In March, the Texas A&M University System (TAMUS) and Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) sponsored an Advanced Manufacturing Workshop held on the main campus of Texas A&M University to bring key researchers together, and to inspire collaboration.
The coordination team comprised personnel from the TAMUS National Laboratory Office (NLO), Texas A&M University Department of Mechanical Engineering (MEEN), and LANL engineers stationed in College Station, TX. Evelyn Mullen, operating under a joint appointment with LANL as a Senior Director, and as a Special Advisor reporting to the TAMU Vice Chancellor for Research, with Dr. T.J. Ulrich, Director of University Research and Relations, LANL, and Pablo Tarazaga (MEEN) led the effort; Dr. Tarazaga is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Associate Department Head of Research and Strategic Initiatives for MEEN.
In attendance were researchers representing five Texas A&M University System campuses and staff from Los Alamos National Laboratory based in Los Alamos, New Mexico.
Those five Texas A&M University System campuses represented included:
Texas A&M University, College Station
Texas A&M International University
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Recently, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) leadership has identified advanced manufacturing and prototyping as a strategic investment area. The purpose of the workshop was to facilitate partnerships, and to identify specific needs, corresponding capabilities, and expertise within the Texas A&M University System for developing key elements to a partnership strategy.
As part of our continuing effort to develop a strategic partnership between TAMUS and LANL in support of mission critical areas to LANL and the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) this is the first in a series of workshops that the NLO will host. Future workshop topics will include Robotics and Automation and Sensing and Evaluation. Details to be announced in the near future.
“These workshops will build on the success of our recent Advanced Manufacturing workshop to further define collaborations within this laboratory initiative. While the application to advanced manufacturing remains a primary focus, the upcoming workshops may also delve into broader topics within robotics and sensing areas.” Said, Dr. TJ Ulrich.
Pictured: Los Alamos National Laboratory researchers tour Dr. Manoranjan Majji’s Land Air and Space Robotics Laboratory (LASR). Photography by Taylor Northcut.
For information about future workshops in this series please contact Dr. TJ Ulrich at tju@tamu.edu.