Collection: Materials & Manufacturing

Director, CFO, Acompany Co., Ltd. Shuzo Ueki is Director and CFO of Acompany Co., Ltd., where he leads finance and corporate management. He was previously an early-stage investor at Spiral Capital, where he spent five years backing startups at the...

Professor, Department of Applied Physics, University of Tsukuba Dr. Takeaki Sakurai is Professor in the Department of Applied Physics at University of Tsukuba, Japan. His research covers a broad range of fields, including wide-bandgap semiconductors, solar cells, thermoelectric materials, photocatalysts,...

Chief of Materials Engineering, Rolls-Royce Rob Proctor is the Chief of Materials Capability Acquisition for Rolls-Royce, a premier aerospace gas turbine and power systems manufacturer. Rob is responsible for developing the global materials research strategy to deliver world class materials...

Senior Director for Industrial Research & Consortia, School of Materials Engineering Manufacturing & Materials Research Laboratory (MMRL), Purdue University Mark F. Gruninger is a senior engineering and business leader with experience across industry, academia, technology development, and board governance. He...

Vice President, Co-chair for Materials & Manufacturing Session, Nagoya University Makoto Kobashi is a faculty member at the Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University. His research focuses on advanced materials processing, including porous metals, metal matrix composites, and multi-material joining....

Associate Dean for Research and Ransburg Professor, Purdue University Nikhilesh Chawla is the Associate Dean for Research and Innovation in the College of Engineering at Purdue University and Ransburg Professor in the School of Materials Engineering at Purdue University. He...

Vice President, DENSO International America, INC. Tsuyoshi Morimoto is Vice President at DENSO International America, Inc., where he oversees Strategy Creation and Corporate Venture Capital within the R&D Division. Based in Silicon Valley, he leads efforts to identify emerging technologies,...

R. Eugene and Susie E. Goodson Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Co-Director, XMO, eXcellence in Manufacturing and Operations Director, CISM- Center for In Space Manufacturing Ball Brothers Executive Director, Manufacturing and Materials Research Laboratories (MMRL), Purdue University Dr. Ajay “AJ”...