114th Congress Events
Advanced Manufacturing
Dr. Thomas Gardner, Jacobs Mission Solutions
Michel Molnar, NIST
Adele Ratcliff, DoD
Dr. Mark Johnson, DOE
Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing (joint with Maker Caucus)
Dr. Gary Fedder, Vice Provost for Research, Carnegie Mellon University
Congressman Mark Takano, Congressman Tom Reed.
Ed Morris, America Makes Director and NCDMM Vice President
Neal Orringer, Vice President of Alliances and Partnerships, 3D Systems
Christine Furstoss, Global Technology Director, Manufacturing & Materials Technologies, GE
Dr. Jack Beuth, Carnegie Mellon University, Additive Manufacturing for Metals
Dr. Adam Feinberg, Carnegie Mellon University, 3D Bioprinting for Medical Applications
David Woessner, Realizing New Market Potential for Customized Products
Hiring STEM Professionals (joint with STEM Education Caucus)
The Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Process and HR 4923 – American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016
Digital Design and Manufacturing (joint with Maker Caucus)
Prof. Karen Thole, Penn State University
Dr. Bruce Kramer, NSF
Dr. Dean Bartles, DDMI
Mr. Steven Hooper, Autodesk
Exploring the Nexus of Food and Advanced Manufacturing for American Competitiveness, Food Safety, and Global Security
Pre-college Engineering Education and Impact on Manufacturing (joint with Maker Caucus)
Congressman Tom Reed
Dr. Said Jahanmir, ASME Science and Engineering Policy Fellow Office of Congressman Tim Ryan
James Brown, STEM Education Coalition
Prof. Chris Rogers, Tufts University, Center for Engineering Education and Outreach
Prof. Susan Ipri Brown, Hope College, Center for Exploratory Learning
Teresa Sappington, Lamar County Center for Technical Education, Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow, Office of Congressman Mark Takano
The “Better Way” Tax Proposal: Implications for American Manufacturers
Advanced Manufacturing Communities: Encouraging Innovation and Building the Advanced Manufacturing Economy of the Future (joint with Maker Caucus)
J Robert (Bob) Sims, ASME President 2014-2015
Nicholas M. Donofrio, IBM Fellow Emeritus
Prof. Nam P. Suh, Emeritus Professor, MIT
Deborah Wince-Smith, President and CEO of the United States Council on Competitiveness
Prof. Tom Kurfess, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Tech
Prof. Steve Schmid, Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Notre Dame
Advanced Biosciences for Manufacturing: Driving Solutions in Energy, Health and the Environment
Introductions: J Robert (Bob) Sims, ASME President 2014-2015
Panel Members:
Mary Maxon, Principal Deputy, Biosciences Area, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Steve Evans, Fellow, Dow AgroSciences
Rina Singh, Policy Director, Industrial Biotechnology, BIO
Malin Young, Chief Research Officer, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Anup Singh, Senior Manager of Biological Science and Technology, Sandia National Laboratories
Visit to Northrup Grumman R&D and Manufacturing Facility
Visit to NIST Advanced Manufacturing Research Laboratories
From Making to Manufacturing (Joint with Maker Caucus)
Moderated by Aaron Grau, Executive Director of the Made Right Here Alliance.
Bernie Lynch, Made Right Here Alliance
Dr. David Cranmer, Deputy Director for the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Program office
Michael Hripko, Youngstown State University
Advanced Gas Turbines: Strengthening U.S. Leadership in Energy & Manufacturing
Welcome and Introduction
Mike Aller, Executive Director, Consortium for Advanced Production and Engineering of Gas Turbines and Rotating Machinery
Aller.pdf
Overview of U.S. Leadership in Gas Turbine Technologies
Tim Lieuwen, Director, Georgia Tech Strategic Energy InstituteLieuwen.pdf
Thomas Prete, Vice President, Engineering, Military Engines, Pratt & Whitney
Kenneth Hall, Director of Technology Integration, Siemens EnergyHall.pdf
Karen A. Thole, Professor and Department Head, Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, Pennsylvania State UniversityThole.pdf
Advacned Robotics in Manufacturing: Enabling New Technology and Increased Opportunity
(joint House and Senate Briefing)
Welcome: Keith Roe, ASME President
Senator Chris Coons, Senate Competitiveness Caucus, Co-Chair (D-DE)
Moderator: Chuck Thorpe, ASME Robotics Public Policy Task Force Co-Chair
Panelists:
Howie Choset, Carnegie Mellon University, Professor of Robotics; Medrobotics, Inc., Co-Founder
Larry Sweet, Georgia Institute of Technology, IRIM Associate Director of Technology Transition and Professor of
the Practice in Robotics
Erik Nieves, PlusOne Robotics, Founder and CEO
Michael Dudzik, IQM, President