John Elmer receives McKay-Helm Award from the American Welding Society

Adding to his long list of accolades, Condensed Matter and Materials Division scientist John Elmer has been awarded the McKay-Helm Award from the American Welding Society for his paper entitled "Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow during Electron Beam Welding of 304L Stainless Steel Alloy," which was published in the March 2009 issue of Welding Journal .

The McKay-Helm award is given for the best contribution to the advancement of knowledge of low-alloy steel, stainless steel or surfacing welding metals, involving the use, development or testing of these materials, as represented by articles published in the Welding Journal during the previous calendar year.