{"588791":{"#nid":"588791","#data":{"type":"news","title":"GTMI Executive Director Ben Wang Shares Insight on Air Force Manufacturing Technology","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E2017 marks the 100th anniversary of the Air Force Research Laboratory\u0026rsquo;s Materials and Manufacturing Directorate. At the Airodef Conference held in Texas in early March 2017, Ben Wang joined in a panel discussion to explore\u0026nbsp;how the Air Force\u0026rsquo;s Manufacturing Technology (ManTech) Program can be responsive to future warfighting game changers such as directed energy, hypersonics, and autonomy, as well as \u0026ldquo;third offset\u0026rdquo; technologies. The\u0026nbsp;panel included discussion of technology, emerging trends, workforce development, public policy, and legislation required for Air Force ManTech to improve warfighting capability and to reduce acquisition and sustainment costs.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBen Wang, who serves as the executive director of the Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute, was joined by John Russell, Air Force Research Laboratory; Lane Ballard, Boeing Research and Technology; Michael Maher, Maher \u0026amp; Associates, LLC; Ralph Resnick, National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining; and Charles Wessner, Georgetown University.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Ben Wang Joins Panel Discussion on Next 100 Years of the Air Force\u0027s Manufacturing Technology"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E2017 marks the 100th anniversary of the Air Force Research Laboratory\u0026rsquo;s Materials and Manufacturing Directorate. At the Airodef Conference held in Texas in early March 2017, Ben Wang joined in a panel discussion to explore\u0026nbsp;how the Air Force\u0026rsquo;s Manufacturing Technology (ManTech) Program can be responsive to future warfighting game changers such as directed energy, hypersonics, and autonomy, as well as \u0026ldquo;third offset\u0026rdquo; technologies.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"2017 marks the 100th anniversary of the Air Force Research Laboratory\u2019s Materials and Manufacturing Directorate. As the directorate looks to its next 100 years, this panel will discuss how the Air Force\u2019s Manufacturing Technology (ManTech) Program can be "}],"uid":"28069","created_gmt":"2017-03-15 14:21:28","changed_gmt":"2017-03-15 17:08:16","author":"Laura Day","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2017-03-15T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2017-03-15T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"588794":{"id":"588794","type":"image","title":"GTMI Executive Director Serves as Panelist on Air Force Technology","body":null,"created":"1489588151","gmt_created":"2017-03-15 14:29:11","changed":"1489597578","gmt_changed":"2017-03-15 17:06:18","alt":"","file":{"fid":"224386","name":"AeroDef panel 20170307 v2.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/AeroDef%20panel%2020170307%20v2.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/AeroDef%20panel%2020170307%20v2.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":85088,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/AeroDef%20panel%2020170307%20v2.jpg?itok=R3KEvTJS"}}},"media_ids":["588794"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/aerodefevent.com\/sessions\/afrl-100-year-anniversary\/","title":"Aerodef Conference 2017"}],"groups":[{"id":"155831","name":"Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute (GTMI)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"94431","name":"Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute (GTMI)"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39461","name":"Manufacturing, Trade, and Logistics"},{"id":"39481","name":"National Security"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ELaura Day\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nMarketing Communications Manager\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nGeorgia Tech Manufacturing Institute\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nlaura.day@gatech.edu\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n404-385-2958\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["laura.day@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}