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allowing utilities to take advantage of state of the art digital equip- Nuclear Automation, and was responsible for the growth of the Westing-
ment, models and control techniques to more reliably operate house I&C business from July 2010 to June 2013. Mr. Howell was also
automatically over a wider range of conditions. previously vice president of global Field Services, where he had executive
oversight of the field service business which offers complete outage
It will take a balanced portfolio of energy generation to satisfy the world’s support, advanced products, nuclear power plant component services
future demand. In that context it’s hard to ignore the fact that a single and training to customers worldwide.
uranium fuel pellet the size of a pencil eraser contains the same amount of
energy as 17,000 cubic feet of natural gas, 1,780 pounds of coal or 149 In his 34 years with Westinghouse, Mr. Howell has held engineering and
gallons of oil, and the fact that a single nuclear site can displace the annual field operations management positions for business lines related to
carbon footprint equivalent to 56,000 rail car loads of coal. reactor vessel and steam generator inspection and repair for pressurized
water reactor nuclear steam supply systems. Prior to these management
Technology is clearly a key enabler to safely, efficiently, and effectively positions, he was a lead design engineer for remote reactor repair
building and operating the world’s nuclear assets. Westinghouse projects.
continues to innovate and collaborate with nuclear and non-nuclear
colleagues to leverage technologies across disciplines… for the long run. He holds six patents for innovative equipment serving this market, is a
certified Customer 1st Leader and a black belt in Six Sigma and Lean
processes. He was the Customer 1st deployment director for Westing-
Biography: David Howell heads the Westinghouse house’s Nuclear Fuel business, with responsibility for driving implementa-
Electric Company Operating Plants Business product tion of the initiative throughout that business.
line, where he has operational responsibility for all
products and services related to operating plant Mr. Howell holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Geneva
services including instrumentation and control systems, College in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania (USA). He is a registered professional
outage support and plant modification services as well as engineering engineer in Pennsylvania and is a member of the Geneva College Advanced
products and nuclear parts for pressurized water reactors and boiling water Board and an elder in the Presbyterian Church in America.
reactors worldwide. Mr. Howell assumed this role in July 2013.
He is a member of the Westinghouse Operating Committee and a past
Mr. Howell’s prior experience includes executive responsibility for both member of the Westinghouse Board of Directors.
I&C and outage oversight. Most recently, he was senior vice president,

PRESIDENT’S LUNCHEON
12:00PM–1:30PM
124AB, Phoenix Convention Center

MELVILLE MEDAL SOICHIRO HONDA MEDAL EDWARD F. OBERT AWARD
Balakumar Balachandran Bahram Khalighi Adriano Sciacovelli
University of Maryland General Motors Global Research and University of Birmingham
Development
JAMES HARRY POTTER GOLD MEDAL HENRY R. WORTHINGTON MEDAL
Derek Bradley MELVILLE MEDAL Bruno Schiavello
University of Leeds Xianbo Liu Flowserve Corporation
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS MEDAL DIXY LEE RAY AWARD
Inderjit Chopra MELVILLE MEDAL Jerald L. Schnoor
University of Maryland Xinhua Long The University of Iowa
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
EDWARD F. OBERT AWARD FRANK KREITH ENERGY AWARD
Sara Cosentino M. EUGENE MERCHANT MANUFACTURING Aldo Steinfeld
Politecnico Di Torino MEDAL OF ASME/SME ETH Zurich
Jyotirmoy Mazumder
PER BRUEL GOLD MEDAL FOR NOISE University of Michigan EDWARD F. OBERT AWARD
CONTROL AND ACOUSTICS Vittorio Verda
Patricia Davies MELVILLE MEDAL Politecnico Di Torino
Purdue University Guang Meng
Shanghai Jiao Tong University MELVILLE MEDAL
WORCESTER REED WARNER MEDAL Nicholas Vlajic 17
Isaac Elishakoff National Institute of Standards and Technology
Florida Atlantic University

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