WELCOME FROM THE CONFERENCE CHAIRS

摘要

As Technical Program Chair and Co-Chair, we welcome you to this year's virtual ASME International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference (MSEC 2021), after an unprecedented year leading to the cancellation of MSEC 2020! This year's conference is sponsored by the Manufacturing Engineering Division of ASME and held jointly with the 49th North American Research Conference (NAMRC 49), sponsored by the North American Research Institution of SME (NAMRI/SME). The conference also includes two joint symposia with the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers (JSME).While the conferences are held jointly, the paper submission, review, and acceptance processes were conducted separately for MSEC and NAMRC. Of the 186 technical papers received, MSEC's peer review process accepted 150 papers for publication in the MSEC 2021 proceedings. In addition, 49 technical posters were submitted, with 33 accepted for inclusion in the online paper site and for presentation at the conference. This year's conference welcomes 18 Ph.D. students and recent graduates to the new Doctoral Symposium, enabling these young engineers to present their doctoral research to the manufacturing community. Two industry practitioners will present their work in a presentation-only format. Seven leading experts were nominated and selected as Invited Symposium Speakers and will present their visions in long-form presentations. A special MED 100th anniversary session welcomes five authors to present recent work related to their state-of-the-art reviews presented at MSEC 2019 and published in the ASME Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering.