NASF SUR/FIN Manufacturing & Technology Trade Show & Conference 2027

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Jeff Szotek is a Stellantis Senior Technical Specialist in the Materials and Sustainability Engineering group responsible for Decorative Metallic Finishes and is the Global Lead for Decorative Chrome Electroplated Finishes. After achieving a Bachelor’s degree from Loyola University of Chicago and a Master’s degree in Organic Chemistry from the University of Michigan, Jeff began his career at the Udylite Division of OMI in 1985. As a research chemist. Jeff developed products for pretreatment systems, electroless nickel and alkaline non-cyanide copper electroplating before moving into technical management and marketing positions. Jeff joined Stellantis in 2005 where he works with suppliers developing and validating state of the art metallic finishes including Paint over Chrome, PVD, and Satin processes. His current focus is implementing trivalent chrome and chrome-free etch technologies, leading Stellantis’ major sustainability goal to eliminate hexavalent chromium and perfluorinated materials from electroplated components.

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Sharon Miller is a senior research engineer at NASA Glenn Research Center and has worked there for 42 years. She has published over 120 papers and holds 7 patents. Her area of research specializes in space environment effects on spacecraft materials. She has also been heavily involved in the development of coatings and surface modification techniques to make materials more durable to space environments and/or to enhance properties such as heat transfer and optical performance for Earth applications as well as space-based applications. She graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Summa Cum Laude, from Cleveland State University; Masters in Materials Science and Engineering from Case Western Reserve University; and Master’s in Business Administration, also from Case Western Reserve University.

Nathan Hughes is a coatings and overhaul expert for the United States Air Force (USAF) and each year answers hundreds of requests for technical assistance dealing with aerospace corrosion and coatings. Nathan received a bachelor’s degree in chemical and Fuels Engineering from the University of Utah in 1997 and started working that same year at the USAF landing gear electroplating and overhaul facility at Hill AFB in northern Utah. The USAF funded Nathan’s graduate studies, and he received a masters of science degree in Chemical and Fuels Engineering from the University of Utah in 2002. Nathan has spent his entire career focused on electroplating, overhaul, and corrosion mitigation of high strength aerospace metals and has worked extensively on environmentally friendly alternatives to cadmium plating and hexavalent chromium. Nathan manages several Department of Defense R & D projects to evaluate cadmium and hexavalent chromium alternatives and is the Chair of the AMS B Finishes Processes and Fluids Committee. Nathan enjoys mountain biking, surfing, and spending time outdoors with family.

Thomas Walstrum is a principal business economist in the economic research department at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. His responsibilities include the Seventh District's contribution to the Beige Book , the Chicago Fed Survey of Economic Conditions , and briefings for the Chicago Fed president on Seventh District economic conditions. He also is a contributing author to the Bank's Chicago Fed Insights article series. Walstrum holds a B.A. in economics from Wheaton College, Illinois, and a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Illinois at Chicago, with concentrations in labor and urban and regional economics.