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

Advisory Board Members

	Vicki J. Martin President Milwaukee Area Technical College		Michael Miller Director of Product Development Engineering HellermannTyton US
	Brian Witt Senior Manager – Engineering Centers of Excellence Ariens Company		Paul Voyles Director UW-Materials Research Science and Engineering Center
	Dane Morgan Harvey D. Spangler Professor of Engineering UW-Materials Science and Engineering		Robert Heideman Senior VP – Chief Technology Officer A.O. Smith Corporation
	Joseph Hamann Director, Advanced Engineering Rexnord Corporation		Scott Wollenberg VP R&D and CTO Modine Manufacturing Co.
	John Schiessl VP of Core Engineering Generac Power Systems		Sheku Kamara Dean of Applied Research Milwaukee School of Engineering
	John Borg (Pending) Professor and Chair Marquette University		Steven Russek Chief Engineering Scientist Astronautics Corp Of America
	Marv Klowak Global VP – R&D Briggs & Stratton Corp.		Brian Thompson President UWM Research Foundation
	Scott Jansen Executive VP and COO Employ Milwaukee		Fred Begale VP Engineering Badger Meter