 | | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | AIST ANNOUNCES 2023 STEEL INTERN SCHOLARS | PITTSBURGH, 29 June 2023 — The Association for Iron & Steel Technology (AIST) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2023 AIST Foundation Steel Intern Scholarships. A record 43 recipients were selected this year, representing US$327,000 in total awards.
The Steel Intern Scholar program awards university students with a US$7,500 scholarship in addition to a paid internship at a steel-related company. The student program is designed to reveal significant and rewarding career opportunities within the steel industry often associated with renewable energy applications, decarbonization technologies, and smart manufacturing solutions such as robotics and artificial intelligence.
Recipients are vetted against a variety of metrics, including technical interests, academic performance and extracurricular activities. All are deemed to have high potential for future steel industry career success.
“This is a tremendous program and a great opportunity for students and steel companies alike. Last year we had a record number of applicants that drove a record number of 43 scholarships awarded. I hope to see even more this year as the AIST Foundation has set a goal of awarding 50 scholarships,” said Chuck Greene, president and chief executive officer of AM/NS Calvert LLC, who serves as chair of the AIST Foundation Steel Intern Scholarship Committee.
In 2023, the AIST Foundation surpassed a significant milestone of providing more than US$1,000,000 in annual funding for programs that introduce students to the steel industry.
Funding, in part, is provided by: | 
| This year’s recipients are: | 2023 Steel Intern Scholar – Premier, US$12,000 
| Jack K. Doll, Mechanical Engineering Technology, University of Dayton
Internship: Nucor-Vulcraft, St. Joe, Ind., USA. |
2023 Steel Intern Scholars – Willy Korf, US$7,500 each 
| Rebekah A. Smith, Materials Science and Engineering, Michigan Technological University.
Internship: Gerdau, Monroe, Mich., USA. |
| Jorge Tapia-Juarez, Materials Engineering, Instituto Tecnológico de Morelia.
Internship: Ternium Mexico Universidad Plant, San Nicolás de los Garza, N.L., Mexico. |
2023 Steel Intern Scholars – Ronald E. Lincoln, US$7,500 each 
| Christopher C. Currie, Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, Colorado School of Mines.
Internship: Nucor Steel–Berkeley, Charleston, S.C., USA. |
| Clayton A. Ferguson, Mechanical Engineering, University of Alabama.
Internship: Steel Dynamics Inc. – Roanoke Bar Division, Roanoke, Va., USA. |
2023 Steel Intern Scholar – Benjamin F. Fairless (AIME), US$7,500 
| Raymond P. Wysmierski, Materials Science and Engineering, University of Tennessee Knoxville.
Internship: SSAB Specialty Steels, Mobile, Ala., USA. |
2023 Steel Intern Scholar – William E. Schwabe, US$7,500 
| Noah J. Brack, Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Southern University.
Internship: AM/NS Calvert LLC, Calvert, Ala., USA. |
2023 Steel Intern Scholar – David Samson Canadian, US$7,500 
| Sarah K. Cushnie, Materials Science and Engineering, McMaster University.
Internship: ArcelorMittal Dofasco G.P., Hamilton, Ont., Canada. |
2023 Steel Intern Scholars – Don B. Daily Safety, US$7,500 | Haley N. Ritchie, Environmental Health, Safety and Sustainability, University of Findlay.
Internship: CMC Steel South Carolina, Cayce, S.C., USA. |
2023 Steel Intern Scholar – Smith Graduate (AIME), US$7,500 
| Brendan M. Crutchfield, Mechanical Engineering, Arkansas State University.
Internship: The Systems Group – Systems Spray Cooled Division, Smyrna, Tenn., USA. |
| 2023 Steel Intern Scholars, US$7,500 each 
| Gaylan B. Beasley, Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Southern University.
Internship: Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Co., Charlotte, N.C., USA. |
| Jesus Campuzano Chamonica, Materials Engineering, Instituto Tecnológico de Morelia.
Internship: Ternium Mexico, Apodaca, N.L., Mexico. |
| Nolan J.M. Clark, Mechanical Engineering and Management, McMaster University.
Internship: JNE Consulting, Hamilton, Ont., Canada. |
| Nancy E. Coronado Bustos, Materials Engineering, Instituto Tecnológico de Saltillo.
Internship: Ternium Mexico, Churubusco, Mexico. |
| Nicholas A. Edwards, Mechanical Engineering, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.
Internship: Caterpillar, Mossville, Ill., USA. |
| Robert D. Emery, Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University.
Internship: Cleveland-Cliffs Burns Harbor, Burns Harbor, Ind., USA. |
| Matthew L. Fabian, Mechanical Engineering, Youngstown State University.
Internship: Steel Dynamics Inc. – The Techs, GalvTech, Pittsburgh, Pa., USA. |
| Kelsey R. Ferro, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Colorado School of Mines.
