2023 NOMINEE

DIANA KALISZ

PROCESS PIONEER AND MATERIAL SPECIALIST

Diana Kalisz has been part of 3D Systems for more than 30 years–joining the company in 1989 after beginning her career in aerospace. She has worked in a variety of capacities including managing printer, software and materials programs as well as leading the company’s overall engineering organization. Under her leadership, 3D Systems has commercialized dozens of products to facilitate the maturation of rapid prototyping as well as true production applications.In her current role, Diana is focused on materials development for the company’s Figure 4platform.She has a specific focus on Figure 4 materials directly used for many types of production applications.

Diana is a member of P.E.O., a women’s Philanthropic Educational Organization that supports higher education for women through scholarships, grants, awards, loans, and stewardship of Cottey College. This small organization has raised and given hundreds of millions of dollars to support women’s education.

2023 NOMINEE

JOE BEAMAN

PROCESS PIONEER AND RESEARCHER

After receiving his Sc.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Mechanical Engineering, Professor Joseph J. Beaman joined The University of Texas at Austin faculty in 1979 as the first academic researcher in the field of Additive Manufacturing. Here, he was instrumental in the development of one of the most successful AM processes, Selective Laser Sintering, and went on to become of one of the founders and first CTO of DTM Corporation (which later merged with 3D Systems). Professor Beaman has also worked extensively with the special metals processing industry to develop next generation process control for super alloys and titanium alloys. Dr. Beaman is a Fellow of both ASME and SME, and has continued to innovate throughout his academic career, receiving numerous awards and accolades during his tenure.

2023 NOMINEE

ANDY CHRISTENSEN

MEDICAL APPLICATIONS SPECIALIST & ADVISOR

Andy Christensen has spent his entire career focused on developing and expanding the medical applications of 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing. In 2000 Andy founded Medical Modeling Inc, a world-leading medical device-focused 3D Printing service bureau based in Colorado, USA. Medical Modeling developed entirely new toolsets in the areas of patient-specific anatomic modeling, virtual surgical planning, personalized surgical guides and personalized implants, including the very first FDA-cleared, 3D printed titanium implants. During his tenure Andy and his team contributed to the care of more than 70,000 patients, including more than two dozen sets of conjoined twins.

In 2014 Medical Modeling was acquired by 3D Systems, and Andy went on to aid the creation of a new business vertical for the company in the healthcare sector. Today, Andy is President of his consulting company, Fingerprint Additive, focusing on strategic guidance in the healthcare and 3d printing fields.

2023 NOMINEE

JEAN-PIERRE KRUTH

AM RESEARCHER AND PROCESS PIONEER 

Professor Jean-Pierre Kruth has been a researcher and process pioneer in the AM industry for over 30 years. As Professor in Production Engineering and Manufacturing at the Catholic University of Leuven (KU Leuven, Belgium) Jean-Pierre began his long career in AM in 1990 where his research on stereolithography led to him co-founding the AM company Materialise.  He continued his research activities into other areas of AM such as selective laser sintering and direct metal 3d printing, and has authored over 770 scientific papers.  As well as Materialise, Jean-Pierre set up other spin-off companies such as Metris in 1995 (now Nikon Metrology) and LayerWise N.V. in 2008 (now 3D Systems –LayerWise).  Jean-Pierre is a fellow of CIRP and SME and has received numerous awards for his work in AM.

2023 NOMINEE

MELISSA ORME

AM RESEARCHER AND APPLICATION SPECIALIST

Melissa Orme began her career in AM over three decades ago as Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of California, Irvine in the US. Here she developed a research programme centred on AM that drew international recognition, and resulted in 15 US patents. Melissa went on to hold senior leadership roles at start-up AM companies, including chief scientist and chief technology officer, before becoming Vice President of Boeing Additive Manufacturing for The Boeing Company.  Here she sets the AM strategy for the entire business and oversees all AM activities including flight hardware, production aids and research models to increase efficiency in the factories and to accelerate new product development.  As an author and technical advisor, Melissa serves on several advisory and professional committees for additive manufacturing and aerospace.

2023 NOMINEE

NORA TOURE

AM DIVERSITY PIONEER AND BUSINESS LEADER

Nora Toure is an experienced business leader in the field of AM, having been instrumental in the business development of AM companies such as Sculpteo, Ivaldi Group and Fast Radius.   But it is in her work through the non-profit Women in 3D Printing that her impact has been felt the greatest. Nora founded Wi3DP in 2014 as a blog to share stories of women making their way in this male-dominated industry. With overwhelming response, the community quickly grew to a network of over 30 ambassadors and 30,000 members worldwide and established an online magazine, local Wi3DP events as well as the International TIPE conference to promote women leaders in the additive manufacturing industry. After 7 years building the community, Nora is now acting as the Chairwoman of the Board, and serves as the Director of Enterprise Sales at Materialise.