IIT MMAE Symposium on Sustainability and
Product Development
McCormick Tribune Campus Center
Illinois Institute of Technology
Thursday and Friday, August 7 and 8, 2008
Product Development
McCormick Tribune Campus Center
Illinois Institute of Technology
Thursday and Friday, August 7 and 8, 2008
Program of Events
Thursday, August 7
| Time | Activity |
| 7:30am - 8:00am | Refreshments |
| 8:00am - 8:30am |
Welcome and Opening Remarks: IIT President John Anderson Congresswoman Melissa Bean Illinois State Senator Christine Radogno |
| 8:30am - 9:30am |
Sustainable manufacturing keynote speaker - Timothy Gutowski, Massachusetts Institute of Technology "The Role of Manufacturing in a Sustainable Society" |
| 9:30am - 9:45am | Refreshment Break |
| 9:45am - 10:45am |
Sustainable manufacturing keynote speaker - I.S. Jawahir - University of Kentucky Beyond the 3R's: 6R Sustainability Concepts for Next Generation Manufacturing |
| 10:45am - 12:15pm |
Sustainable manufacturing panel discussion: Jamal Yagoobi - Illinois Institute of Technology (Moderator) Alberto Cuitiño - Rutgers University Alex Folk - NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership Demetria Giannisis - Chicago Manufacturing Center Joel Goldberg - Atlas Material Testing Technology |
| 12:15pm - 1:15pm | Lunch |
| 1:15pm - 2:15pm |
Advanced manufacturing keynote speaker -Thomas R. Kurfess - Clemson University "The Globe, the Car, and the Engineer: A Tale about Producing the Most Complex Consumer Product on Earth" |
| 2:15pm - 3:15pm |
Advanced manufacturing keynote speaker - Yung Shin - Purdue University The Role and Opportunities of Advanced Manufacturing in the U.S. |
| 3:15pm - 3:30pm | Refreshment Break |
| 3:30pm - 5:00pm |
Advanced manufacturing panel discussion: Keith McKee - Illinois Institute of Technology (Moderator) William Blankemeier - PeopleFlo Manufacturing Hee-Chang Park - Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials Sammy Tin - Illinois Institute of Technology |
| 5:00pm - 5:30pm | Reception |
| 5:30pm - 8:00pm | Dinner with guest speaker, Patrick M. Phalen - McDonald's Restaurant Technology |
| 8:00pm | End Session |
Friday, August 8
| Time | Activity |
| 8:00am - 8:30am | Refreshments |
| 8:30am - 9:30am |
Digital design keynote speaker - Deba Dutta - University of Michigan Product Lifecycle Management: Back to the Future |
| 9:30am - 10:30am |
Digital design keynote speaker -David W. Rosen - Georgia Institute of Technology "Digital Design and Manufacturing: New Ideas and Technologies for Competitiveness" |
| 10:30am - 10:45am | Refreshments |
| 10:45am - 12:15pm |
Digital design panel discussion featuring: Edward Daniels - Argonne National Laboratory (Moderator) George Hazelrigg - National Science Foundation Xiaoping Qian - Illinois Institute of Technology Dean Robinson - GE Research Emory Zimmers - Lehigh University |
| 12:15pm - 12:30pm | Closing Speaker - Jamal Yagoobi |
| 12:30pm - 2:00pm | Lunch |
| 2:00pm - 5:00pm | Tours of MMAE department research facilities |
| 2:00pm - 5:00pm | Workshop with IIT and ANL staff (By invitation only - learn more) |
| 5:00pm - 6:30pm | Refreshments & Networking Opportunity |
| 6:30pm - 11:00pm | Chicago White Sox Game |
