Advisory Board
The Materials Science and Engineering’s External Advisory Board (EAB) was established in recognition of the value and importance of involving external stakeholders from appropriate fields (business, government, education and others) who can offer support and advice to the department to maintain the quality of MSE programs that produce highly sought after undergraduate and graduate students and ensure continued progress and success of the department. The EAB counsels the department regarding academic programs and priorities of industry and the engineering profession and suggests courses of action to address concerns in the context of the department’s mission.
Current Members
Industry/Development
Dr. Jeff DiMaio*
CEO, Tetramer
Russ Esmacher*
Senior VP Optics Network Division, Nokia Greenville
Jeff Schmersal*
Senior Vice President and COO AVX Greenville, SC
Ricardo Garcia
Vice President of the Ceramic Division AVX Greenville, SC
Scott Johnson
GE Power Generation Technology Leader GE Gas Power
Warren Weeks*
VP Strategy and Product Marketing Wolfspeed Materials
Karthik Ramaratnam*
Product Development Director, PFNonwovens LLC
Stephane Cocard
Material Technical Director, ZAM Michelin Americas Research Center
National Laboratory
Barry Carter
Prof. Emeritus UCONN
Former Chair MSE Minnesota and UCONN
Editor Journal of Materials Science, Springer Nature
Sandia National Lab CINT Distinguished Affiliate Scientist
Dr. Brenda Garcia-Diaz
Manager, Energy Materials Science & Technology
Savannah River National Laboratory
Dr. James Marra*
Savannah River National Laboratory (retired)
Citizens for Nuclear Technology Awareness (CNTA)
Academics
Sudipta Seal
Department Chair, Department of Materials Science & Engineering, University of Central Florida
Naresh Thadhani
Department Chair, Department of Materials Science & Engineering Georgia Tech
Ken Reifsnider (NAE)
Prof. ME/MSE, University of Texas Arlington
*MSE Clemson Alumnus
