Dr. Judy Runge from Apple has been chosen to deliver the Blum Lecture at the NASF SUR/FIN conference.
Her talk will be given on Tuesday, June 7 at 2:00 p.m. at the conference, which will be held in Chicago and the Donald Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont.
Dr. Runge is a metallurgical engineer and surface scientist specializing in the surface treatment and interfacial science of aluminum and its alloys. Her career spans 40 years, focusing on materials engineering problem solving that utilizes her expertise as a surface scientist and manufacturing process engineer, providing failure analysis and metallurgical support to the aluminum finishing industry.
She is currently employed as Principal Engineer, Surface Finishing in Manufacturing Design at Apple, Inc. in Cupertino, California.
Dr. Runge is an internationally recognized expert in the science and technology of anodic oxidation and has given presentations and classes on the subject all over the world. She has received numerous awards and most recently was honored to receive the 2020 NASF Scientific Achievement Award.
Her book, The Metallurgy of Anodizing Aluminum, was published in April of 2018 by Springer Nature.
The Blum Lecture is a prestigious honor given to present at NASF SUR/FIN and is named for the late Dr. William Blum, Sr., who was instrumental in the establishment of fundamental research in the association and the first recipient of the NASF Scientific Achievement Award.
