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Board of Advisors
The Board of Advisors comprises senior leaders from business, industry, government, and academia, active or retired, who represent the broad spectrum of regional, statewide, and national high-technology industries.
The board provides the chair of the department of mechanical engineering with an external perspective on the department’s programs and activities; identifies issues important to the success of these initiatives; provides guidance, counsel, consultation, and recommendations to the chair; reviews curricula for relevance and research for purpose and progress; and provides other assistance and support as required by the chair.
Jeff Buss
President and Chief Executive Officer, Autodromo
Member, ME Board of Advisors
Taylor Cole
Deputy Chief Technology Officer, Naval Surface Warfare Center Corona
Member, ME Board of Advisors
Donald Dabdub
Associate Dean, Division Undergraduate Education, UC Irvine - MAE Dept.
Member, ME Board of Advisors
John Dabiri
Professor, Stanford University
Member, ME Board of Advisors
Chris Dames
Vice Chair of Graduate Studies, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley
Member, ME Board of Advisors
Jean-Pierre Delplanque
Professor, UC Davis
Member, ME Board of Advisors
Derek Dunn-Rankin
Professor and Chair, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Irvine
Member, ME Board of Advisors
Dr. Ehsan Tarkesh Esfahani
Assistant Professor, University of Buffalo
Member, ME Board of Advisors
Andrea Hodge
Vice-Provost for Undergraduate Programs, University of Southern California (USC)
Member, ME Board of Advisors
Mr. Mark C. Johnson
Sr. Manager of Supply Chain and Operations Manager, Abbott
Member, ME Board of Advisors
Mr. Pierre Leroux
CEO/President, Nanovea
Member, ME Board of Advisors
Mr. Thanh Nguyen
Vice-President Engineering, Bourns, Inc.
Member, ME Board of Advisors
Dr. Stephanie O'Keeffe
R&D Engineer, Liquidmetal Technologies
Member, ME Board of Advisors
Bart van Kooten
Technology Engineering Director, Sorenson Engineering
Member, ME Board of Advisors