Student Grant Recipients

MPIF is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2025 Conference Grants for PowderMet2025.org & AMPM2025.org to be held June 15-18 in Phoenix.

Grants are awarded to 41 students representing 21 universities. 

The following students are awarded grants for Phoenix:

Concordia University                                                                Pennsylvania State University, DuBois
•    Ritam Vajpeyi                                                                         •    Zakk Walters
Laval University                                                                        •    Samuel Yount
•    Simon Mercier
 

CPMT/Axel Madsen Conference Grants History

Axel Madsen was well-known in the PM industry as a successful entrepreneur. He co-founded Allied Sinterings, Inc., Danbury, CT, in 1959. The company began in a converted diner with four employees and went on to develop a successful niche business producing high-precision, small, and intricate PM parts. Madsen was a creative toolmaker and an expert on high-precision PM parts. He was active in the Powder Metallurgy Parts Association (PMPA) of MPIF and served as a director.

The Axel Madsen Conference Grant Program was established by his family to encourage students to learn more about PM technology and pursue careers in the PM industry. Annually, four students receive full registration to the annual conference and a stipend for travel and lodging.