LECTURE SERIES
GTMI’s Lunch and Learn lectures bring together students, researchers, and industry professionals to discuss the latest in advanced manufacturing.
GTMI Lunch and Learns
Hosted at the Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute (GTMI), the Lunch and Learn lecture series is a recurring event that brings together students, faculty, and professionals from academia, industry, and government. Held in-person at GTMI and streamed online, these sessions feature expert speakers discussing a wide range of topics in advanced manufacturing — from emerging technologies and innovative processes to workforce development and startup strategies. The series fosters cross-sector dialogue and provides a platform for sharing insights, challenges, and opportunities shaping the future of manufacturing.
Joining Our Lectures
Sessions take place on Mondays at noon (EST) and are accessible both in-person at GTMI Room 114 and online via Zoom.
Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute
Callaway Manufacturing Research Center Building
813 Ferst Drive, N.W.
Room 114
Atlanta, GA 30332
Lunch and Learn Schedule
Upcoming Lectures
August 28– How Manufacturers Can Leverage the Internet of Things
William (Bill) L. Strang
President of Corporate Strategy, eCommerce and
After Sales Consumer Experience
TOTO USA
Bhavik Patel
Director of Business Strategy
TOTO USA
September 28– Andy Dugenske, GTMI
October 26– James Li, PhD, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
November 2– Aaron Stebner, GTMI/AMPF
Past Lectures
Cancelled – April 27 – Multimaterial Additive Manufacturing for NextGeneration Functional Materials
Shanmugam Kumar
Professor of Composite Materials and Advanced Manufacturing
University of Glasgow
April 20 – Processing of Extreme Environment Materials through Advanced Manufacturing: Challenges and Opportunities
Michael Kirka
Distinguished Research Staff
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
March 16 – Models and Materials in Truth Engines: Integrating Labs and Visualization to Understand Failure
Charles Fox
Senior Director of Client Development
Engineering Systems Inc.
February 9 – Advanced Manufacturing of Energetic Materials
Monique McClain
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Purdue University
January 26 – Waiting for Godot: Living in the “Almost” Era of Design for Additive Manufacturing
Nicholas Meisel
Associate Professor of Engineering Design
The Pennsylvania State University
December 8 – Automated Lay Up of Aerospace Composite Structures
John D. Russell
Defense for Fives, Inc
November 20 – Wear and Corrosion Behavior of a Stainless Steel Composite Produced by Laser Powder Bed Fusion (L-PBF)
Brenda Juliet Martins Freitas
Federal University of Technology - Paraná (UTFPR)
November 10 – Quality Feedback Control: Concepts, Methodologies, and Applications
Jianjun Shi
Georgia Institute of Technology
October 24 – Assembling the Future: Emerging Trends in Auto Manufacturing
Krishna Bandaru
Vice President of Manufacturing Engineering
Rivian
October 13 – The Next Generation of Advancing Manufacturing Technologies in Automation LEAP
Patrick Wahlen, Vice President Additive and Advanced Manufacturing
D. Mark Douglass, Business Development Manager, Additive Solutions
Chris Williams, Senior Director of Innovation and R&D
Lincoln Electric
September 8 – Building Giants: The Modern Shipyard as a High-Tech Factory for the Seas
David Singer
Professor, Undergraduate Program Chair, ABET Coordinator
University of Michigan, Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering
August 26 – Federated Causal Learning for Distributed Manufacturing Networks
Nagi Gebraeel
Georgia Power Early Career Professor
H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering
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