A new event to encourage networking and community building among researchers in engineering and energy sectors will be held April 28-29 at the University of Oklahoma.
The inaugural Industry and Government Day, hosted by the Gallogly College of Engineering and Mewbourne College of Earth and Energy at OU, will be held at the Thurman J. White Forum Building, 1704 Asp Ave., starting at 8 a.m.
“The University of Oklahoma has a long history of working and collaborating with various engineering and energy sectors such as aerospace, defense, electronics, environmental, infrastructure, biomedical, software and many others,” said Sridhar Radhakrishnan, Ph.D., interim associate dean for partnerships for the Gallogly College of Engineering. “This inaugural event will enable networking and community building among researchers and practitioners. Our hope is that through these new connections, organizations can leverage the engineering and energy knowledge available at OU to improve or create new product offerings.”
The event will include keynote presentations from operations professional Dean Bartles and mechanical engineering professor Thomas Kurfess. Bartles is president and CEO of the Manufacturing Technology Deployment Group Inc., a not-for-profit holding company of both the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining and Advanced Manufacturing International Inc. Kurfess is professor and HUSCO/Ramirez Distinguished Chair in Fluid Power and Motion Control at the Georgia Institute of Technology. His research focuses on the design and development of advanced manufacturing systems targeting complex product production and optimization.
Day 1 will address artificial intelligence for executives and hands-on machine learning. Day 2 will include breakout sessions on focused industry research and development processes, upskilling workshops and opportunities with OU. Industries wanting to meet graduate students seeking employment will also be present.
The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. Register here.
