Industrial Advisory Boards
The Industrial Advisory Boards for Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering Programs review the health of the department, advise the faculty on the general direction of the department, critically review the department strategic plans, help in developing new research directions and strengthen existing ones, advise the department on new faculty hires, identifiy potential sources of supplemental funding, and last but not least, help to develop, maintain and innovate the graduate and undergraduate curricula. The IABs meet once or twice per year for a full-day meeting.
Members of our advisory boards for program development are:
| Mechanical engineering program | Nuclear engineering program |
|---|---|
| Dr. Klas Abrahamsson
Director, agro and environmental markets Alfa Laval, Inc. |
Peyton S. (Sandy) Baker
President, Nuclear Operations Group Babcock & Wilcox |
| Thaer Almasri
Senior operations manager eCMMS – White Oak Pack Center Sandston, Virginia 23150 |
Thomas A. Bergman
Director of division of engineering Office of New Reactors U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission |
| Gerald T. Bischof
Site V.P. – Surry Power Station Dominion Generation 5570 Hog Island Road Surry, Virginia 23883 |
Dr. David Christian
Executive vice president, Dominion Resources, Inc. Chief executive officer, Dominion Generation |
| Keith Burns
V.P. of engineering product development Hamilton Beach 4421 Waterfront Drive Glen Allen, Virginia 23060 |
Dr. Harold Dodds
IBM Professor of Engineering and department head emeritus Nuclear engineering department University of Tennessee-Knoxville |
| William H. Luke
General manager, Philip Morris accounts MeadWestvaco Corp. 11013 West Broad Street Glen Allen, Virginia 23060 |
William (Barry) Fletcher
Vice president, nuclear propulsion Huntington Ingalls Industries, Newport News Shipyard |
| Patrick A. Prendergast
Director of engineering service operations Alstom Power 2800 Waterford Lake Drive Midlothian, Virginia 23112 |
Dr. Bruce Mallett
President Mallett Consulting Services LLC |
| Jacob L. Pretko
Advanced Fibers Systems DuPont 5401 Jefferson Davis Highway Richmond, Virginia 23234-2257 |
Michael Rencheck
Chief operations officer AREVA NP |
| Douglas W. Wagner
Technical group leader, KEVLAR Advanced Fibers Systems Dupont P. O. Box 27001 Richmond, Virginia 23261 |
Dr. Lance L. Snead
Materials Science and Technology Division Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
| Dr. Andrew Hutton
Associate director, Accelerator Division Jefferson Lab 12000 Jefferson Ave, Suite 13 Newport News, Virginia 23606 |
Dr. Finis H. Southworth
Chief technology officer AREVA Inc. |
| David Alvarez
Director, ALCS Engineering Altria Client Services 601 East Jackson Street Richmond, Virginia 23219-1434 |
Kiyoshi Yamauchi
President and chief executive officer Mitsubishi Nuclear Energy Systems |
| Ex Officio Member:
Dr. Gary Tepper Professor and chair VCU Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering |
Ex Officio Member:
Dr. Gary Tepper Professor and chair VCU Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering |
| Ex Officio Member:
Dr. Sama Bilbao y León Associate professor and director of nuclear engineering programs VCU Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering |