National Program Office

Hosted by the National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST), the Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office (AMNPO) coordinates the Manufacturing USA network in partnership with the other two institute-sponsoring agencies, the Departments of Defense and Energy and other participating agencies. AMNPO is charged with enabling more effective collaboration in identifying and addressing challenges and opportunities that span technology areas and cut cross agency missions. In addition, the office shares information with the public and links federal efforts to the growing number of private-sector partnerships between manufacturers, universities, state and local governments, and other organizations.

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100 Bureau Drive, Stop 4700
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-1000

Phone: (301) 975-2830
Media Contact: Jennifer Huergo
General Inquiries/Webmaster: [email protected]

Director

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Mike Molnar, Director

(301) 975-3673
Mike Molnar is the founding director of the Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office, the interagency team responsible for the Manufacturing USA program. Mike also leads the NIST Office of Advanced Manufacturing and serves as co-chair of the National Science and Technology Council...
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Kelley Rogers, Deputy Director

(301) 219-8543
Kelley Rogers, Ph.D., is the Deputy Director for the Office of Advanced Manufacturing (OAM) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). OAM also serves as the Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office for Manufacturing USA. Kelley received a Ph.D. in Molecular Biophysics and...
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Julia Kuchilla, Administrative Specialist

(301) 975-5236
Julia Kuchilla is the Administrative Specialist within the NIST Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office (NIST AMNPO). Julia received an A.A. in Business from Montgomery College and a B.S. in Business from University of Maryland Global Campus. Prior to joining NIST AMNPO, she has worked at the...
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James Eckley, Administrative Support Assistant

James Eckley is an Administrative Support Assistant at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Office of Advanced Manufacturing (OAM), which also serves as the Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office for Manufacturing USA. James received a Bachelor of Science in Information...

Strategy and Planning Division

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Robert Rudnitsky, Division Chief

(301) 975-4699
Robert Rudnitsky is a Physicist and is the Division Chief of the Strategy and Planning Division at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office (AMNPO). Robert received a Ph.D. in Applied Physics from Stanford University, where he was a...
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David Seiler, NIST Associate

Dr. Dave Seiler is an Associate at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Office of Advanced Manufacturing (OAM). Prior to joining OAM, Dave had over 20 years of experience as Chief of the Semiconductor Electronics and Engineering Physics Divisions at NIST, working with industry...
Amelia Stephens

Amelia Stephens, Advanced Manufacturing Strategy Fellow

Amelia Stephens, Ph.D. is an American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science and Technology Policy Fellow (STPF) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Office of Advanced Manufacturing (OAM), which also serves as the Advanced Manufacturing National Program...
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Susan Ipri-Brown, Strategic Partnership Specialist

Susan Ipri-Brown is a Strategic Partnership Specialist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Office of Advanced Manufacturing (OAM), which also serves as the Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office for Manufacturing USA. Susan received an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering...
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Kimmai Tran, Industry Analyst

Mai Tran, Ph.D. (known as “Kimmai”), is an Industry Analyst in the Strategy and Planning Division at NIST's Office of Advanced Manufacturing (OAM). Kimmai has a bachelor’s in Materials Science and Engineering from University of Florida and a doctorate in Materials Science and NanoEngineering from...
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Frank Gayle, NIST Associate

Dr. Frank W. Gayle is a NIST Associate with the Strategy and Planning Division of the Office of Advanced Manufacturing Office (OAM) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Frank is also a NIST Associate with the Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office, an interagency...
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Joseph T. Long, NIST Associate

Joseph Long, Ph.D. is an American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science and Technology Policy Fellow (STPF) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Office of Advanced Manufacturing (OAM), which also serves as the Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office...

Partnerships and Outreach Division

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Zara Brunner, Division Chief

(301) 975-2001
Zara Brunner is the Division Chief of the Partnerships and Outreach Division at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Office of Advanced Manufacturing (OAM), which also serves as the Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office for Manufacturing USA. Zara received a B.A. with...
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Christina Jones, Partnerships and Outreach Strategist

Christina Jones is a Partnerships and Outreach Strategist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office (AMNPO). Christina received a Ph.D. in Chemistry from Georgia Institute of Technology, and a B.Sc. from Louisiana State University in...
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Cassondra Blasioli, Digital Communications Specialist

Cassondra Blasioli is the Digital Communications Specialist for the Partnerships and Outreach Division at the NIST Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office. Cassondra received a B.A. with honors in interdisciplinary affairs with a focus on international affairs and English literature from...
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Erin Rushing, Events and Outreach Specialist

Erin Rushing is the Events and Outreach Specialist for the Partnerships and Outreach Division at National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Office of Advanced Manufacturing (OAM), which also serves as the Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office for Manufacturing USA. Erin received...
Shelly Pollard

Shelly Pollard, Communications Specialist

Shelly Pollard works as a Communications Specialist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Office of Advanced Manufacturing (OAM), which also serves as the Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office for Manufacturing USA. Shelly received a Master of Business Administration...

Program Operations Division

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Lisa Jean Fronczek, Electronics Engineer

(301) 975-6633
Lisa Fronczek is an Electronics Engineer at the NIST Office of Advanced Manufacturing. Lisa received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Maryland. Since joining NIST in 1987, Lisa spent her first ten years on U.S. Navy funded projects where she applied her manufacturing...
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Mahesh Mani, Division Chief

Mahesh Mani is the Division Chief of the Program Operations Division at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Office of Advanced Manufacturing ( OAM ). Mahesh received a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the National University of Singapore. Mahesh has authored or co-authored...
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Cheryl Leonard, Competition Support Specialist

Cheryl Leonard is a Competition Support Specialist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Office of Advanced Manufacturing (OAM), which also serves as the Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office for Manufacturing USA. Cheryl received a B.A. in Criminology and Criminal...
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Adrienne Cheng, Technical Program Manager

Adrienne Cheng, Ph.D., MPH is a Technical Program Manager at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Office of Advanced Manufacturing (OAM), which also serves as the Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office for Manufacturing USA. Adrienne received a Ph.D. in Nutritional...