Work with thought leaders and academic experts in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

Dr. John Ormerod graduated from the University of Manchester, UK with a BSc, MSc and PhD in Metallurgy in 1975, 1976 and 1978 respectively. He has over forty years of research, product development, and manufacturing experience in the area of permanent magnets and magnetic materials. He has published and presented numerous papers in the field of magnetic materials. He has spent time in Europe working for Phillips and in the USA working for SPS Technologies (Arnold Engineering) in their magnetic materials businesses. In 2002 John was named President of Res Manufacturing in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Res is a manufacturer of stamped metal components, assemblies and value added services serving diversified industries. They are a major supplier of components and assemblies to Tesla Motors for their Model S and future Model X electric vehicle platforms. He provided expert testimony on issues of invalidity during the recent rare earth magnet ITC investigation No. 337-TA-855 and is currently a technical consultant evaluating prior art for the Rare Earth Permanent Magnet Industry Alliance. In 2015 John founded JOC LLC a consultancy specializing in the magnetics and metals-related industries. He serves on the Advisory Board of Bunting Magnetics Company and is Senior Technology Advisor to Magnet Applications Inc.

Research work is focused on the formulation of nanoparticles encapsulated materials which could be useful for tissue engineering, stem cells, drug delivery and biomechanics to create biologically inspired tissue and organ constructs. Furthermore, 3D material may play significant role in the healing of complex tissues and organs in vitro and in vivo.

I am an R&D Optical Scientist and Expert specializing in Optical Imaging and Optical Microscope Development for biomedical and clinical applications. With a background in Physics and over 15 years of experience in optical science and imaging, I am passionate about pushing the boundaries of what light can achieve in the realm of medicine and healthcare. My journey in the world of optics has led me to become a leader in the research and development of next-generation optical imaging products that have a profound impact on surgical procedures and patient outcomes. My areas of expertise encompass optical physics, optical microscopy, optical metrology, photonics, and computational modeling and simulation. I've had the privilege of sharing my insights through multiple peer-reviewed publications in prestigious journals like ACS Nano, Optical Letter, and Advanced Materials. Additionally, I hold certifications in machine learning and deep learning for image analysis, allowing me to harness the power of cutting-edge technology in my work.

Ed has been working in the field of nanoscience and chemistry since completing his Ph.D. in 2014. He has worked on a variety of projects ranging from drug delivery to nanodevice fabrication and characterization. Elliott has published numerous papers in both peer-reviewed journals and conferences and holds several US patents. He has also presented his research at various international conferences and workshops and currently works as a consultant focused on sustainability and green chemistry.

Sarafa Adeyemi Akeem is an innovative, creative, highly motivated and result-oriented Food Researcher that is open to job opportunities as well as open to both national and international collaborations in the various areas of Food Chemistry/ biochemistry, Processing, Preservation, Process Engineering, Analysis, Quality Control, Safety, Product Development, Post Harvest Technology and Nutrition with the overall aim of contributing to the global food and nutrition security.

Iqram Hussain works at the Department of Anesthesiology, Weill Cornell Medicine, Cornell University, NY, USA. Earlier, he was a postdoctoral researcher at the Medical Research Center, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Seoul National University. He pursued a Ph.D. degree in Medical Physics from the University of Science and Technology (UST), South Korea. He worked as a Research Associate with the Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS), Daejeon, South Korea. He worked on the Knowledgebase Super Brain (KSB) project at the Electronics and Telecommunication Research Institute (ETRI), Daejeon. He received a B.Sc. degree in mechanical engineering from the Khulna University of Engineering & Technology, Bangladesh, in 2007. He has ten years of work experience in power plant operation and maintenance and power plant project management. His research interests include wearable sleep monitoring, neuroscience, medical physics, human factors, and ergonomics. He has experience in healthcare research, project management, power plant operation, and maintenance. He is a reviewer in IEEE Access, Sensors, Applied Sciences, Biomedical Signal Processing and Control, IEEE Transactions, Science of the Total Environment, Neuroscience Informatics, Brain Sciences, etc. He is a guest editor in special issues of several Journals. Website: https://sites.google.com/view/iqram/home

T. Osswald is Hoeganaes Professor of Materials at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he has been a faculty member since 1989. Osswald received the PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1987, the MS in Mechanical Engineering from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in 1982, and the BS in Mechanical Engineering from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in 1981. Before joining the UW-Madison faculty, Osswald was a Humboldt Fellow at the Rheinisch Westfalische Technische Hochschule Aachen. Osswald’s research interests are in the areas of processing-structure-property relationships for metals and composites, with a focus on powder metallurgy and metal injection molding. His research has been supported by the National Science Foundation, the Department of Energy, the US Army Research Office, and industry. Osswald is a Fellow of ASM International and the American Academy of Mechanics, and he has received the Extrusion Division Award, the Powder Metallurgy Division Award, and the Distinguished Teaching Award from TMS.

Samuel Ojima Adejoh holds a PhD. in Social sciences from the University of Ibadan with 15 years of experience in teaching, researching and community service, with particular interest in qualitative research and analysing qualitative data and report writing. I support organisations both private and public, NGOs and community organisations across Nigeria to enhance strategy alignment, course content design, social risks and impact assessments and social safeguard. Workshop facilitator and stakeholders engagement facilitator.

A Food professional with > 20 years of experience within the meat and value added food sectors, Internationally. Considerable know how in food process (turn key lines: equipment development/selection, installation and commissioning/optimization) and product development (use of novel ingredients, least cost formulation, product quality enhancement initiatives as related to formulation and equipment/process selection). An excellent communicator and project manger with an ability to disseminate information in a clear and concise manner.

Dr. Maurice O’ Sullivan is a sensory scientist and senior lecturer in food science working in the School of Food and Nutritional Sciences, UCC. In the past Maurice has worked in the food industry as a sensory scientist and flavour chemist for Diageo Baileys and Guinness. He has worked as a food technologist and process/product development scientist for the processed foods sector in the 1990’s as well as more recently a product development consultant to the dairy, meat and beverage industries. He has a Ph.D. in Sensory and Consumer science from the Department of Food Science, University of Copenhagen, Denmark as well as MSc. and BSc. Degrees in Food Science and Technology from University College Cork (UCC). Currently Maurice works in the School of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University College Cork as a senior lecturer and sensory and product reformulation project coordinator on large scale multi-million euro research projects. For many years he has also managed the “Sensory Unit” at UCC working on sensory and flavour based projects involving a diverse selection of products. This sensory science based service (at UCC) includes testing the difference, affective and descriptive analysis of foods and beverages as well as assessing shelf-life and comparing sensory results to microbiological and analytical (instrumental, physic-chemical) data using multivariate data analysis (MVA). Sensory testing is critical for new product development/optimisation, ingredient substitution and devising appropriate packaging and comparing foods or beverages to competitor’s products. Again, the key to unlocking the hidden secrets of this multimodal data is with MVA (Multivariate Data Analysis). To date Maurice has secured significant research funding of €5,300,000 Gross, €3,843,329.30 to UCC. He has worked in the area of targeted ingredient (salt, fat, sugar) reduction in foods since 1997. The focus of this research has been reduction of negative ingredients linked to civilisation diseases (Diabetes, Obesity, Heart Disease, Anaemia) while maintaining sensory properties, but also improving nutritional quality of developed products. To date this research has produced numerous publications with many more in development. Other research areas include Cross Cultural Sensory Perception of Irish Dairy Products in Asia, Europe and North America as well as Foods for the Elderly, Packaging and Meat optimisation. Maurice has published more than 200 sensory or consumer research based articles (papers, book chapters, proceedings etc.).