{"147511":{"#nid":"147511","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech\u2019s Manufacturing Chief Participates in White House Roundtable","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBen Wang, Georgia Tech\u2019s manufacturing chief and executive director of the Manufacturing Research Center (MaRC), recently presented some of his ideas and viewpoints at the U.S. Department of Energy\u2019s roundtable on \u0022Strengthening Advanced U.S. Manufacturing in Clean Energy.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe roundtable discussions, held Aug. 9 at the White House in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C., brought together more than 35 representatives from some of the country\u0027s most promising companies that are utilizing and developing advanced technologies for clean energy manufacturing. Representatives from key research centers, public policy experts and other stakeholders also joined the discussion.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EParticipants discussed opportunities and challenges to continue improving U.S. competitiveness in advanced clean energy manufacturing in a wide array of topics \u2013 ranging from solar and wind to energy storage, vehicles, lighting, smart grid, fuel cells and more \u2013\u0026nbsp;through public-private partnerships in R\u0026amp;D, industry cluster development and technology commercialization activities.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe roundtable discussions were critical in understanding the capabilities, ideas, and expectations that these top experts in the field of clean energy have and hold; and how we in MaRC can strategically position ourselves to collaborate with them and lead the effort in advanced clean energy manufacturing,\u201d Wang said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESubjects discussed and debated at the roundtable will inform the U.S. Administration\u2019s evolving manufacturing strategy, at the energy department\u0027s Office of Energy Efficiency \u0026amp; Renewable Energy, where David Danielson, roundtable host and assistant director for energy efficiency and renewable energy, is leading an effort to identify areas of competitive advantage for U.S. manufacturers in global clean energy.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe roundtable builds upon the recent report released in July 2012 by the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership Steering Committee of the President\u0027s Council of Advisors on Science \u0026amp; Technology, \u201cCapturing Domestic Competitive Advantage in Advanced Manufacturing.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe report offered a set of 16 recommendations around three pillars, including enabling innovation, securing the talent pipeline, and improving the business climate.\u0026nbsp; The Aug. 9 roundtable focused on the first pillar, enabling innovation, as it relates to advanced clean energy manufacturing.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBen Wang, Georgia Tech\u2019s manufacturing chief and executive director of the Manufacturing Research Center (MaRC), recently presented some of his ideas and viewpoints at the U.S. Department of Energy\u2019s roundtable on \u0022Strengthening Advanced U.S. Manufacturing in Clean Energy.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Ben Wang, Georgia Tech\u2019s manufacturing chief and executive director of the Manufacturing Research Center (MaRC), recently presented some of his ideas and viewpoints at the U.S. Department of Energy\u2019s roundtable on \u0022Strengthening Advanced U.S. Manufac"}],"uid":"27462","created_gmt":"2012-08-20 09:54:54","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:12:40","author":"Liz Klipp","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-08-20T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2012-08-20T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"70794":{"id":"70794","type":"image","title":"Ben Wang","body":null,"created":"1449177314","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:15:14","changed":"1475894623","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:43:43","alt":"Ben Wang","file":{"fid":"193458","name":"meyer_20110630_1750.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/meyer_20110630_1750_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/meyer_20110630_1750_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":6717749,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/meyer_20110630_1750_0.jpg?itok=HQHnI8He"}}},"media_ids":["70794"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/energy.gov\/articles\/strengthening-us-leadership-advanced-manufacturing","title":"DOE - Strengthening U.S. Leadership in Advanced Manufacturing"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.marc.gatech.edu\/","title":"Manufacturing Research Center (MARC)"}],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[{"id":"155","name":"Congressional Testimony"}],"keywords":[{"id":"13523","name":"Ben Wang"},{"id":"663","name":"Department of Energy"},{"id":"40991","name":"Manufacturing Chief"},{"id":"13522","name":"Manufacturing Research Center"},{"id":"41001","name":"Roundtable Discussion"},{"id":"817","name":"White House"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech Media Relations\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELaura Diamond\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:laura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Elaura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-6016\u003Cbr \/\u003EJason Maderer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:maderer@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Emaderer@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-660-2926\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["klipp@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}