Award winners to be recognized at events throughout 2025.
SME announced its 2025 College of Fellows. Since 1986, the SME College of Fellows has honored those members who have made outstanding contributions to the social, technological, and educational aspects of the manufacturing profession. These seven industry professionals have earned this highly prestigious honor through 20 years or more of dedication and service to manufacturing.
The members of the 2025 College of Fellows will be recognized at a variety of events during 2025, including the NAMRI/SME Awards Luncheon during NAMRC 53 and the SME Fall Gala in October.
SME’s 2025 College of Fellows
- Bopaya Bidanda, Ph.D. FSME, Ernest E. Roth Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Wayne Cai, Ph.D., FSME, Technical Fellow, General Motors Global R&D Center, Warren, Michigan
- Azad M. Madni, Ph.D. FSME, Professor of Astronautics, Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering and the Northrop Grumman Foundation Fred O’Green Chair in Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
- Michael “Mick” Maher, FSME, President, Marh and Associates LLC, Baltimore, Maryland
- Iris V. Rivero, Ph.D., FSME, Paul and Heidi Brown Preeminent Chair and Department Chair of Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
- Xun Xu, Ph.D., FSME, Professor, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- Jiwang Yan, Ph.D., FSME, Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Keio University, Yokohama, Japan
Recipients are vetted through the SME International Awards & Recognition Committee and receive lifetime, dues-free membership and carry the designation “FSME” (Fellow of SME) after their names.
SME is accepting nominations for the 2026 SME College of Fellows through Dec. 1. Previous winners, award information and nomination criteria can be found at sme.org/fellows.
For more information, visit sme.org.
