UMD Holds Risk and Reliability Engineering 25th Anniversary Symposium
COLLEGE PARK, Md., Feb. 18, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The University of Maryland Center for Risk and Reliability Engineering (CRR) will host a 25th Year Anniversary Symposium and Alumni Reception on April 2, 2014 at the Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center on the College Park campus.
The University of Maryland was the first university to offer a degree granting program for Reliability Engineering in the United States, and the program is the largest and most comprehensive graduate program in the field of reliability and risk analysis of engineered systems and processes. With modern systems becoming increasingly complex, the importance of reliability engineering is growing more critical in today's manufacturing, energy and infrastructure environments.
The symposium, titled Promise of a Discipline: Reliability and Risk in Theory and Practice, will celebrate CRR's 25 years of research and education excellence in reliability engineering and risk analysis by bringing together experts and leaders in the field to offer insights on the promising directions that could revolutionize the field of Reliability Engineering, discuss risk –informed regulation, oversight, and responding to emergencies, and explore challenges in educating the next generation of reliability engineers in an interdisciplinary environment.
"The event in not only a celebration of the achievements of CRR and the Reliability Engineering Program at University of Maryland, but also an occasion to acknowledge the sustained efforts by many others over the past two decades to establish reliability engineering as an academic discipline worldwide" Dr. Mosleh, Kim Chair Professor and Director of CRR.
Dr. Jeong Kim, entrepreneur and former president of Bell Labs, will be a feature keynote speaker. Kim was also the recipient of the first Ph.D. awarded by UMD in Reliability Engineering. Ken Farquhar, President of General Business at ManTech International, and UMD Reliability Engineering graduate, will also be a feature keynote speaker.
Featured panelists include:
- Dr. Elias Anagnostou, Associate Technical Fellow, Integrated Systems Advanced Concepts & Integrated Solutions Sector, Northrop Grumman
- Dr. George Apostolakis, Commissioner, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- Ken Farquhar, President, Business Unit General Manager, ManTech International Corporation
- Dr. J. Wesley Hines, Postelle Professor and Director of Nuclear Engineering at the University of Tennessee
- Maria G. Korsnick, Chief Nuclear Officer and Chief Operating Officer, Constellation Energy Nuclear Group
- Dr. Vasiliy Krivtsov, Staff Technical Specialist, Ford Motor Company
- Dr. Hoang Pham, Distinguished Professor, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Rutgers University
- Dr. Antoine Rauzy, Professor, Director of the Chair Bleriot-Fabre, Ecole Polytechnique, France
- Dr. Carol Smidts, Director, Risk and Reliability Laboratory, The Ohio State University
- Thomas D. Whitmeyer, Deputy Chief, NASA Office of Safety and Mission Assurance
To register, or learn more about the Risk and Reliability Engineering 25th Anniversary Symposium, visit the website.
About the University of Maryland's Center for Risk and Reliability
The Center for Risk and Reliability (CRR) is the umbrella organization for many of the risk and reliability research and development activities at the University of Maryland A. James Clark School of Engineering. Over 20 faculty from engineering departments across the Clark School conduct all or part of their research under the CRR umbrella and serve as directors or co-directors of the Center's numerous research laboratories. CRR is the research arm of the Reliability Engineering educational program, the largest and most comprehensive degree granting graduate program in the field of reliability and risk analysis of engineered systems and processes, offering M.S., Ph.D., and Graduate Certificate in Reliability Engineering and Risk Analysis.
About the A. James Clark School of Engineering
The University of Maryland's A. James Clark School of Engineering is a premier program, ranked among the top 20 in the world. Located just a few miles from Washington, D.C., the Clark School is at the center of a constellation of high-tech companies and federal laboratories, offering students and faculty access to unique professional opportunities.
Our broad spectrum of academic programs, including the world's only accredited undergraduate fire protection engineering program, is complemented by a vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem, early hands-on educational experiences, and participation in national and international competitions.
The Clark School is leading research advancements in aerospace, bioengineering, robotics, nanotechnology, disaster resilience, energy and sustainability, and cybersecurity. From the Universal Product Code to satellite radio, SMS text messaging to the implantable insulin pump, our students, faculty, and alumni are engineering life-changing innovations for millions. Facts, figures, and more information can be found at www.eng.umd.edu.
SOURCE University of Maryland A. James Clark School of Engineering
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