A steering advisory board, led by Dr. Nidal Abu-Zahra and comprised of leaders from industry and academia, was formed to help guide the discovery and proposal planning processes around the Center of Excellence in Advanced Materials & Manufacturing.
The final meeting occurred after the October 18 workshop, with agreement by the board to advance the proposal to seek funding from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation to establish the Center of Excellence in Advanced Materials & Manufacturing.
Meetings
September 6, 2018: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | Click to download and play introductory presentation. | |
October 4, 2018: Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC) | ||
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November 8, 2018: Milwaukee School of Engineering | ||
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Advisory Board Members
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Vicki J. Martin President Milwaukee Area Technical College |
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Michael Miller Director of Product Development Engineering HellermannTyton US |
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Brian Witt Senior Manager – Engineering Centers of Excellence Ariens Company |
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Paul Voyles Director UW-Materials Research Science and Engineering Center |
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Dane Morgan Harvey D. Spangler Professor of Engineering UW-Materials Science and Engineering |
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Robert Heideman Senior VP – Chief Technology Officer A.O. Smith Corporation |
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Joseph Hamann Director, Advanced Engineering Rexnord Corporation |
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Scott Wollenberg VP R&D and CTO Modine Manufacturing Co. |
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John Schiessl VP of Core Engineering Generac Power Systems |
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Sheku Kamara Dean of Applied Research Milwaukee School of Engineering |
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John Borg (Pending) Professor and Chair Marquette University |
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Steven Russek Chief Engineering Scientist Astronautics Corp Of America |
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Marv Klowak Global VP – R&D Briggs & Stratton Corp. |
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Brian Thompson President UWM Research Foundation |
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Scott Jansen Executive VP and COO Employ Milwaukee |
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Fred Begale VP Engineering Badger Meter |