Institute of Research for Technology Development

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	Kozo Saito, Director Tenessee Valley Authority Professor in Mechanical Engineering Director, Painting Technology Consortium Institute of Research for Technology Development College of Engineering 179 Ralph G. Anderson Building Lexington, KY 40506-0503 Phone: (859) 228-0639 Fax: (859) 257-2721 Contact me
	Forman Williams, Senior Scientific Advisor Professor of Engineering Physics and Combustion Center for Energy and Combustion Research Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering(MAE) University of California, San Diego 9500 Gilman Drive La Jolla, CA 92093-0411 Contact me
	Glenn Uminger, Associate Director Toyota Motor Engineering Manufacturing North America, Inc. Executive in Residence Lean Systems Program Director Institute of Research for Technology Development College of Engineering 220B CRMS Building Lexington, KY 40506-0108 Phone: (859) 257-4851 Contact me
	Sandra Dunn, Assistant Director Lean Systems Program Institute of Research for Technology Development College of Engineering 220M CRMS Building Lexington, KY 40506-0108 Phone: (859) 257-4886 Fax: (859) 323-1035 Contact me
	Tianxiang Li, Assistant Director, R & D Associate Research Professor Institute of Research for Technology Development College of Engineering 204 Ralph G. Anderson Building Lexington, KY 40506-0503 Phone: (859) 257-6336, ext. 80695 Fax: (859) 257-2721 Contact me
	Nelson Akafuah, Assistant Research Professor Institute of Research for Technology Development College of Engineering 308 Ralph G. Anderson Building Lexington, KY 40506-0503 Phone: (859) 257-6336, ext. 80702 Fax: (859) 257-2721 Contact me
	Ahmad Salaimeh, Postdoctoral Fellow Institute of Research for Technology Development College of Engineering 220 Ralph G. Anderson Building Lexington, KY 40506-0503 Phone: (859) 257-6336, ext. 80690 Fax: (859) 257-2721 Contact me
	William R Cooper, MS, Lean Systems Specialist Lean Systems Program Institute of Research for Technology Development College of Engineering 210A CRMS Building Lexington, KY 40506-0108 Phone: (859) 257-4963 Fax: (859) 323-1035 Contact Me
	M. Abbot Maginnis, PhD, Instructor Lean Systems Program Institute of Research for Technology Development College of Engineering 210B CRMS Building Lexington, KY 40506-0108 Phone: (859) 257-4943 Fax: (859) 323-1035 Contact Me
	David Parsley, MS, Instructor Lean Systems Program Institute of Research for Technology Development College of Engineering 210B CRMS Building Lexington, KY 40506-0108 Phone: (859) 257-4959 Fax: (859) 323-1035 Contact Me
	Mark Pittman, Business and Liaison Officer Institute of Research for Technology Development College of Engineering 220 CRMS Building Lexington, KY 40506 Phone: (859) 257-4881 Fax: (859) 257-2721
	Dorothy Rapp, Marketing Manager Lean Systems Program Institute of Research for Technology Development 220C CRMS Building Lexington, KY 40506 Phone: (859) 257-9162 Fax: (859) 323-1035 Contact Me
	Bob Gregory, Information Specialist Institute of Research for Technology Development College of Engineering 364 RGAN Lexington, KY 4050 Phone: (859) 257-9157 Fax: (859) 257-2721 Contact me
	Lori Eckdahl, Business Manager Institute of Research for Technology Development Lean Systems Program College of Engineering 220D CRMS Building Lexington, KY 40506-0108 Phone: (859) 257-5132 Fax: (859) 323-1035 Contact me
	Scott Hofmeister, Visiting Engineer Institute of Research for Technology Development College of Engineering 220 Ralph G. Anderson Building Lexington, KY 40506 Phone: (859) 257-6336, ext. 80690 Fax: (859) 257-2721
	Brittany Adam, Ph.D Student, TVA Fellowship Institute of Research for Technology Development College of Engineering 220 Ralph G. Anderson Building Lexington, KY 40506-0503 Phone: (859) 257-6336, ext. 80690 Fax: (859) 257-2721 Contact me
	Takeo Ito, Ph.D. Student, Nippon Steel Corporation Fellowship Institute of Research for Technology Development College of Engineering 310 Ralph G. Anderson Building Lexington, KY 40506-0503 Phone: (859) 257-6336, ext. 80701 Fax: (859) 257-2721 Contact me
	Fang Liu, Ph.D. Student, CAER Fellowship Institute of Research for Technology Development College of Engineering 220 Ralph G. Anderson Building Lexington, KY 40506-0503 Phone: (859) 257-6336, ext. 80690 Fax: (859) 257-2721 Contact me
	Li Yang, Ph.D Student, IR4TD Fellowship Institute of Research for Technology Development College of Engineering 220 Ralph G. Anderson Building Lexington, KY 40506-0503 Phone: (859) 257-6336, ext. 80690 Fax: (859) 257-2721
	Yunqing Han, Ph.D Student, IR4TD Fellowship Institute of Research for Technology Development College of Engineering 220 Ralph G. Anderson Building Lexington, KY 40506-0503 Phone: (859) 257-6336, ext. 80690 Fax: (859) 257-2721
	Chris Rosenbaum, MS Student, Boeing Fellowship Institute of Research for Technology Development College of Engineering 220 Ralph G. Anderson Building Lexington, KY 40506-0503 Phone: (859) 257-6336, ext. 80690 Fax: (859) 257-2721 Contact Me
	Jake Trimpe, MS Student, PEIK Fellowship Institute of Research for Technology Development College of Engineering 220 Ralph G. Anderson Building Lexington, KY 40506-0503 Phone: (859) 257-6336, ext. 80690 Fax: (859) 257-2721 Contact Me
	Renan Veiga Franco da Rosa, Undergraduate Exchange Student, Brazil Institute of Research for Technology Development College of Engineering 220 Ralph G. Anderson Building Lexington, KY 40506-0503 Phone: (859) 257-6336, ext. 80690 Fax: (859) 257-2721 Contact Me
	Kai Saito, Paul Lawrence Dunbar High School, Senior Science Project Institute of Research for Technology Development College of Engineering 220 Ralph G. Anderson Building Lexington, KY 40506-0503 Phone: (859) 257-6336, ext. 80690 Fax: (859) 257-2721

