Mo Jiang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical and Life Science Engineering · Virginia Commonwealth University
Advance crystallization and material manufacturing for health and energy applications
Multiphase slug flow Process design and control Battery materials (Bio)Pharmaceuticals Reaction Engineering
Don Duval
Chief Executive Officer · NORCAT
Experienced, dynamic, and engaging speaker on an array of topics related to innovation, commercialization, and entrepreneurship
Turnaround Strategies Entrepreneurship Academic Research Commercialization
Anthony Rollett
Professor · Carnegie Mellon University
Anthony Rollett’s research focuses on microstructural evolution and microstructure-property relationships in 3D.
3D Printing Materials Science Microstructural Evolution Manufacturing & Materials Microstructure Computational Materials Science
Afroditi V. Filippas, Ph.D.
Professor, Graduate Program Director and VIP Director · Electrical and Computer Engineering
Professor Filippas is VCU’s representative to CCAM. Her research focuses on Smart Manufacturing, Data Analytics, and Modeling.
Electromagnetic Device Modeling Data Analytics Higher Order Statistical Analysis Multimodal Data Analytics Experimental Design
James K. Ferri, Ph.D.
Professor and Associate Chair, Department of Chemical and Life Science Engineering · VCU College of Engineering
Dr. Ferri is a Professor in the Department of Chemical and Life Science Engineering at VCU
Advanced Manufacturing Stability in disperse systems Interfacial Phenomena Process intensification
Lorenzo Valdevit
Professor, Materials Science and Engineering and Director, Institute for Design and Manufacturing Innovation · UC Irvine
Lorenzo Valdevit’s research is in the general area of mechanics of materials and structures and additive manufacturing
3D Printing & Additive Manufacturing Architected Materials Advanced Manufacturing Materials Science Metamaterials
Dana Cupkova
Associate Professor · Carnegie Mellon University
Dana Cupkova is a co-founder and design director of EPIPHYTE Lab, an architectural design and research collaborative.
Advanced Manufacturing Architecture Energy Sustainability Computational Design
Daniel J. Cox
Professor and Founding Chair of Manufacturing Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering · Georgia Southern University
Daniel J. Cox is an expert in robotics and automation, advanced manufacturing, and dynamic systems and control.
Dynamic Systems and Control Robotics and Automation Advanced Manufacturing
Azadeh Sawyer
Assistant Professor · Carnegie Mellon University
Azadeh Omidfar Sawyer's interdisciplinary research focuses on quantitative and qualitative methods to evaluate building envelopes.
Green Design Building Envelope Design Quality Virtual Reality Immersive Visualization Systems
B. Frank Gupton, Ph.D.
Floyd D. Gottwald, Jr. Chair in Pharmaceutical Engineering; Chair, Professor, Department of Chemical and Life Science Engineering · VCU College of Engineering
Professor Gupton's research is focused on the development of new technologies that will streamline organic synthesis
Cross-Coupling Catalysis Flow Chemistry / Continual Chemical Processing Organic Synthesis in Pharmaceutical Applications
Bradley Nichols, Ph.D
Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering · VCU College of Engineering
Bradley Nichols is an associate professor in the Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering.
Computer-Aided Design (CAD) Engineering Education Engineering Design and Analysis Measurements and Instrumentation Turbomachinery
Alexandros Tsamis
Assistant Professor, School of Architecture; Graduate Program Director; Associate Director, Center for Architecture, Science, and Ecology (CASE) · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Architect focused on composite materials, building energy systems and advanced manufacturing technologies for the built environment.
Manufacturing Technologies for the Built Environment Tectonics Composite Materials Ecology Material and Energy-based Computational Design
Jeffrey Rummel
Associate Professor in the Practice of Information Systems & Operations Management · Emory University, Goizueta Business School
Manufacturing planning and control Project Management Service operations and strategy
Juergen Hahn
Professor & Department Head, Biomedical Engineering · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Specializes in systems biology and process modeling and analysis with a focus on Autism diagnosis and treatment
Modeling and Control Data Science Computational Systems Biology Autism Spectrum Disorder
Erica Fuchs
Professor · Carnegie Mellon University
Erica Fuchs is passionate about building nationally the intellectual foundations and analytic tools to inform National Technology Strategy.
Innovation Policy Technology Development Public Policy Global manufacturing Commercialization