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Each year, SAMPE searches for individuals whose contributions to the materials and processes community have been significant. In the past 28 years, 125 have been recognized as a SAMPE Fellow. This year, SAMPE is pleased to welcome four new international Fellows who are also SAMPE members.

Dr. Rikard Benton Heslehurst Citation: Dr. Rikard Benton Heslehurst has distinguished himself among his colleagues in technology areas associated with composite damage assessment, composites repair technology and the critical design and analysis methodology necessary for bonded and bolted joints in advanced composites. His research and design technology publications in the joint design technology area are widely referenced in today’s advanced aircraft programs that are actively flying both commercially and militarily. In addition to his extensive research and publication of these technologies, he has been a mentor and educator to a wide number of industry and academic recipients, where the practical aspects of his technological advances are required in order to support field insertion of advanced composites at the most critical entry level for composite aircraft structures. Dr. Heslehurst is widely recognized for his publications and instructions within these critical fields. Dr. Rikard Heslehurst has contributed to the SAMPE international community as well as within the advanced composites industry over the past 25-30 years as a recognized leader within several key technology areas; damage assessment, impact damage, composites repair, joint design and joint analysis methodology. He has sustained his growth through active teaching and research in these areas at New South Wales University as well as through extensive on-going consulting within the composites industry. Furthermore, he has been an active consultant and teacher throughout the composites M&P community, providing significant technology advances in composites repair and joint design technology areas. He has maintained strong technical and personal growth through his activities in research, teaching, consulting and SAMPE activities. Dr. Heslehurst has been very active in the development and mentoring of students as a result of his strong academic activities as well as his organization of various “student competitions”. Most notable have been his organization of student competitions promoting engineering, materials and process engineering. He has been an active consultant in training and developing numerous people within the composites M&P industry as noted by his extensive series of training courses held for industry and government partners. He has also developed strong course and research activities and programs within the Australian Air Force and his university at New South Wales. His strengths in composite joint design, analysis and repair technology have been at the forefront of current technologies. Rik has been very active in both the SAMPE Australia Chapter and in SAMPE International where he has served in numerous positions over the past 25 years.

SAMPE Fellows

2011

SAMPE Journal, Volume 47, No. 3, May/June 2011

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