AK Steel Research and Innovation Employee Recognized for Innovative Work on Third-Generation Advanced High Strength Steel
07 June 2019 - 12:00AM
AK Steel (NYSE: AKS) said today that Dr. Grant Thomas, Manager,
Product Research, AK Steel Research and Innovation, was honored by
the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) and the Steel Market
Development Institute (SMDI) for collaborative steel market
development and distinguished research as part of the AISI-SMDI
General Meeting in Washington, D.C.
“I am pleased to congratulate Grant for two incredible honors
for his work in advancement of Third-Generation Advanced High
Strength Steel,” said Roger K. Newport, AK Steel Chief Executive
Officer. “We are proud of his collaborative work to help
strengthen the position of new, high-strength steel as the material
of choice in automotive applications.”
Grant received SMDI’s 2019 Market Development Achievement Award,
for his significant contributions in advancing the competitive use
of steel in the marketplace. He has contributed to the
industry through active involvement with the SMDI-sponsored program
on Integrated Computational Materials Engineering, development of
commercial Third Generation Advanced High Strength Steels, and
active promotion of steel research and development.
In addition, Grant, along with co-authors from Clemson
University Automotive Engineering, General Motors Global R&D,
Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Argonne National Laboratory,
received the AISI 2019 Finalist Medal, for their paper titled “In
Situ Local Measurement of Austenite Mechanical Stability and
Transformation Behavior in Third-Generation Advanced High Strength
Steels.” In this work, the team developed a new experimental
methodology for characterization of the unique behavior of
Third-Generation Advanced High Strength Steels. The Medal
recognizes a technical paper of exceptional merit for the steel
industry.
Grant joined AK Steel in 2012 as an engineer in Metallurgical
Research. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Materials
Science and Engineering from Iowa State University, and a Master of
Science and Ph.D. in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering from
the Colorado School of Mines and the Advanced Steel Processing and
Products Research Center.
AK Steel AK Steel is a leading producer of
flat-rolled carbon, stainless and electrical steel products,
primarily for the automotive, infrastructure and manufacturing,
including electrical power, and distributors and converters
markets. Through its subsidiaries, the company also provides
customer solutions with carbon and stainless steel tubing products,
die design and tooling, and hot- and cold-stamped components.
Headquartered in West Chester, Ohio (Greater Cincinnati), the
company has approximately 9,500 employees at manufacturing
operations in the United States, Canada and Mexico, and facilities
in Western Europe. Additional information about AK Steel is
available at www.aksteel.com.
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