IR4TD’s INDUSTRIAL ADVISORY BOARD:

George Hofmeister, CEO, Revstone, USA

Kimio Toda, Senior Managing Director, Asahi Sunac, Japan

Henry Jackson, CEO, Synova R&D, USA

John Stencel, President, Tribo Flow Separations, USA

IR4TD’s UK ADVISORY BOARD:

	Lou Brock (Engineering Mechanics)
	O.J. Hahn (Nuclear Engineering and Industrial Safety )
	Alan Male (Materials)
	Keith Rouch (Finite Elements, Dynamics, and Vibrations)
	Cidambi Srinivasan (Statistics)
	Kaveh Tagavi (Boiling, Condensation & Nuclear Engineering)
	Tingwen Wu (Boundary Elements & Acoustics)

International IR4TD Branches:

Japanese Region

Kozo Sekimoto, Sekimoto SE Engineering, Japan
Congratulations for receiving Japanese PE license

Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region

Belal Gharaibeh, Ferasah Engineering, Jordan

COLLABORATING RESEARCHERS:

University of Kentucky: Y.T. Cheng, Professor, Chemical and Materials Engineering; David Herrin, Assistant Research Professor, Mechanical Engineering; Haluk Karaca, Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering; Jim Netheary, Engineer Associate – Program Manager, Power Generation & Utility Fuels, CAER; Kunlei Liu, Associate Director, Power Generation & Utility Fuels, CAER
United States: John Baker, University of Alabama; Heng Ban, Utah State University; Vedah Nayagam, NASA Glenn Research Center; Mohammed Omar, Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research
International: Akihiko Ito, Hirosaki Univeristy, Japan; Yuji Nakamura, Hokkaido University, Japan; Jun Ishimoto, Tohoku University, Japan; Tadashi Konishi, Oita National Technical College, Japan; Tamio Ida, Kinki University, Japan; Kazunori Kuwana, Yamagata University, Japan; Numan Abu-Dheir, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Saudi Arabia; Wahed Wasel, Taif University, Saudi Arabia; Keng Hoo Chuah, Malaysia University of Science and Technology, Malaysia; Belal Gharaibeh, University of Jordan, Amman Jordan; Mohamed Hassan Ali, Masdar Institute, Abu Dhabi; Hiroki Ishida, Japan

Forman Williams, Senior Scientific Advisor

Professor of Engineering Physics and Combustion
Center for Energy and Combustion Research
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering(MAE)
University of California, San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, CA 92093-0411Contact me