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SME Journal Awards

The awards recognize outstanding associate editors and high performing reviewers in each of our three SME journals. Their critical review and oversight is crucial in further promoting the interdisciplinary formative research that contributes to the progress in manufacturing techniques, models, processes and systems.

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Journal of Manufacturing Letters Award

2024 NAMRC 52

Journal of Manufacturing Letters Outstanding Editor
Petra Wiederkehr, TU Dortmund

Journal of Manufacturing Letters Outstanding Reviewers
Moneer Helu, University of Maryland
Muhammad Umar Farooq, University of Michigan

Journal of Manufacturing Letters Best Paper Award
“Sars-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Inactivation Capability of Copper-Coated Touch Surface Fabricated by Cold-Spray Technology”
Novana Hutasoit, Byron Kennedy, Stephanie Hamilton, Angela Luttick, Rizwan Abdul Rahman Rashid and Suresh Palanisamy

2023 NAMRC 51

Journal of Manufacturing Letters Best Paper Award
“A Blockchain Enabled Cyber-Physical System Architecture For Industry 4.0 Manufacturing Systems”
Jay Lee, Cyrus Azamfar and Jaskaran Singh

Journal of Manufacturing Letters Outstanding Associate Editor
Ramy Harik, University of South Carolina

Journal of Manufacturing Letters Outstanding Reviewers
Alessandra Caggiano, University of Naples Federico II
Clint Saidy, University of South Carolina

2022 NAMRC 50

Journal Manufacturing Letters Outstanding Editor
Horacio Ahuett Garza, Tecnológico de Monterrey, México

Journal Manufacturing Letters Outstanding Reviewers
Kasha Xia, University of South Carolina, USA
Kush Mehta, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland

2021 NAMRC 49

Journal of Manufacturing Letters Outstanding Editor
Emmanuel Brousseau, Cardiff University

Journal of Manufacturing Letters Outstanding Reviewers
Hector Siller, Department of Mechanical Engineering University of North Texas
Omar Eduardo López-Botello, Campus Monterrey, Tecnológico de Monterrey

2020 NAMRC 48

Journal of Manufacturing Letters Associate Editor of the Year
J. Li, Penn State University

Journal of Manufacturing Letters Reviewers of the Year
O. Lopez-Botello, Tecnológico de Monterrey
Y. Yan, Harbin Institute of Technology

2019 NAMRC 47

Journal of Manufacturing Letters Associate Editor
Rajiv Malhotra, Rutgers University

Journal of Manufacturing Letters Reviewers
Stefania Bruschi, University of Padova

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Journal of Manufacturing Processes Award

2024 NAMRC 52

Journal of Manufacturing Processes Outstanding Associate Editor
Dong Lin, Oregon State University

Journal of Manufacturing Processes Outstanding Reviewers
Fernando Veiga, Public University of Navarre
Duck Bong Kim, Tennessee Tech University
Varun Sharma, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
Zhijiang Wang, Tianjian Key Lab of Advanced Joining Technology

Journal of Manufacturing Processes Best Paper Award
“Eliminating Voids and Reducing Mechanical Anisotropy In Fused Filament Fabrication Parts by Adjusting the Filament Extrusion Rate”
Jafar Ghorbani , Pratik Koirala , Yu-Lin Shen and Mehran Tehrani

2023 NAMRC 51

Journal of Manufacturing Processes Best Paper Award
“A Study on Laser Beam Oscillating Welding Characteristics For the 5083 Aluminum Alloy: Morphology, Microstructure and Mechanical Properties”
Gaoyang Mi, Shangren Li and Chunming Wang

Journal of Manufacturing Processes Outstanding Associate Editor
Fuqian Yang, PhD, University of Kentucky

Journal of Manufacturing Processes, Outstanding Reviewers
Chandra Sekhar Rakurty, PhD, The M. K. Morse Company
Yixuan Feng, PhD, Morgan Advanced Materials
John Dimitrios Kechagias, PhD, University of Thessaly

2022 NAMRC 50

Journal of Manufacturing Processes Outstanding Associate Editor
Martin Jun, PhD, Purdue University

Journal of Manufacturing Processes Outstanding Reviewers
Nick Duong, PhD, The Boeing Corporation
Soham Mujumdar, PhD, Indian Institute of Bombay
Yihao Zheng, PhD, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

