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Oct
13
2016

The Materials Science and Engineering Prominent Alumni Series presents: Charlie Kuehmann

When: Thursday, October 13, 2016
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT

Where: Technological Institute, Ryan Auditorium, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208 map it

Audience: Faculty/Staff - Student - Post Docs/Docs - Graduate Students

Contact: Molli Connell   (847) 491-3533

Group: Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MatSci)

Category: Lectures & Meetings

Description:


Charlie Kuehmann
Vice president of materials engineering, SpaceX and Tesla Motors

An early leader in computational materials design, Kuehmann will discuss how his Northwestern Engineering education shaped his interests and career. He will also give advice to the next generation of materials engineers, telling them how they can use materials innovations to solve global challenges.

After earning his PhD at Northwestern, Kuehmann co-founded QuesTek with his adviser Gregory B. Olson, Walter P. Murphy Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, who has been called the "father of materials design" by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. QuesTek was the first company dedicated to commercializing computational materials design, innovating materials and alloys for automobiles, aircrafts, turbine engines, and more. In 2012, QuesTek's technology was sold to an undisclosed buyer in Silicon Valley.

At SpaceX and Tesla Motors, Kuehmann leads the materials engineering organizations, driving materials solutions to enable the world's transition to a sustainable future, the commercialization of space, and a multi-planetary civilization.

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