It is with deep sadness that we share the news that friend and past employee of MEE, Dick Kielty, passed away this week. 

For nearly his entire career, Dick worked Twin City Testing (now Element) providing metallurgical engineering consulting services to local industries.  He retired from Element but was he was not the retiring kind of engineer. Dick began working for MEE at age 73. His intent was to work part time with us for two years but two years turned into eight years and he officially retired at age 81.  We so enjoyed having him around that he remained on our staff email list and would join us at staff lunches after his retirement.

His technical expertise and years of experience were valuable assets to our team. He was a great mentor to the other engineers on staff and enjoyed sharing his knowledge whether it was done one on one or presenting staff training lectures. I think all of us in the materials science and engineering fields can agree that Dick was the role model as someone who was truly dedicated to the profession.

Dick Kielty presenting staff lunch and learn.

Materials Evaluation and Engineering, Inc.  is pleased to announce that Henry Ahrenholtz has joined our staff as an Associate Engineer. We hired Henry to support MEE’s  busy materials characterization laboratory.  He has rapidly become skilled in nondestructive testing methods, visual examination, metallographic sample preparation, microstructure examination, and mechanical testing. He has already been involved in two large industrial projects assisting senior engineering staff on the job site and in the laboratory.  We are confident that Henry will be a strong asset to the MEE team.

Henry is from Minnetonka Minnesota and attended Iowa State University, graduating in 2018 with a degree in Materials Engineering with a specialization in polymers. When not at work in the Metallography Lab, Henry enjoys rock climbing and cycling.

Henry Ahrenholtz