Fellow of the Society - Form 4: Division/TIG Critique
DIVISION/TIG RESPONSIBILITY IN THE FELLOW ELECTION PROCESS
Division/Technical Interest Group Critique
Purpose of This Critique
As a Division or Technical Interest Group, you may have sponsored this member as a worthy Nominee. You are now asked to review this Nominee’s achievements and Sponsor Statements, not on behalf of the Division/TIG, but on behalf of the SPE. The Fellow grade is a prestigious grade and should only be granted to Nominees who “have demonstrated outstanding achievement in the field of plastics engineering, science and technology, or in the management of such activities.”
The Nominee has selected your Division/TIG to review his/her credentials. The major portion of the Nominee’s achievements must fall within your Division’s or TIG’s technology for you to review this application. In case of uncertain connection to your Division/TIG, the Fellows Election Committee will appoint a suitable Division/TIG to review the Nominee’s paperwork. This must be a peer review by distinguished and prominent people in your Division/TIG who are technically competent and qualified. When the review is completed, it is to be attached to the complete file and sent to the Fellows Election Committee at SPE Headquarters.
What to Look For
On a peer review basis, you are asked to verify, to the best of your ability, that the technology described by the Nominee is real, and that the Nominee was responsible for the achievement. If in doubt on any points, you should call on other resources within or outside the Division/TIG to help you decide. If a Nominee has overstated an achievement, the Division/TIG should bring it to his/her attention so that the wording can be changed and then re-evaluated.
In reviewing the Sponsor Statements, make sure that the Sponsor Statements have stressed the significance, value, or sustainable impact created by the nominee’s achievements in the development of technology, influence on the market, or the scientific contribution to the plastics industry.
Responsibility
The Division/TIG submits the Division/TIG Critique as an advisory document to the Fellows Election Committee. Divisions/SIGs are responsible for certifying the technical achievements of the Nominee. The Fellows Election Committee is the sole Committee responsible for recommending Nominees for the Fellow grade to the Executive Committee. Deadline for all completed material is on or before October 1, 2019.
Kim McLoughlin Senior Research Engineer, Global Materials Science Braskem
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About the Speaker
Kim drives technology programs at Braskem to develop advanced polyolefins with improved recyclability and sustainability. As Principal Investigator on a REMADE-funded collaboration, Kim leads a diverse industry-academic team that is developing a process to recycle elastomers as secondary feedstock. Kim has a PhD in Chemical Engineering from Cornell. She is an inventor on more than 25 patents and applications for novel polyolefin technologies. Kim is on the Board of Directors of SPE’s Thermoplastic Materials & Foams Division, where she has served as Education Chair and Councilor.
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About the Speaker
Gamini has a BS and PhD from Purdue University in Materials Engineering and Sustainability. He joined Penn State as a Post Doctorate Scholar in 2020 prior to his professorship appointment. He works closely with PA plastics manufacturers to implement sustainability programs in their plants.
A Resin Supplier’s Perspective on Partnerships for the Circular Economy
About the Speaker
Tom Giovannetti holds a Degree in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Tulsa and for the last 26 years has worked for Chevron Phillips Chemical Company. Tom started his plastics career by designing various injection molded products for the chemical industry including explosion proof plugs and receptacles, panel boards and detonation arrestors for 24 inch pipelines. Tom also holds a patent for design of a polyphenylene sulfide sleeve in a nylon coolant cross-over of an air intake manifold and is a Certified Plastic Technologist through the Society of Plastic Engineers. Tom serves on the Oklahoma Section Board as Councilor, is also the past president of the local Oklahoma SPE Section, and as well serves on the SPE Injection Molding Division board.
Joseph Lawrence, Ph.D. Senior Director and Research Professor University of Toledo
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About the Speaker
Dr. Joseph Lawrence is a Research Professor and Senior Director of the Polymer Institute and the Center for Materials and Sensor Characterization at the University of Toledo. He is a Chemical Engineer by training and after working in the process industry, he has been engaged in polymers and composites research for 18+ years. In the Polymer Institute he leads research on renewably sourced polymers, plastics recycling, and additive manufacturing. He is also the lead investigator of the Polyesters and Barrier Materials Research Consortium funded by industry. Dr. Lawrence has advised 20 graduate students, mentored 8 staff scientists and several undergraduate students. He is a peer reviewer in several journals, has authored 30+ peer-reviewed publications and serves on the board of the Injection Molding Division of SPE.
Matt Hammernik Northeast Account Manager Hasco America
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About the Speaker
Matt Hammernik serves as Hasco America’s Northeast Area Account Manager covering the states Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky. He started with Hasco America at the beginning of March 2022. Matt started in the Injection Mold Industry roughly 10 years ago as an estimator quoting injection mold base steel, components and machining. He advanced into outside sales and has been serving molders, mold builders and mold makers for about 7 years.
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