resources LLC
David Fletcher, Lodge Mfg. Co.
Ashley Folden-Ecker, Dotson Iron Castings
Chris Forster, Carpenter Brothers Inc.
Jeff Gaber, A Y McDonald Mfg. Co.
William Gammill, John Deere Foundry
Matthew Gavin, Audubon Metals LLC
Santosh Ghanti, Gerdau
Scott Giese, University of Northern Iowa
Eric Gokey, Cadillac Casting Inc.
John Grabel, Retired
Missy Gruwell, Simpson Technologies Corp.
Jason Gutierrez, Soundcast
Andrew Halonen, Mayflower Consulting LLC
Lyle Heberling, Iron Casting Research Institute
Ryan Hebner, EJ
Glenn Huneycutt, Charlotte Pipe & Foundry Co.
Ben Hunsicker, Allied Mineral Products
Mishael Ivanov, Waupaca Foundry Inc.
Daniel Jablonski, Prototype Casting Inc.
Sarah Jordan, Skuld
Aaron Kaboff, HA Group
Adam Kropper, Mercury Marine
Jeff Krause, HA Group
Victor LaFay, Common Sense Applications
Scott Lammers, N/A
Brandon Lamoncha, Humtown Products
Peter Leblang, Betz Industries
Christopher Lee, Carpenter Brothers Inc.
Paul Leonard, Barron Industries
Evan Letourneau, MAGMA Foundry Technologies
Delin Li, Canmet MATERIALS
Rich Lonardo, Defense & Energy Systems
Todd Lyles, Specialty Foundry Products, Inc.
Paul Lynes, Finger Lynes Engineering
Haakon Mauset, Elkem Metals, Inc.
Andrea McDermott, A Y McDonald Mfg. Co.
Lizeth Medina-Balliet, Neenah
Liam Miller, American Colloid Co.
Marshall Miller, 3D Systems
Jeremy Mowry, American Cast Iron Pipe Company
David Moyer, N/A
Euugene Muratore, N/A
Michael Mutton, Larpen Metallurgical Service
Eric Nelson, Eric Nelson Consulting LLC
Stephen Neltner, Retired
Joshua O'Dell, University of Northern Iowa
Randall Oehrlein, Carley Foundry
Jarek Olszak, Laempe Reich
Jim Onders, Ohio Aluminum Industries
Mark Osborne, Wabtec
David Palmer, BRP-US Inc.
Shuaihang Pan, University of Utah
Paul Paulsen, Furness Newburge Inc.
Zackery Peal, McWane, Inc.
Daniel Plant, Metal Technologies Corporate Center
Vasko Popovski, Ransom & Randolph
Jeff Prickett, Metals Alloys & Refractories
Tom Prucha, Metal Mophosis LLC
Kramer Pursell, Metal Technologies Auburn Casting Center
Jingling Qing, Georgia Southern University
Brian Rachwitz, EJ
Jeet Radia, McWane, Inc.
Girish Ramdasi, Navistar Inc.
Sam Ramrattan, Western Michigan University
Sairam Ravi, Atek Metal Technologies
Martin Reeves, Unitherm Furnace LLC
Rollis Reisner, McWane, Inc.
Brandon Reneau, Caterpillar Inc.
Mike Riabov, Elkem Silicon Products
Michelle Ring, Ductile Iron Society
Dave Rittmeyer, Matthews Additive Technologies
Adam Schrader, Covia
Jiten Shah, Product Development & Analysis LLC
Tedd Sheets, Betz Industries
Geoffrey Sigworth, Retired
Steve Sikorski, MAGMA Foundry Technologies
Ronny Simon, N/A
Tom Slavin, Slavin OSH Group LLC
Geary Smith, Retired
Carl Soderhjelm, Advanced Casting Research Center
Jason St. Onge, American Colloid Co.
Brad Steinkamp, Charter Dura-Bar
Gregory Svoboda, I Schumann & Co.
Andrew Tagg, John Winter & Co. Ltd.
Jerry Thiel, Retired
William Tinker, Tinker Omega Sinto
Luis Trueba, Texas State University
Jim Valentine, Neptune Technology Group, Inc.
David Weiss, Vision Materials
Jim Wenson, Sinto America
Mingzhi Xu, Georgia Sourthern University
2024 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.