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Henry Ford Technical Fellow

In 1994, Ford Motor Company created the position of Henry Ford Technical Fellow. This appointment is the most prestigious technical leadership position in the Company. It is intended to recognize exceptional engineers and scientists in research, product development, quality, information technology and manufacturing. It also recognizes their contributions as top technical experts with a national/international reputation in a key automotive related field. Fellows provide technical expertise, guidance and leadership in the application of relevant engineering and/or scientific principles to product development, manufacturing, smart mobility, information technology, data and analytics, and other areas of the business on technical matters. They also play a major consultative role to the senior leadership of the company in the development of corporate technical strategy and plans, and serve as champions of the Technical Specialist Program in the Company. To date, there have been 19 individuals appointed as a Henry Ford Technical Fellow.1994: Dr. Rodney Edwards - Vehicle Prototyping 1994: Dr. Haren S. Gandhi - Automotive Exhaust Catalysts 1994: Dr. Wallace R. Wade - Powertrain Engineering 1995: Dr. Priyaranjan Prasad - Biomechanics and Automotive Safety 1995: Louis R. Ross - Vehicle Engineering 1996: Dr. Christopher L. Magee - Systems Engineering 1997: Prof. Dr. Werner Kalkert - Powertrain Engineering 1998: Richard Riff - C3P Technology 1999: Prof. Dr. Rodney J. Tabaczynski - ICE Pollution Control 2001: Dr. Timothy P. Davis - Quality Engineering 2002: Dr. Takeshi Abe - Vehicle Driving Dynamics 2006: Dr. Davor Hrovat - Automotive Control Systems 2010: James Buczkowski - Electrical and Electronics Systems 2013: Dr. Mike Tamor - Hybrid Vehicles and Fuel Cells 2017: Dr. Dimitar Filev - Intelligent Information & Control Systems 2021: Dr. Debbie Mielewski - Advanced Materials 2022: Dr. Anthony D. Cooprider - Electrical and Electronic Systems Integrity 2022: Dr. Cynthia Flanigan - Sustainability Engineering 2023: Prof. Dr. Vasiliy Krivtsov - Probabilistic Risk Assessment 2025: Peter Kuechler - Vehicle Energy and Propulsive Systems

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In 1994, Ford Motor Company created the position of Henry Ford Technical Fellow. This appointment is the most prestigious technical leadership position in the Company. It is intended to recognize exceptional engineers and scientists in research, product development, quality, information technology and manufacturing. It also recognizes their contributions as top technical experts with a national/international reputation in a key automotive related field. Fellows provide technical expertise, guidance and leadership in the application of relevant engineering and/or scientific principles to product development, manufacturing, smart mobility, information technology, data and analytics, and other areas of the business on technical matters. They also play a major consultative role to the senior leadership of the company in the development of corporate technical strategy and plans, and serve as champions of the Technical Specialist Program in the Company. To date, there have been 19 individuals appointed as a Henry Ford Technical Fellow.

  • 1994: Dr. Rodney Edwards - Vehicle Prototyping
  • 1994: Dr. Haren S. Gandhi - Automotive Exhaust Catalysts
  • 1994: Dr. Wallace R. Wade - Powertrain Engineering
  • 1995: Dr. Priyaranjan Prasad 1 - Biomechanics and Automotive Safety
  • 1995: Louis R. Ross 2 - Vehicle Engineering
  • 1996: Dr. Christopher L. Magee - Systems Engineering
  • 1997: Prof. Dr. Werner Kalkert - Powertrain Engineering
  • 1998: Richard Riff - C3P Technology
  • 1999: Prof. Dr. Rodney J. Tabaczynski 3 - ICE Pollution Control
  • 2001: Dr. Timothy P. Davis4 - Quality Engineering
  • 2002: Dr. Takeshi Abe - Vehicle Driving Dynamics
  • 2006: Dr. Davor Hrovat 5 - Automotive Control Systems
  • 2010: James Buczkowski - Electrical and Electronics Systems
  • 2013: Dr. Mike Tamor 6 - Hybrid Vehicles and Fuel Cells
  • 2017: Dr. Dimitar Filev 7 - Intelligent Information & Control Systems
  • 2021: Dr. Debbie Mielewski 8 - Advanced Materials
  • 2022: Dr. Anthony D. Cooprider - Electrical and Electronic Systems Integrity
  • 2022: Dr. Cynthia Flanigan 9 - Sustainability Engineering
  • 2023: Prof. Dr. Vasiliy Krivtsov 10 - Probabilistic Risk Assessment
  • 2025: Peter Kuechler - Vehicle Energy and Propulsive Systems
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