APMI is seeking nominations for its Fellow Award.  This highly selective award recognizes APMI members for their significant contributions to APMI and high level of expertise in the technology, practice, or business of the industry.  Candidates must have been a member of APMI for a combined total of 10 years minimum, with the last two being concurrent.  Recipients will receive their awards at the annual PowderMet conference.  Click here for a copy of the Award Criteria, Nomination Form, and a listing of prior recipients.

Send the completed Nomination Form by May 1, to Turner Abbott (tabbott@mpif.org).

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To battle the highly transmissible Omicron variant, a self-disinfecting copper-based nanoparticle-coated antiviral face mask was developed by Indian scientists from Bengaluru. The mask, which is biodegradable, highly breathable and washable, is said to exhibit high performance against the Covid-19 virus as well as several other viral and bacterial infections.

An additive manufactured (AM) titanium implant was used to reconstruct a cancer patient’s entire chest bone and ribs by a hospital in India. The reconstructive sternum and ribs surgery assured the patient would not be dependent on medical ventilation for the rest of his life. 

The White House has included additive manufacturing within its updated list of critical and emerging technologies that are important to US national security. The document builds upon the White House’s October 2020 National Strategy for Critical and Emerging Technologies released by then President Donald Trump, and will inform a forthcoming strategy on US technological competitiveness and national security, in addition to potentially informing future efforts to prioritize the technologies named.