AWS President Holdren speaking at Columbus Section Meeting – March 13, 2025 Please join us on Thursday, March 13, 2025, for a social time, dinner, and presentation by AWS President Dick Holdren. We’re luck to have one of our own leading the organization this year. The meeting is in the OSU Welding Engineering main classroom;…
American Welding Society Scholarships – Application Deadline March 1, 2025 There is $629,000 for the 2025-2026 Academic Year to students in the Columbus Section through of combination of offerings from the Columbus Section, District 7, and National Scholarships. Every student should apply – many awards go to students with less-than-perfect GPAs. The Columbus Section is offering $12,000 (likely divided…
Scholarship Appreciation for 2024-2025 Awards Scholarship recipients often express their appreciation for awards that help them pay for their schooling. The AWS Foundation compiled letters received into a nice PDF document that makes it easy to review the students from District 7 which includes the Columbus Section. Awards are for National, District, and Columbus Section…
Event Report for November 21, 2024 Section Meeting The AWS Columbus Section meeting on November 21, 2024 was a great success. There was a lot of socializing, delicious food, and an enlightening presentation by Dr. Darren Barborak regarding welding’s critical role in the nuclear renaissance. In all, 55 people attended. To learn more about the…
Welding’s Role in the Nuclear Renaissance Please join us on Thursday, November 21, 2024 for a presentation by Darren Barborak, Welding and Repair Technology Center at EPRI, on the Nuclear Renaissance and the critical role that welding serves. Darren is a technical expert and deeply connected in this field so he is well-positioned to illuminate…
Annual AWS Golf Outing Join in the fun on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, for a full day of golf. It’s a 4-person scramble so gather a team or get paired at the event. The entry fee includes use of the driving range, cart, greens fee, prizes, and a meal at the end. Proceeds benefit the…
Section Meeting: BriskHeat Tour and Presentation BriskHeat Corporation designs and manufactures electrical heating solutions for industrial processes. We’re invited to tour their facility to see how heating elements and related components are made and then hear a presentation as well. There will be a social time and dinner, too, on Thursday, April 25, 2024. The…
Event Report for March 6, 2024 Section Meeting The section meeting, “Hot Wire Semi-Auto GTAW for Shipbuilding Applications”, at EWI on March 6, 2024, was a great event. With fourteen in attendance it was an intimate setting where everybody could visit during the social time. Dinner was delicious, too. Larry Brown gave a dynamic presentation…
Call for Nominations The AWS Columbus Section Nominating Committee has selected the following members as Regular Nominees for the 2024-2025 term: Chairman: Jason Keys Vice-Chairman: Matthew Duffey Treasurer: Harvey Castner Secretary: Bryan H. Lyons Members in good standing have an opportunity to make Nominations by Petition (to the Secretary via the section email address) in…
Section Meeting: Hot Wire Semi-Auto GTAW GTAW has always been know for offering fantastic quality but suffering from low productivity. Larry Brown will present on Wednesday, March 6, 2024, about advances in the process that utilize semi-automatic hot wire to drastically increase productivity as demonstrated on piping, structures, and vessels during shipboard application. There will…