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Biographies
Pages 199-207

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... He received his Bachelor's, Master's, and Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering from Purdue.
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... ERICH BLOCH is Director of the National Science Foundation. He joined IBM Corporation in 1952 after receiving a B.S.
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... He joined Ford Motor Company in 1970 as Director of Chemical and Physical Science. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, where he served as chairman of the Academy committee that drafted the guidelines for the Engineering Research Centers.
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... He was Chairman of the Agricultural Engineering Department at Michigan State University, and then Dean of the College of Engineering at Washington State University, where he also taught mechanical engineering.
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... After earning a Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering at Cornell University, he held a number of engineering and manufacturing management positions in Deere's domestic and overseas divisions. In 1980 he was named Vice-President in charge of Manufacturing Development, a position in which he was responsible for the strategic planning and evaluation of new and advanced manufacturing systems and technologies.
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... ROLAND W SCHMITT is Chairman of the National Science Board (governing body of the National Science Foundation)
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... :::: JAMES J SOLBERG is a Professor of Industrial Engineering at Purdue University and Associate Director of the Computer Integrated Design, Manufacturing, and Automation Center (CIDMAC)
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... NAM P SUH is Assistant Director for Engineering of the National Science Foundation.
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... Dr. Walker is a past Chairman of the National Science Board, a past Chairman of the Naval Research Advisory Commission, and was the second president of the National Academy of Engineering.
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