2021 NAMRC 49

Journal of Manufacturing Processes Outstanding Associate Editor
Murali Meenakshi Sundaram, University of Cincinnati

Journal of Manufacturing Processes Outstanding Reviewers
Vladimir Mirovich Volgin, Tula State University
Jiankang Huang, Lanzhou University of Technology
Eckart Uhlmann, Technical University of Berlin

2020 NAMRC 48

Journal of Manufacturing Processes Associate Editor of the Year
P. Guo, Northwestern University

Journal of Manufacturing Processes Reviewers of the Year
S. James, California State University
J. Kangazian, Isfahan University of Technology
K. Ramkumar, Vellore Institute of Technology

2019 NAMRC 47

Journal of Manufacturing Processes Associate Editor
Matteo Strano, Polytechnic of Milan

Journal of Manufacturing Processes Reviewers
Peng-Sheng Wei, National Sun Yat-sen University
Stefania Bruschi, University of Padova
Kai Chen, University of Michigan

2018 NAMRC 46

Journal of Manufacturing Processes Associate Editors
Yuming Zhang, University of Kentucky
Jingjing Li, Penn State University

Journal of Manufacturing Processes Reviewers
Alan Male, University of Kentucky
Ninggang Shen, University of Iowa
Kaifeng Wang, Penn State University
Paolo Parenti, Politecnico di Milano
Horacio Ahuett Garza, Tecnológico de Monterrey (guest editor)
Jyhwen Wang, Texas A&M University (guest reviewer) 

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Journal of Manufacturing Systems Awards

2024 NAMRC 52

Journal of Manufacturing Systems Outstanding Associate Editor
Shuming Yang, Xi’an Jiaotong University

Journal of Manufacturing Systems Outstanding Reviewers
Xingyu Li, Purdue University
Francisco Javier Álvarez GarcÍa, Centro Universitario De Mérida

Journal of Manufacturing Systems Best Paper Award
“Review of Digital Twin About Concepts, Technologies, and Industrial Applications”
Mengnan Liu, Shuiliang Fang, Huiyue Dong and Cunzhi Xu

2023 NAMRC 51

Journal of Manufacturing Systems Outstanding Associate Editor
Enzo Morosini Frazzon, Federal University of Santa Catarina

Journal of Manufacturing Systems Outstanding Reviewers
Foivos Psarommatis, University of Oslo
Ray Y. Zhong, University of Hong Kong

Journal of Manufacturing Systems Best Paper Award
“Data-Driven Smart Manufacturing”
Fei Tao, Qinglin Qi, Ang Liu and Andrew Kusiak

2022 NAMRC 50

Journal of Manufacturing Systems Best Paper Award
“Current Status and Advancement of Cyber-Physical Systems in Manufacturing”
Lihui Wang, Martin Törngren and Mauro Onori

Journal of Manufacturing Systems Outstanding Associate Editor
Professor Shuming Yang, Xi’an Jiaotong University

Journal of Manufacturing Systems Outstanding Reviewers
Dr. Pai Zheng, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
Dr. Jiewu Leng, Guangdong University of Technology, China

2021 NAMRC 49

Journal of Manufacturing Systems Outstanding Associate Editor
Boonserm Kulvatunyou, NIST

Journal of Manufacturing Systems Outstanding Reviewers
Tangbin Xia, Shanghai Jiaotong University
Binil Starly, North Carolina State University

2020 NAMRC 48

Journal of Manufacturing Systems Associate Editor of the Year
S. Yang, Xi’an Jiaotong University

Journal of Manufacturing Systems Reviewers of the Year
R Babiceanu, Embry Riddle Aeronautical
P. Renna, University of Basilicata

2019 NAMRC 47

Journal of Manufacturing Systems Associate Editors
Jian Liu, University of Arizona

Journal of Manufacturing Systems Reviewers
Aydin Nassehi, University of Bristol
Dazhong Wu, University of Central Florida

2018 NAMRC 46

Journal of Manufacturing Systems Associate Editors
Gisela Lanza, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Jeonghan Ko, Ajou University

Journal of Manufacturing Systems Reviewers
Seokgi Lee, University of Miami
Thorsten Wuest, West Virginia University
Mary Kathryn Thompson, GE Additive
Till Becker, Universität Bremen
Prahalad Rao, University of Nebraska, Lincoln