Leadership

Principal Investigators
Principal Investigator (PI): Glenn Daehn, The Ohio State University
Co-PI: John Lewandowski, Case Western Reserve University
Co-PI: Jag Sankar, North Carolina A&T University
Co-PI: Jian Cao, Northwestern University
Co-PI: Tony Schmitz, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Executive Committee
Program Director: Glenn Daehn, The Ohio State University
Chair, Council of Deans: Ayanna Howard, The Ohio State University
ERC Operations Director: Nate Ames, The Ohio State University
ERC Industry Liaison Director: Kathryn Kelley, The Ohio State University
ERC Administrative Director: Kathleen Babusci, The Ohio State University
Convergent Research
Convergent Research Lead: Jian Cao, Northwestern University
PET-FABS Lead: Matthew B.A. McCollough, North Carolina A&T University
Point-Of-Care Manufacturing Lead: David Dean, The Ohio State University
Numerical Forming Lead: Jennifer L.W. Carter, Case Western Reserve University
Additive + X Lead: Bradley Jared, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Pillars
Workforce Development Lead: Michael Groeber, The Ohio State University
Diversity & Culture of Inclusion Lead: La'Tonia Stiner-Jones, The Ohio State University
Innovation Ecosystem Lead: Ned Hill, The Ohio State University
Research Thrusts
Design Leads: Wei Chen, Northwestern University & Xun Liu, The Ohio State University
Tools and Process Convergence Leads: Tony Schmitz, University of Tennessee, Knoxville & Sun Yi, North Carolina A&T University
Material State Awareness Leads: Stephen Niezgoda, The Ohio State University & Aeriel Leonard, The Ohio State University
Control, Intelligence, and Autonomy Leads: Robert Gao, Case Western Reserve University & Samantha Krening, The Ohio State University