NEWS & EVENTS

Profiled Individual:

Dan Turner
Associate Professor of Welding
Yuba College
Marysville,, CA

I teach students a skill that will improve their lives. I get time to do research and advance my own knowledge, plus I get to work in a modern shop and keep up with current trends.

High School:	Kelseyville High School Kelseyville, CA
College:	University of California, Davis, B.S. Agricultural Education Shasta College, Continuing Education Reading, CA

Profiled Individual:

Wesley Guntharp
Diver/ Underwater Welder
Miami Diver Inc.
Miami, FL

An article on underwater welding sounded interesting. I had never touched a welding machine in my life until I went to technical college, but it turns out I was good at it.

High School:	Valley View High School Jonesboro, AR
College:	Black River Tecnical College, Topside Welding Certificate Pocahontas, AR Commercial Diving Academy Jacksonville, FL

Profiled Individual:

Tiffany Dunlap
Pipe Welder
The Shaw Group
Aquasco, MD

It was my grandmother's idea. She read about the increased demand for welders. At first I dismissed the idea, but I was working in a clothing store then, and I knew I didn't want to do that forever. So I tried a welding class.

High School:	Hannah Pamplico High School Pamplico, SC
College:	Florence Darlington Technical College Darlington, SC

Profiled Individual:

Paul Edwards
Research Engineer
Boeing
Seattle, WA

My focus is friction-stir welding of titanium parts. Friction-stir welding is a solid-state joining process that softens rather than melts metals.

High School:	Entiat High School Entiat, WA
College:	University of Washington, Engineering