Delphi's Leading Plastics Expert Honored by
International Society of Plastics Engineers
WARREN, Mich., May 10 Delphi Automotive Systems
announced today that Dr. Suresh Shah, senior staff research
scientist in the Advanced Development Group for the Interior Systems division,
was honored as "Fellow of the Society" by the International Society of
Plastics Engineers (SPE). Shah was recognized during the Society's 59th
Annual Technical Conference (ANTEC), in Dallas, Texas, during an award
luncheon ceremony held Wednesday. This honor was given for Shah's
contributions in the fields of plastics engineering and science.
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"This is a highly recognized honor in the plastics industry," said Barbara
A. Sanders, director of Advanced Development for Delphi Interior Systems.
"Dr. Shah has a unique combination of technical expertise from polymer
chemistry to plastics engineering that is very difficult to find in the
industry. His advanced education, coupled with 16 years of professional
experience in plastic materials and processing, has helped him create many
significant innovations for the automotive industry, some of which have become
industry trends."
Shah has been with Delphi and former parent, General Motors Corp., for 16
years and has worked on several assignments to develop innovative plastic
materials and process technologies for interior and exterior applications. In
addition, he also functions as an internal consultant for plastic materials
and processes. Shah earned his Ph.D. in plastics engineering and polymer
chemistry from the University of Massachusetts in Lowell in 1985.
Shah holds 16 U.S. patents and more than 14 defensive publications and
trade secrets. He has also published more than 50 technical papers on
subjects such as: interior thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO) materials and
applications, innovative plastic processes and applications for the automotive
industry, gas-assisted injection molding, and automotive door hardware
modules. Three of his technical papers received "The Best Technical Paper"
award from SPE and the Society of Plastics Industries (SPI).
As a renowned technical professional, he has also been invited several
times to speak about the trends in automotive plastics related to materials,
processes and applications and has been a keynote speaker at conferences
organized by the National Plastics Exhibition (NPE), SPE ANTEC, and the
Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME).
In 2000, Shah was invited to Washington, D.C., to present a seminar on gas
injection molding at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. In 1998, he was
inducted into Delphi's "Intellectual Property Hall of Fame." He also received
General Motors' President's Council Honors award in 1997 for his work on the
development of the Super Plug(TM), an automotive door hardware module that
uses a gas injection molding process. On behalf of the Super Plug(TM)
development team, Shah received several prestigious awards for product design
and process innovation including the SPE international award, SPI
transportation award, International Body Engineering Conference (IBEC) design
award, Modern Plastic International process award, and the Plastics & Rubber
World (PRW) Europe automotive award.
SPE provides and promotes the knowledge and education of plastics and
polymers worldwide. Currently, Shah serves as a member of the board of
directors and executive committee of SPE Automotive Division. He was
Automotive Division Chairman for 1999-2000.
Out of approximately 40,000 SPE members worldwide, only 155 members have
been elected to this prestigious status in the 60-year history of the
organization, and most are researchers from academic institutions. To date,
Shah is only the second Fellow in the SPE Automotive Division.
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