[Iefac.list] NSF Manufacturing Blue Sky Competition

[Haapala, Karl]

NSF Manufacturing Blue Sky Competition and
SME David Dornfeld Manufacturing Vision Award
Video: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__youtu.be_AITVZlfnkHY&d=DwIFAw&c=Ngd-ta5yRYsqeUsEDgxhcqsYYY1Xs5ogLxWPA_2Wlc4&r=Ue5eprQ_fMYcavWXDDYHbKQI0IFAmpjoy6QR5xcYCC4Qd5ukwoooDHsBFMkK-u0r&m=1DEpY6aY8rKK3lYKO3tDSTZaWyFsB-DmFHA1C0wCSZ4&s=CRocLFsZH_-8pkmrBOfibVs7L-j8kJSrC6XeNbhE_lc&e= 

Abstracts are due April 1, 2020. Instructions on preparing and submitting abstracts will be available at https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.sme.org_blue-2Dsky-2Dcompetition_&d=DwIFAw&c=Ngd-ta5yRYsqeUsEDgxhcqsYYY1Xs5ogLxWPA_2Wlc4&r=Ue5eprQ_fMYcavWXDDYHbKQI0IFAmpjoy6QR5xcYCC4Qd5ukwoooDHsBFMkK-u0r&m=1DEpY6aY8rKK3lYKO3tDSTZaWyFsB-DmFHA1C0wCSZ4&s=nksR0HS0B9-zZuKYDEi98EaUnNwrM2WZ-lhQaXkpZFM&e= .



The Fourth Annual NSF Manufacturing Blue Sky Competition, funded by the National Science Foundation, will be held during the 2020 SME North American Manufacturing Research Conference (NAMRC) and ASME Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference (MSEC), June 22-26, 2020 in Cincinnati, OH. The winner of the competition will receive the SME David Dornfeld Manufacturing Vision Award.



The aim of this annual competition is to influence the future of manufacturing research and education in the United States through new, visionary ideas of the future. Such visionary ideas are often described as "radical," "outrageous," "transformational," "unconventional," "convergent," and "breakthrough." Presentations should pose grand challenges to be addressed by pursuing the manufacturing research vision, describing the intersections between disparate disciplines necessary to advance that vision. Topical areas should extend beyond the scope of a single investigator and show potential for transformative impact in areas of interest to federal agencies.



It is likely that team efforts will be needed to formulate such ideas. Therefore, interdisciplinary collaborations are encouraged, including disciplines outside of engineering.



Abstracts will be judged by a selection committee consisting of members from government and industry covering a broad range of manufacturing interests. About six abstracts will be selected to make oral presentations on Wednesday, June 24, 2020, during the NAMRC/MSEC conference in Cincinnati, OH. Transportation, lodging (up to 2 nights), and conference registration expenses of selected speakers will be reimbursed through the University of Wisconsin-Madison.



The participants, and particularly the winner, are expected to work with the organizers to broadly disseminate their Blue Sky idea (e.g., through a workshop, publishing in Manufacturing Letters).



After the conference, SME will post links to presentation slides, so that the ideas can be shared with the manufacturing community.  Submitting an abstract for the competition requires that the submitters agree to publish their presentation slides through the SME website.  Abstracts and presentations from the last three years of competition have been posted at https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.sme.org_blue-2Dsky-2Dcompetition_&d=DwIFAw&c=Ngd-ta5yRYsqeUsEDgxhcqsYYY1Xs5ogLxWPA_2Wlc4&r=Ue5eprQ_fMYcavWXDDYHbKQI0IFAmpjoy6QR5xcYCC4Qd5ukwoooDHsBFMkK-u0r&m=1DEpY6aY8rKK3lYKO3tDSTZaWyFsB-DmFHA1C0wCSZ4&s=nksR0HS0B9-zZuKYDEi98EaUnNwrM2WZ-lhQaXkpZFM&e= .


People who are interested in submitting abstracts to the competition are strongly encouraged to talk to Professors Frank Pfefferkorn (frank.pfefferkorn at wisc.edu<mailto:frank.pfefferkorn at wisc.edu>), ZJ Pei (zjpei at tamu.edu<mailto:zjpei at tamu.edu>), or Tony Schmitz (tony.schmitz at utk.edu<mailto:tony.schmitz at utk.edu>), who will not be serving on the selection committee. It is the intent of the organizers to provide feedback and insight to abstract submitters in an effort to put forward the strongest ideas for advancing manufacturing research in the United States.

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Karl R. Haapala, Ph.D.
Fulbright-Tampere University Scholar (2019-2020)
Automation Technology and Mechanical Engineering
Tampere University (Hervanta), Tampere, Finland 33720
Email: Karl.Haapala at tuni.fi<mailto:Karl.Haapala at tuni.fi>

Associate Professor and Tom & Carmen West Faculty Scholar
School of Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering
Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USA 97331
Email: Karl.Haapala at oregonstate.edu<mailto:Karl.Haapala at oregonstate.edu>

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