Advanced Materials and Manufacturing for the US Air Force

Dr. Kathy Stevens

Director, Materials & Manufacturing Directorate

Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH.

ABSTRACT

The needs of the United States Air Force demand continuous advances in technology. The Materials & Manufacturing Directorate of the Air Force Research Laboratory is the only organization charged with the development of materials & manufacturing science & technology for current & future Air Force weapon systems. Working internally and with industry, universities, and other Government organizations, its achievements have enabled increases in component and system performance, availability, and quality, and decreases in the costs of acquisition and sustainment. Highlighted in this talk are advancements in metallic materials, including material development, processing/ manufacturing, behavior/life prediction, and the compelling case for needed changes in the way materials are developed, through the introduction of integrated materials science and engineering.

Date: May 18, 2011

Location: Holiday Inn, 2800 Presidential Drive, Fairborn, OH 45324. Phone: (937) 426-7800

RSVP: Friday May 13, 2011 – Dan Young at daniel.young@wright.edu

Networking: 5:30 PM; Dinner: 6:00 PM

Cost: $25 per person (students are free) + Cash bar

Biography

Dr. Katherine A Stevens, a member of the Air Force Senior Executive Service, has served as Director, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio since February 2009. She is responsible for planning and executing the Air Force's advanced materials, processes and manufacturing technology programs to support all elements of Air Force acquisition and sustainment. Dr. Stevens is also responsible for interfacing these areas throughout the corporate Air Force and Department of Defense. She oversees an annual budget of more than $450 million and directs the activities of approximately 1,200 scientists, engineers and support personnel at five different geographic locations.

Dr. Stevens received her BS degree in Materials Science and Engineering in 1980 from Wright State University, and her MS (1987) and PhD (2002) degrees, also in Materials Science and Engineering, from the Ohio State University. She also holds an MS degree in Business Management from Stanford University in 2006, where she was the Sloan Fellow in the Graduate School of Business.

During her career she has received numerous recognitions, including the 2000 Vincent J. Russo Award for Leadership Excellence, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, 2002 Reserve Supervisor of the Year Award, AFRL, and Distinguished Alumnus Awards from The Ohio State University (2004) and Wright State University (2010).