Working closely with the Mechanical Engineering Department, the Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) helps maintain the excellence of our undergraduate and graduate programs and encourages the Department to continue improving its broad, rigorous, 'hands-on' approach to engineering education. The IAB meets every two years to provide invaluable feedback on our current operations and future plans.
Board Objectives
The IAB provides advice to the department on a broad range of topics and, in particular,
- helps keep the Department up-to-date on current and future needs of graduates,
- assists the Department in developing and implementing its goals,
- links students and scholars to industry and government representatives,
- facilitates communication between industry leaders and Department, and
- promotes the needs of Gauchos in seeking public and private support.
We extend a heartfelt thank-you from the Department to all of our members and participants.
Industrial Advisory Board Members, 2018-19
Oliver Heckman, Vice President of Google Engineering
Tom Duerig, CTO and Founder, Confluent Medical Technologies
Farhad Mirbod, Senior Manager, Mechanical Engineering, Thermal & Structural Analysis, Materials; Interim Manager of Packaging, SONOS
Adam Kennedy, Chief Engineer, Emerging Technologies, Ratheon Vision Systems
Shana Diaz, Director, Build Readability, Space X
Yulun Wang, Chairman, Founder, Chief Innovation Officer InTouch Health
Alastair Winn, Retired CEO & Founder, Applied Silicone Corperation (Serving as Secratary for IAB 2018-19)
Faculty & Staff Participants to the IAB Meeting, September 7, 2018
Prof. Frederic Gibou, Department Chair
Prof. Eckart Meiburg, Director of the Undergraduate Program, ABET Accreditation Organizer
Prof. Jeff Moehlis, Director of the Graduate Program, ABET Accreditation Organizer
Mr. Kirk Fields, R&D Engineer
Mr. Stephen Laguette, Sr. Lecturer
Dr. Tyler Susko, Lecturer PSOE
Charlyna Meraviglia, Assistant to the Chair
Hannah Morse, Undergraduate Advisor
Laura Reynolds, Graduate Advisor
