NSF Workshop:
Faculty Development Needs for Advanced Manufacturing in the USA
Located at the National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA on January 9th and 10th, 2014
NSF Workshop:
FACULTY DEVELOPMENT NEEDS for ADVANCED
MANUFACTURING in the USA
NSF Stafford I Room 375
January 9th and 10th, 2014
Thursday, January 9th
7:30 am – 8:30am
Registration and Coffee / Pastries
8:30 am – 9:45am
Welcome and Introduction –
Dr. Stephen McKnight, NSF Division Director CMMI
Perspectives from the NSF Advanced Manufacturing Cluster –
Dr. Mary Toney, NSF Program Director
9:45 am - 10:15am
Networking Break with coffee
10:15 am – 11:00am
Industrial Innovation Opportunities –
Dr. Donald Senich, NSF Program Director
11:00 am – 12:00pm
DARPA Disruptive Manufacturing Perspectives –
Dr. William Coblenz, DARPA Program Director
12:00 pm – 1:15pm
Networking and Lunch Break
1:15 pm – 3:00pm
Perspectives on Nanomanufacturing and ONR Programs –
Dr. Khershed Cooper, NSF Program Director
CISE Robotics Opportunities in Manufacturing –
Dr. Satyandra Gupta, NSF Program Director
3:00 pm – 3:30pm
Networking Break with Refreshments
3:30 pm – 5:00pm
Innovating with Small Business –
Dr. Rajesh Mehta, NSF Program Director
Mentoring for Advanced Manufacturing –
Faculty Panel
Friday, January 10th
8:00 am – 8:30am
Coffee and Pastries
8:30 am – 10:15am
Perspectives from Advanced Manufacturing and NSF other programs –
Dr. Z. J. Pei, NSF Program Director
US Department of Energy Perspectives for Manufacturing –
Dr. Robert Ivester, Acting Director Advanced Manufacturing Office
10:15 am – 10:45am
Networking Break with coffee
10:45 am – 12:00pm
Advanced Manufacturing Department of Commerce / NIST –
Dr. Michael Molnar, Director Advanced Manufacturing National
Program Office
Workshop wrap-up.