SAMPE GLOBAL 2023-2024 EXECUTIVE CABINET AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANNOUNCED
Published on July 25, 2023
July 25, 2023, DIAMOND BAR, CA – The Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering (SAMPE) is pleased to announce the following members as officers of the 2023-2024 Global Executive Cabinet and Board of Directors:
2023-2024 SAMPE Global Executive Cabinet
- Global President – Tsuyoshi Ozaki, PhD, President and Director, Composites R&D Company, Ltd.
- Global Immediate Past President – Christian-André Keun, PhD, Founder and CEO, CompriseTec GmbH
- Global Executive Vice President – Yiping Qiu, PhD, FSAMPE, Professor and Director, Shanghai Key Laboratory, College of Textiles, Donghua University
- President, North America Region – Sarah Cox, Materials Engineer
- President, Europe Region – Guy Larnac, PhD, R&T Technical Coordinator, Ariane Group
- President, China Region – Xiaosu Yi, PhD, FSAMPE, Professor, China Carbon Composite Innovation Center
- President, Japan Region – Kiyoshi Uzawa, PhD, Professor, Innovative Composite Materials R&D Center, Kanazawa Institute of Technology
- Global Secretary – Rebekah Stacha, CAE, CEO, SAMPE
2023-2024 SAMPE Global Board of Directors
Past Presidents
- International Past President – Allan Crasto, PhD, FSAMPE, Senior Advisor, Research Initiatives, University of Dayton Research Institute
- Europe Past President – Luigi Torre, PhD, FSAMPE, Professor, Material Engineering Center, University of Perugia
North America Region
- Jerome Berg, Technology and Development Manager, Northrop Grumman, Aeronautics Systems
- Robert Brushaber, Director of Materials Science and Engineering, Texas Research Institute Austin, Inc.
- Stephen Scarborough, Product Development Manager, Air Liquide
- Scott Stephenson, Director, Strategic Initiatives and Events, CompositesWorld
- Paul Wienhold, Principal Professional Staff, Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University
Europe Region
- Conchúr O'Bradaigh, PhD, Vice-Rector of Education, School of Engineering, The University of Edinburgh
- Arnt Offringa, FSAMPE, Director, Global Tech Center Netherlands, GKN Fokker
China Region
- Zhenghua Cao, PhD, Professor and Director, Composite Material Center of AVIC Manufacturing Technology Institute, AVIC Composite Corporation Ltd.
- Yan Li, PhD, FSAMPE, Professor and Dean, School of Aerospace Engineering and Applied Mechanics, Tongji University
Japan Region
- Kazuto Tanaka, PhD, Professor, Doshisha University
Officers will meet next at the JISSE-18 Technical Conference and SAMPE Japan Exhibition, November 29 – December 1, 2023, in Tokyo, Japan.