Internship: Caterpillar, Mossville, Ill., USA. |
| Madilyn A. Flandermeyer, Materials Engineering, University of Kentucky.
Internship: The Timken Co., North Canton, Ohio, USA. |
| Kailee A. Frenn, Industrial Engineering, Pennsylvania State University Erie.
Internship: Hodge Foundry Inc., Greenville, Pa., USA. |
| Bryan O. Hernandez Ortiz, Materials Engineering, Instituto Tecnológico de Morelia.
Internship: Ternium Mexico, Guerrero, G.R., Mexico. |
| Jackson S. Hollenbaugh, Materials Engineering, Purdue University.
Internship: Steel Dynamics Inc. – Structural and Rail Division, Columbia City, Ind., USA. |
| Camden J. Holloway, Materials Science Engineering, Virginia Tech.
Internship: SSAB Special Steels, Mobile, Ala., USA. |
| Ryan S. Kerbaugh, Industrial Engineering, Florida State University.
Internship: Cleveland-Cliffs Butler Works, Butler, Pa., USA. |
| Gabriel Magana Rendon, Mechatronics Engineering, Institute Tecnológico de Morelia.
Internship: Ternium Mexico, Churubusco, D.F., Mexico. |
| Elijah J. Mangone, Metallurgical Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology.
Internship: Nucor Steel–Decatur LLC, Decatur, Ala., USA. |
| Amelia L. McNamee, Master of Science in Applied Engineering, Georgia Southern University.
Internship: ATI Specialty Materials, Monroe, N.C., USA |
| Michael J. Neumann, Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Internship: CMC Steel Florida, Jacksonville, Fla., USA. |
| Carlos A. Perez-Marquez, Materials Engineering, Instituto Tecnológico de Saltillo.
Internship: Ternium Mexico, Apodaca, N.L., Mexico. |
| Dominic L. Piccone, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Colorado School of Mines.
Internship: Lincoln Electric Automation, Fort Collins, Colo., USA. |
| Benson R. Pulver, Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah.
Internship: Steel Dynamics Inc. – Structural and Rail Division, Columbia City, Ind., USA. |
| Victoria M. Rambo, Materials Science and Engineering, Virginia Tech.
Internship: SSAB Special Steels, Mobile, Ala., USA. |
| Lydia N. Randolph, Chemical Engineering, Trine University.
Internship: Steel Dynamics Inc. – Lafarga, New Haven, Ind., USA. |
| John L. Reutter, Metallurgical Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology. Internship: Nucor-Yamato Steel Co., Blytheville, Ark., USA. |
| Neil C. Rose, Materials Engineering, McGill University.
Internship: Hatch, Mississauga, Ont., Canada. |
| Samantha J. Saunders, Mechanical Engineering, Marshall University.
Internship: Nucor Steel West Virginia, Point Pleasant, W.Va., USA. |
| Brock R. Smith, Mechanical Engineering, University of Dayton.
Internship: Morgan, Alliance, Ohio, USA. |
| Thomas D. Teeters, Mechanical Engineering, North Carolina State University.
Internship: Midrex Technologies Inc., Charlotte, N.C., USA. |
| Monserrat N.M.N. Torres Sierra, Materials Engineering, Instituto Tecnológico de Morelia.
Internship: Ternium Mexico, Juventud Plant, San Nicolás de los Garza, N.L., Mexico. |
| Nina T. Tran, Materials Science and Engineering, McMaster University.
Internship: Hatch, Mississauga., Ont., Canada. |
| Patricia A. Vazquez Garcia, Materials Engineering, Instituto Tecnológico de Saltillo.
Internship: Ternium Mexico, Guerrero, GR, Mexico. |
| Valeria E. Villagomez Lopez, Materials Engineering, Instituto Tecnológico de Morelia.
Internship: Ternium Mexico Universidad Plant, San Nicolás de los Garza, N.L., Mexico. |
| Nathan E. Woodward, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Colorado School of Mines.
Internship: SSAB Americas R&D, Muscatine, Iowa, USA. |
University students are encouraged to apply for 2024 funding at aistfoundation.org.
The AIST Foundation is a Pennsylvania-based 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation organized for charitable, education and scientific purposes to attract technology-oriented professionals to the steel industry by educating the public about the high-tech, diverse and rewarding nature of careers in steel manufacturing. Through a variety of programs, the AIST Foundation awards funding to students, instructors and schools to ensure the iron and steel industry of tomorrow will have a sufficient number of qualified professionals.
The AIST Foundation is part of the Association for Iron & Steel Technology, a non-profit technical association of 17,500 members from more than 70 countries, with the mission to advance the technical development, production, processing and application of iron and steel. The organization is recognized as a global leader in networking, education, and sustainability programs for advancing iron and steel technology. | # # # | Press Release: Release_2023_Steel_Intern_Scholarship_Final.pdf | Click here to unsubscribe from all Association News related emails. |
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