Call for Nominations The 2026 Nominating Committee has selected the following Regular Nominees for 2026-2027: Jerry Van Meter for ChairmanNancy Porter for Vice-ChairmanHarvey Castner for TreasurerBryan H. Lyons for Secretary The 45-day period for Nominees by Petition closes at the end of May 5. The Duties of Officers can be found in the Section Bylaws…
Section Meeting on April 9, 2026 – High-Deposition GMAW Welds Please join us on Thursday, April 9, 2026, at Hofbrauhaus for a social time, dinner, and a technically-grounded presentation on high-deposition GMAW. Kent Johns, Application Engineer at Lincoln Electric, will walk through the engineering behind twin-wire processes — arc dynamics, wire interaction, parameter relationships —…
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Jason Keys Receives Section Meritorious Award Jason Keys, past chairman of the Columbus Section, received the AWS Section Meritorious Award from current chairman Jerry Van Meter at the February 12, 2026, section meeting. Jason served two terms as chairman, from 2023 to 2025. Chairman Jerry Van Meter (left) presents the AWS Section Meritorious Award to…
Event Report for February 12, 2026, Section Meeting Twenty-three attended the social, dinner, and presentation in Room 111 of the OSU Welding Engineering facility on west campus. Section chair Jerry Van Meter opened the evening by presenting a surprise meritorious section award to past chair Jason Keys. James Przybylski, account manager from Luvata, reviewed how…