Recap: AWS President Tour of Lehigh University testing facilities

Date of Event: 03/26/2024

Location: Lehigh University in Bethlehem PA

Number of Attendees: 5

Presenter/Notable Guest(s): Dr. John DuPont spoke to us about his metallurgical lab and equipment as well as some of his recent projects.
Ian Hodgson, P.E., S.E. spoke and showed us around the ATLSS Industrical Testing Facility.

Event Summary: The AWS President was invited to tour the Lehigh University testing facilities and learn about some of the projects currently being worked on.

Sean Moran and AWS President Michael Krupnicki look at a weld specimen that is being tested similar to what our nations bridges endure for cracking and weld failure
One of the nations oldest compression and tension testing machines. The machine dates back to 1909.
A newer and larger version of the compression and tension machine. This machine is roughly 50-75 years old and is 6 stories tall.
Another testing specimen to test bolted connections.