Council 2026-2027
The Council includes the Board Members and six other Council Members.
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Board:
President: Prof. S. Kara (Australia)
Vice President: Prof. J. Vancza (Hungary)
Vice President Elect: Prof. John Sutherland (USA)
Past President: Dr. A. Balsamo (Italy)
Secretary General Treasurer: Prof. D. Dumur (France)
Technical Secretary: Prof. K. Erkorkmaz (Canada)
Council members:
Dr. P. Arrazola (Spain)
Prof. E. Budak (Turkey)
Prof. J. Cao (USA)
Prof. G. Lanza (Germany)
Prof. B. Mullany (Ireland)
Prof. Y. Umeda (Japan)
Committees 2026-2027
Communication Committee:
Profs. S. Kara (Chair), J. Vancza, J. Sutherland, A. Balsamo, D. Dumur, K. Erkorkmaz, Y. Altintas, E. Budak, R. Schmitt, T. Tolio, M. Urgo, H. van Brussel
Editorial Board (CIRP Annals):
Profs. E. Budak (Editor-in-Chief), M. Merklein and A. Nassehi (Deputy Editors-in-Chief), A. Archenti, J. Aurich, M. Bambach, S. Bruschi, A. Erkoyuncu, L. Fratini, R. Gao, S. Ibaraki, S. Kara, I. Lazoglu, L. Madej, S. Makris, A. Matsubara, D. Meyer, N. Michailidis, C. Okwudire, J. Outeiro, M. Schmidt, T. Tomiyama, J. Vancza, H. Yamaguchi
Finance Committee:
Profs. H. Hansen (Chair), B. Lauwers, J.-M. Linares
Membership Committee: (Chair: Prof. J. Vancza)
- Credentials Subcommittee: Profs. J. Cao, M. Merklein, S. L. Soo, N. Michailidis, Y. Takaya
- Nominations Subcommittee: Profs. J. Duflou, A. Matsubara, J. Rech, R. Stark, R. Wilhelm
F.W. Taylor Medal Award Committee:
Profs. C. Brecher, S. Bruschi, K. Erkorkmaz (Chair), A. Malshe, Y. Umeda
General Pierre Nicolau Award Committee:
Profs. B. Denkena, F. Fang, B. Lauwers (Chair)
Liaison Committee
STC : Chairman (Ch), Vice Chairman (V-Ch), Secretary (S)
STC A : L. Wang (Ch), S. Thiede (V-Ch), S. Makris (S)
STC C : P. Arrazola (Ch), V. Schulze (V-Ch), J. C. Outeiro (S)
STC Dn: N. Anwer (Ch), A. Liu (V-Ch), T. Sakao (S)
STC E: A. Clare (Ch), W. Wits (V-Ch), E. Ferraris (S)
STC F: S. Bruschi (Ch), B. Kinsey (V-Ch), M. Merklein (S)
STC G: C. Heinzel (Ch), E. Da Silva (V-Ch), P. Krajnik (S)
STC M: M. Zaeh (Ch), K. Erkorkmaz (V-Ch), H-C. Möhring (S)
STC O: A. Nassehi (Ch), T. Kaihara (V-Ch), M. Colledani (S)
STC P: Y. Takaya (Ch), E. Morse (V-Ch), J. A. Yagüe-Fabra (S)
STC S: G. Tosello (Ch), D. Meyer (V-Ch), N. Michailidis (S)
Cross-STC co-Chairs: G. Lanza and J. Sutherland
Terminology Committee: R. Schmitt (Ch), M. Urgo (V-Ch), D. Djurdjanovic (S)
CMAG: L. Uriarte (Ch), Y. Nonaka (V-Ch), K. Erkorkmaz (V-Ch), S. Engin (S)
CIRP Annals - Editorial Board: E. Budak (Editor-in-Chief), M. Merklein and A. Nassehi (Deputy Editors-in-Chief)
CIRP Journal of Manufacturing Science & Technology (JMST): Y. Altintas (Editor-in-Chief)
CIRP Novel Topics (CNTPE): T. Tolio (Editor-in-Chief)