RECOGNITION IN HEAT TREATMENTHephaestus award
Mr. John Hubbard, P.E.
2016 Hephaestus Award Recipient
The Hephaestus Award will be bestowed this year to Mr. John Hubbard, P.E. for his contribution to the development of heat treating worldwide. Mr. Hubbard devoted his entire career to the thermal processing industry and was a driving force behind the remarkable growth story of Bodycote, the world’s leading provider of thermal processing services. Under his leadership, Bodycote expanded rapidly from a UK-focused heat treater to the preeminent global company. He made over 200 acquisitions before retiring to return to the United States in 2009. Mr. Hubbard didn’t stay away for too long. Earlier this year, he came out of retirement to return to the heat treating business, working with Calvert Street, a private US investment firm, both as an investor and a board member.
The Hephaestus Award recognizes contributions made by academic and industrial researchers and industry leaders to the field of heat treating that have had an impact on surface engineering, materials science, and industrial processes or production techniques.
Past recipients:
Jan Tacikowski
of the Institute of Precision Mechanics, Poland, Ground-breaking work in controlled nitriding.
Dr. Kiyoshi Funatani
Leading role in the development and industrialization of various nitriding technologies in the automotive industry.
Dr. George Totten
Long-standing efforts in quenching and tribology, as well as his contributions to standards development.
Dr. Dieter Liedtke
50 years of dedication to the practical development of heat treating at Bosch and lifetime service to the AWT (German Association for Heat Treatment and Materials Engineering), as well as his positive guidance in the classroom.