The staff of The Shot Peener was pleased to present Dr. Iida with the 1995 Shot Peener of the Year award. Dr. Iida is a professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering in the School of Science and Technology at the Meiji University in Kawasaki, Japan.
Dr. Iida was chosen because of his outstanding contribution to the advancement of shot peening through the publication of numerous papers and his service as Chairman of the Society of Shot Peening Technology of Japan (JSSP). He also served as General Chairman at ICSP4.
Items of study related to shot peening by Dr. Iida include:
- Work Softening
- Fatigue Strength and Residual Stress
- Decrease of Air Flow Resistance
- Relaxation of Residual Stress
- Affected Layer
- Induced Transformation
- Increase of Heat Flow Rate
- Shot Velocity
- Coverage
We are looking to Dr. Iida’s presentation at ICSPh in San Francisco.




