SEAMTN - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Director of Federal & Industry Partners
- Director of Federal & Industry Partnership S, UT Space Institute
Bruce LaMattina is the Director of Federal & Industry Partnership for the University of Tennessee Space Institute and a research professor in the Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering department (MABE) in the Tickle College of Engineering.
Bruce has over 25 years of experience that spans academia, corporate R&D, and government. Prior to joining UT, he led the Charlotte Research Institute (CRI) at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte (UNCC). He also served as the director of federal research relations at Rutgers University and as a program manager at the US Army Research Office (ARO). He was a principle researcher at ABB's U.S. R&D headquarters with additional industry experience at SAS and the Okonite Company. In dual roles, he served as a visiting professor at NC State University and an adjunct professor at Duke University.
Bruce received his PhD in mechanical engineering with minors in civil engineering and mathematics from North Carolina State University and has a master's and bachelor's degrees in mechanical engineering from the University of Delaware. He is grateful that a major portion of his graduate work was supported by a fellowship sponsored by the Army.
Job Titles:
- Director, Government - Industry Partnerships
- Director, Government - Industry Partnerships, the University of Tennessee, Knoxville
- University of Tennessee As Director
Paul Montgomery joined the University of Tennessee as Director of Federal Relations in 2008. In January 2019 he joined the Office of Research and Engagement's newly formed Strategic Research Initiatives team, where he focuses on enhancing UT's research intelligence and capacity to maximize Department of Defense research opportunities. In his current position, Montgomery develops and sustains relationships that facilitate faculty engagement with DoD and defense industry officials. Montgomery is responsible for analyzing DoD research and development budgets, reports and related legislation in an effort to identify strategies for faculty to both influence development of DoD research programs and pursue DoD research funding. He also assists research teams with the preparation of project documents.
Job Titles:
- Project Manager, the University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Job Titles:
- Professor, UT Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering
Tony Schmitz received his BS in Mechanical Engineering from Temple University in 1993, his MS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Florida in 1996, and his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Florida in 1999. Schmitz completed a post-doctoral appointment at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and was then employed as a Mechanical Engineer from 1999-2002. During this time, he was also a lecturer at Johns Hopkins University. Schmitz accepted an appointment in the University of Florida's Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (UF MAE) in 2002 and joined the Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science Department at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in 2011.
Schmitz accepted a joint faculty position between the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK) and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) on August 1, 2019. The appointment is a split position between the Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering department at UT and ORNL's Manufacturing Demonstration Facility. He continues his manufacturing research in support of the US machine tool industry with an emphasis on machining dynamics.
His professional recognitions include: 2022 ASME Fellow, 2021 SME Education Award, 2020 ASPE Inaugural College of Fellows, 2019 SME Frederick W. Taylor Research Medal, 2019 UNC Board of Governors Award for Teaching, 2019 Best Presentation ASPE Annual Meeting, 2019 NAMRI/SME Outstanding Paper (47th North American Manufacturing Research Conference), 2018 51st Annual Bank of America Award for Teaching Excellence, 2017 SME David Dornfeld Manufacturing Vision Award,2016 SME College of Fellows, UNC Charlotte Lee College of Engineering 2013 Undergraduate Award in Teaching Excellence, 2012 Temple University Alumni Fellow, 2011 Sports Emmy Award (NBC Learn) for the Science of NFL Football video series, 2010 NAMRI/SME Outstanding Paper (38th North American Manufacturing Research Conference), 2009 UF MAE Teacher of the Year, 2005 SME Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer award, 2004 Journal of Tribology Best Paper Award, 2003 Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award, 2003 National Science Foundation CAREER Award, 1999 Measurement Science and Technology Highly Commended Article, 1999 National Research Council Postdoctoral Research Associateship (NIST), 1999 Temple University Gallery of Success Inductee, 1998 Department of Energy/National Academy of Engineering Integrated Manufacturing Predoctoral Fellowship, and 1994 National Science Foundation Graduate Traineeship. Schmitz also serves as an associate editor for the SME Journal of Manufacturing Processes.