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Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Dr. Thomas Kurfess

to discuss how to ensure productivity, security 

in an age of democratizing advanced manufacturing

 

IACMI will welcome Dr. Thomas Kurfess to our Winter 2021 Virtual Members Meeting, kicking off in two weeks on February 16-18.

 

Dr. Kurfess currently serves as the Chief Manufacturing Officer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. His research focuses on the design and development of advanced manufacturing systems targeting digital manufacturing, additive and subtractive processes, and large-scale production enterprises.

 

His presentation will discuss:

  • Technical concepts and business models that will enable new technologies and capabilities in manufacturing to be rapidly deployed throughout the U.S. industrial base
  • Next generation resilient production operations and business models that favor local and point of assembly manufacturing
  • The use and development of next generation CAD/CAM systems that enable the use of next generation composite materials to achieve higher performance products, and more robust production operations
  • How rapidly advancing technical innovations will be propagated throughout the manufacturing enterprise, ensuring a state-of-the-art manufacturing economy.

Dr. Kurfess is a graduate of M.I.T. where he earned his S.B., S.M. and Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering in 1986, 1987, and 1989, respectively. He also received an S.M. degree from M.I.T. in electrical engineering and computer science in 1988. 

 

During 2012-2013, he was on leave serving as the Assistant Director for Advanced Manufacturing at the Office of Science and Technology Policy in the Executive Office of the President of the United States of America. In this position, he had responsibility for engaging the Federal sector and the greater scientific community to identify possible areas for policy actions related to manufacturing.

 

Dr. Kurfess is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and is a Fellow of ASME, AAAS, and SME.

 

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