ASME Introduces New Advanced Manufacturing Fellowship

ASME Introduces New Advanced Manufacturing Fellowship ASME Introduces New Advanced Manufacturing Fellowship ASME Introduces New Advanced Manufacturing Fellowship Applications are now being accepted for the Society's newest Federal Fellowship opportunity - the ASME Advanced Manufacturing Fellowship. The Advanced Manufacturing Fellow will serve a yearlong term as an advisor to the America Makes innovation institute. America Makes, which launched two years ago as the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute and is managed by the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining, was established to help the U.S. expand its capacities in additive manufacturing by facilitating collaboration among leaders from business, academia, non-profit organizations and government agencies, focusing on such areas as design, materials, technology and workforce development. The ASME Advanced Manufacturing Fellow will be expected to provide scientific, technical, curricular and intellectual leadership, as well as analytical support contributing to the advancement of the institute's goals, particularly as they apply to workforce development and educational outreach. The Fellow will also serve as a liaison with internal and external partners, including policymakers, to help America Makes enhance its network of education and workforce development solution providers and help organize the development of the body of knowledge on additive manufacturing processes, materials, and design understanding and methods - both emerging and currently in practice - that offer promise for engineering design and technical implementation in the production process. The Fellow will support the America Makes partners in the development and marketing of online, hybrid and traditional continuing education courses and workshops in the interest of developing the current engineering and technician workforce in industry. The Fellow will also provide instruction and content resources to engineering and technology faculty at universities and community colleges to assist in evolving their curricula to prepare the technical workforce of the near future with the latest in additive manufacturing tools and techniques. The Advanced Manufacturing Fellow will serve for one year, preferably from January through December 2015, depending upon his or her availability, and will be required to relocate to Youngstown, Ohio, for the fellowship term. The ASME Foundation, which is sponsoring the program, will provide a stipend of $60,000 for the yearlong fellowship. Applications for the new fellowship will be accepted through Sept. 30. For more information on the ASME Advanced Manufacturing Fellowship program and how to submit an application, visit the program's page on ASME.org or contact Kathryn Holmes, director, ASME Government Relations, by e-mail at holmesk@asme.org. For more information on America Makes, visit americamakes.us. Kathryn Holmes, ASME Government Relations