Dr. Schmitz was named an At-Large Director of the North American Manufacturing Research Institution of SME, NAMRI | SME. His three-year term will begin in June, 2020.
NAMRI | SME brings together researchers from companies, government laboratories, academic institutions, and industrial think tanks for the advancement of the scientific foundation of discrete part manufacturing. This group’s work covers refining fundamental technologies and developing emerging technologies and processes for material removal and material forming, as well as research on manufacturing modeling, simulation, monitoring and control systems.
The NAMRI | SME Board of Directors makes policy for the institution that represents manufacturing research leadership in industry, government and academia in North America and the world. The board is comprised of the NAMRI | SME Executive Committee (past president, president, president-elect and secretary), the Scientific Committee chair, and six NAMRI | SME at-large directors.