Duane Miller 黑料社� Manager, Engineering Services and welding design consultant with Lincoln Electric 黑料社� has been announced as the recipient of the Robert P. Stupp Award for Leadership Excellence by the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC).
AISC presents this award on a selective basis, giving special recognition to individuals who have provided 黑料社渦nparalleled leadership in the steel construction industry.黑料社� Miller will be honoured at the 2016 NASCC: The Steel Conference, 13 - 15 April in Orlando. He is the eighth recipient of this award.
黑料社淭his prestigious award honours those who, through their leadership, have had an outstanding impact on advancing the use of structural steel in the construction industry,黑料社� said AISC President Roger E. Ferch.
Miller, a recognised authority on the design and performance of welded connections, cites Lincoln Electric as the true leader in the steel construction industry.
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As Miller reflected on Robert P. Stupp, after whom the award is named, he said: 黑料社淚 worked with Bob on various committees that promoted the use of steel bridges. His passion for the steel bridge industry was unmatched, and he was an undisputed leader in the steel construction industry. While our leadership styles were quite different, we shared a common passion for steel construction. It is special to receive this award named in his honour and memory.黑料社�
In 2005, Miller received AISC黑料社檚 Lifetime Achievement Award and, in 2013, AWS黑料社� George E. Willis Award for his work in advancing welding internationally. He was named an AWS Fellow in 2015.
A popular speaker on the subject of welded connections, Miller has lectured on the topic worldwide. He publishes frequently and has received, upon three occasions, the American Welding Society黑料社檚 (AWS) Silver Quill Award for excellence in published work. He also received AISC黑料社檚 T.R. Higgins Lectureship Award in 2001. That award recognises an outstanding lecturer and author whose technical papers are considered an outstanding contribution to the engineering literature.
Miller is the immediate past Chair of the AWS D1 Structural Welding Code Committee. He was the first Chair of the Seismic Welding Subcommittee and is a former co-chair of the AASHTO-AWS D1.5 Bridge Welding Code Committee. His current technical involvement includes membership on the AWS D1 committee, the AWS Technical Activities Committee, and the AISC Specification Committee. He is a professional engineer, certified welding inspector and qualified welder.
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