Simon Pun, FE, MS.
Metal Powder Industries Federation
Inspired by the art and science of next-generation materials and manufacturing technologies, Simon has pursued a career in the crossroad of materials science and mechanical engineering. He is currently Partner at a stealth manufacturing startup company in Los Angeles. He was previously the Director of Materials and Process Engineering at Divergent Technologies where he led a team of engineers and scientists to develop novel alloys and high-productivity process parameters for additively manufactured ground and air vehicle structures. Simon holds more than 10 patents in materials engineering and has received early career awards from engineering societies such as the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and American Society for Materials.
Simon began his career at the 3M Company as a Research Associate focused on Binder Jetting Technology. He later joined Aerojet Rocketdyne as a Materials and Processing Engineer to work on the AR1 booster engine program supporting U.S. Air Force and on the RS-25 engine program supporting NASA’s Space Launch System. Simon received his B.S. with dual majors in materials science and aerospace engineering, and M.S. in mechanical and aerospace engineering from the University of California, Irvine. He has obtained Fundamental Engineer credential in the State of California and is on his way of pursuing a Professional Engineer license in the Metallurgical and Materials discipline. Simon continues to publish in research journals and is currently in collaboration with research institutions in the U.S.
Simon serves on the Board of Directors and as a conference chair in Metal Powder Industries Federation (MPIF). He is also an active scientific contributor in the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers), and SAMPE (Society for Advancement of Material and Process Engineering).