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Appendix D: Biographical Information for Speakers
Pages 74-90

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From page 74...
... Prior to this role, Billa assumed several leadership positions across Deloitte and Monitor Deloitte, including leading Consulting Services for Deloitte India, heading Monitor Deloitte in India, leading Monitor's Commercial Leadership team in the Middle East, and heading Monitor's Scenario Planning practice in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. For nearly two decades, Billa has worked with multi­ national corporations, governments, and nonprofit organizations across more than 30 countries on strategic, organizational, and transformational issues.
From page 75...
... Bolcavage joined Rolls-Royce Corporation in Indianapolis in 2006, and her expertise focuses on the development of novel materials, advanced manufacturing processes, and cost-effective repair methods for high-value turbine engine components. Her previous roles have included senior engineering specialist, manager of the Surface Engineering group at Rolls-Royce plc, and chief of materials capability acquisition.
From page 76...
... Before joining the SME Education Foundation, he was the director of school engage­ment for Project Lead The Way, a nonprofit organization that pro vides a transformative learning experience for PreK-12 students and teachers across the United States. Cramer started his education career as an applied engineering instructor for the South Park School District in South Park, Pennsylvania.
From page 77...
... Her work in direct government and industrial appli­cation includes development of a collaborative program funded by and in partnership with the Army research laboratories for implementing multiscale modeling and design of materials for extreme dynamic environments, in particular designing ceramics and composites for armor applications. Graham-Brady also develops correlation-based simulations of complex material microstructures for Corning, Inc., in order to identify quantitative metrics that describe multi-phase materials and to connect these metrics to key material performance.
From page 78...
... Huggins Award for Excel lence in Teaching. A sought-after reviewer of more than 200 papers for structures and ­mechanics journals, Graham-Brady has been associate editor for the ASCE Journal of Engineering Mechanics since 2014, and also serves on the editorial boards of Structural Safety (since 2017)
From page 79...
... Kuehmann currently leads the materials engineering organizations at both Tesla and SpaceX, driving material solutions to enable the world's transition to a sustainable future, the commercialization of space, and a multi-planetary civilization.
From page 80...
... He has ­authored related documents such as Advanced Hypersonic Test Facilities, Assessment of Experimental Uncertainty with Application to Wind Tunnel Testing, and Recommended Practice for Successful Wind Tunnel Testing and Aerospace Human Resources for the 20th Century.
From page 81...
... His research focuses on the processing, microstructural development, and ­mechanical behavior of advanced metallic materials such as metal matrix composites or microcellular metals. He has contributed to our understanding of infiltration processing, composite micromechanics, and to the probing of in situ mechanical properties and
From page 82...
... Additionally, he taught national security decision-making and policy at the Woodrow Wilson School of International and Public Affairs at Princeton University from 2012 to 2018, taught leadership at the U.S. Naval Academy in 2019, and holds a master's degree in operations research from the Naval Postgraduate School.
From page 83...
... Nalamasu joined Applied in 2006 after serving as an NYSTAR Distinguished Professor of materials science and engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, where he also served as vice president of research. He has held key R&D leadership positions at AT&T Bell Laboratories, Bell Laboratories/Lucent Technologies, and Agere Systems, Inc., and was director of Bell Laboratories' Nanofabrication Research Laboratory, micro­electro­mechanical systems and waveguides research, and condensed matter physics organizations.
From page 84...
... He has written more than 200 archival journal publications and is the author of the book Nanomaterials: Mechanics and Mechanisms. Ramesh has received numerous research awards including the Murray Medal and the ­Lazan and Hetenyi awards, all from the Society for Experimental Mechanics.
From page 85...
... of an NSF Advanced Technological Education funded grant to build a national data collection for engineering-oriented technician degree and certificate programs at 2-year institutions. Prior to joining ASEE, he was the senior researcher at the American Association of University Professors and directed their national Faculty Salary Survey.
From page 86...
... He joined the Georgia Tech faculty in 1992, after 6 years in the Center for Explosives Technology Research at New Mexico Tech and 2 years as a post-doc at Caltech. He received his B.E.
From page 87...
... He has attracted research funding exceeding ~$20 million from federal agencies, including the Air Force Office of Scientific Re search, Army Research Office, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Office of Naval Research, and NSF, as well as from several national DOE and U.S. Department of Defense laboratories and industries.
From page 88...
... She is a fellow of ASM and is the recipient of the TMS Brimacombe Medal, the TMS Materials Processing & Manufacturing Division Distinguished Service Award, the TMS Early Career Faculty Fellow Award, the NSF CAREER Award, the Jon R and Beverly S
From page 89...
... He is ­author and co-author of 200 refereed journal publications and 7 book chapters. He delivered more than 180 invited talks and 45 contributed presentations, and he has been cited ~10,300 times with an h-index of 57 (Google Scholar)


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