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.
