Frederick W. Taylor Medal for Prof. Merklein

The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) awards several prizes and awards every year. The Frederick W. Taylor Research Medal is of particular importance in the field of production sciences. International candidates can be named here, from which a prize winner will then be selected. Information about the conditions and all previous award winners are online to find.

This year, Professor Marion Merklein received this honor. She is only the fifth winner from Germany in history and the first woman to receive this prestigious award in Germany. This highlights her outstanding publications in the area of ​​understanding materials, systems, principles, processes and their application to improve manufacturing processes. The SME press release summarizes this year's winners. A more detailed appreciation of the Taylor Medal-winning long-term achievement was also published.