Get to know team members from Case Western Reserve University and academic and industrial partners part of theSCC-IRG Track 2: A Manufacturing-Driven Approach to Advancing Community in Northeast Ohio grant at CWRU.
Meet the Team
Case Western Reserve University
Robert Gao, PhD, PI
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Cady Staley Professor and Chair, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
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Sensing Physics, IIoT Solutions, AI for Data Analytics, Manufacturing
Kenneth Loparo, PhD, Co-PI
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Arthur L. Parker Professor, Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering
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IIoT, Signal Processing, Control, Automation, Blockchain Optimization
Kalle Lyytinen, PhD, Co-PI
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Distinguished Professor and Iris W. Wolstein Chair, Weatherhead School of Management
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Organizational Change, STS analysis, Digital Innovation
Susan Helper, PhD, Co-PI
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Carlton Professor of Economics, Weatherhead School of Management
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Manufacturing Organization, Workforce & Productivity
Pan Li, PhD, Co-PI
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Associate Professor, Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering
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Network Science, Economics, Distributed Decision-Making
Jianjing Zhang, PhD
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Research Associate, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
TC Eley
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PhD Student, Weatherhead School of Management
Cleveland State University and Lorain County Community College
Debbie Jackson, PhD, Academic collaborator
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Professor and Chair, College of Education and Human Services, Cleveland State University
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Teacher Education, STEM, Project-based Learning
Hikmat Chedid, PhD, Academic collaborator
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Professor of Computer Science, Division of Engineering, Business, & information, Lorain County Community College
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System Operation, Fiber Optics, Digital Communication
Industrial Collaborators
Jason Drake, PhD
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Executive Director, Dan T. Moore
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Workforce Development, Production Testbed Renovation, Internship
Lincoln Electric
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Collaboration through proposal submitted to EDA Public Works by Dan T. Moore Co.
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Arc Welding and Robotic Welding Systems, Workforce Training
Jergens, Inc.
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Collaboration through proposal submitted to EDA Public Works by Dan T. Moore Co.
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Quick-Change Fixturing Technologies Across Machine Platforms
Jay Foran
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Senior Vice President, TeamNEO
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Smart Manufacturing in Northeast Ohio (NEO)
Ethan Karp, PhD
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President & Chief Executive Officer, MAGNET
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Manufacturer Extension Partnership (MEP) for SMMs, Talent Development
John Dyck
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Chief Executive Officer, CESMI
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Smart Manufacturing Innovation Platform, Digital Transformation
Mike Yost
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Founder, Bennit AI
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Clean Energy Smart Manufacturing Institute, Workforce Development
Ken Patsey
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Chief Executive Officer, Manufacturing Works
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SMM Advocacy, Training and Workforce Development