This year, SME Media will again profile 30 young trailblazers, in 30 Under 30. The main criteria for a nomination should be the following:

• Nominees must be no older than 30 as of December 31, 2021
• People in the manufacturing business
• People doing manufacturing research
• People teaching manufacturing trades or manufacturing engineering
• Students (K-12 and above) making an impact through or in manufacturing

Submit your nominations by April 16, 2021. 

SME’s North American Manufacturing Research Conference ― NAMRC 49, June 21-25 ― will shift to virtual this year with research-focused presentations and critical discussions on technical innovations and new methods and applications of leading-edge technology from around the world. In the February 2021 SME Speaks’ guest editorial, longtime SME member Lihui Wang, PhD, FSME, PE, and 2020-21 president of SME’s North American Manufacturing Research Institution, emphasizes that manufacturing research is unstoppable, even during the COVID-19 pandemic.