TAGA Announces the Winner of the 2008 Michael H. Bruno Award—Dr. Tim C. Claypole

PITTSBURGH—April 15, 2008—The Technical Association of the Graphic Arts (TAGA) presented the Michael H. Bruno award to Dr. Tim C. Claypole during the 60th annual TAGA Conference. The Board of Directors of TAGA singles out a professional with a distinguished career to receive this award each year in appreciation of his dedicated service and contribution to the advancement of the graphic arts internationally. The late Michael H. Bruno was the founder of TAGA in 1948. He was a past president and the first recipient of the TAGA Honors Award in 1976 (renamed in 2005 in his honor); Mr. Bruno dedicated his life to the graphic arts industry, its research methods, and technological innovation.

This year, TAGA honors Dr. Tim C. Claypole with the Michael H. Bruno Award in recognition of his dedication to graphic arts education and research. Tim C. Claypole, Ph.D., BSc (Hons), C. Eng, M.I.Mech.E., M.I.E.T., is a native of Cardiff, Wales, UK. He is a Chartered Mechanical Engineer and Chartered Electrical Engineer and is a Reader in the Multi-Disciplinary Nano Technology Centre in the School of Engineering, Swansea University, where his main research is the study of printing as a manufacturing process for all applications. His research in printing includes printing of flexible electronics, sensors, and biomaterials as well as graphics and packaging.

Dr. Claypole is the founder and director of two university spin-out companies, Swansea Printing Technology Ltd., providing software and support services, and Teclyn, which offers a manufacturing service for electronics and displays. He is also a driving force behind the Print Forum Wales, which focuses on raising awareness of advances in printing technology. It runs three two-day colloquia, a strategic summit, and special interest groups every year. Dr. Claypole has also been responsible for the development of education and training at levels from basic print training through to master’s level courses. He has been actively involved with the Web Offset Champion Group since 2002, contributing to the best practice guides on maintenance, environment, and alternative screen technology.

Dr. Claypole has been a member of the TAGA Board of Directors from 2002 to 2008. He held the position of honorary treasurer from 2003 to 2005 and was vice president of technical papers from 2005 to 2007. As a leading academic, he has always appreciated the need for a peer-reviewed journal for technical papers in the graphic arts. In 2005, the TAGA Journal was under threat of ceasing publication after the first volume. He took over as editor, running the peer review process through the WCPC and publishing the TAGA Journal through Swansea Printing Technology Ltd, thus ensuring the survival of the TAGA Journal. For all of his accomplishments and his dedication to the association, TAGA distinguishes Dr. Tim C. Claypole with the 2008 Michael H. Bruno TAGA Award.

About TAGA
Organized in 1948, the Technical Association of the Graphic Arts (TAGA) is the only global professional association for the graphic arts industries. TAGA focuses on graphic arts systems, software, and computer technology developments, as well as the more traditional areas of press, ink, and paper engineering applications. The association also provides guidance and support to its fifteen student chapters around the world.