{"253681":{"#nid":"253681","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Industry Heavy Hitters Participate in Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute External Advisory Board Meeting","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAnalytic Services Inc., Cummins Inc., Cytec Aerospace, Evolved Analytics, the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Shaw Industries, and the Society of Manufacturing Engineers \u2013 all are very big names in manufacturing. On Oct. 30, representatives from each of these organizations joined the Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute for its fall External Advisory Board meeting.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe purpose of this meeting was two-fold. \u201cFirst, this meeting is to help guide the long-term strategy of the Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute so that it is a world leader in critical areas of manufacturing research,\u201d said Theresa Kotanchek, Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder of Evolved Analytics and Chair of the GTMI External Advisory Board. \u201cSecond, the meeting is to educate the board members on the research taking place at GTMI.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGTMI board members in attendance included:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EWayne Eckerle (Cummins),\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ETheresa Kotanchek (Evolved Analytics),\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ERob Maskell (Cytec),\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EMike McGrath (Analytic Services Inc.),\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EJohn Russell (Office of the Secretary of Defense),\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EPete Sigmon (Shaw Industries), and\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EMark Tomlinson (Society of Manufacturing Engineers)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe day-long event included research presentations on additive manufacturing, bio-inspired design, next generation fibers, model-based systems engineering, printed electronics, and sustainable manufacturing from key research leaders at Georgia Tech. Board members also heard a panel discussion on Georgia Tech\u2019s involvement in the National Network of Manufacturing Innovation, and panelist sought ways to further engage industry in the process. Panel moderator and Georgia Tech Research Institute Executive Director, Industry Strategy and Communications, Don McConnell, also posed the question of which areas of research should be the focus of the federal Advanced Manufacturing Partnership 2.0 program based on the 16 recommended topics named by AMP 1.0. Advanced manufacturing and testing equipment; advanced sensing, measurement and process control; sustainable manufacturing; and biomanufacturing and bioinformatics were among the top-listed research areas among GTMI\u2019s board.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EKey industry representatives discussed strategy and research with GTMI leadership and researchers.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Key industry representatives discussed strategy and research with GTMI leadership and researchers."}],"uid":"27857","created_gmt":"2013-11-11 16:33:33","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:15:18","author":"Tracy Heath","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2013-11-11T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2013-11-11T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"155831","name":"Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute (GTMI)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"9441","name":"external advisory board"},{"id":"215","name":"manufacturing"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETina Guldberg\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDirector, Strategic Partnerships\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E404-385-4950\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:tina.guldberg@gatech.edu\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Etina.guldberg@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["tina.guldberg@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}