Dr Wolfgang Scholz, ONZM, of Auckland, for services to engineering and metals-based industry
Dr Wolfgang Scholz set up the New Zealand Welding Centre as a division of the New Zealand Heavy Engineering Research Association.
He developed an extensive program of education and research and grew this division into New Zealand’s centre of excellence for welding engineering.
He has produced comprehensive training material and courses for welding to meet the requirements of NZQA and international organisations.
Through membership of the International Institute of Welding, he has helped develop Australasian and international technical standards and guidelines.
He was HERA Director and is currently Trustee and Secretary/Treasurer of the HERA Foundation charitable trust.
As Director, he oversaw research programmes that strengthened the competitiveness of the local industry and preserved local jobs.
Dr Scholz has made a major contribution in coordinating, integrating and developing metals industry sub-groups.