机构理论与装备设计教育部重点实验室常规学术报告（第10场）

机构理论与装备设计教育部重点实验室常规学术报告（第10场） 报告题目: From Academic Research to Commercial Reality – How Science goes to Market

时间：2015年01月07日（周三）上午10：00-12：00

（其中10:00~10:20为肯纳金属奖学金颁奖仪式；10:20-12:00为学术报告）

地点：会议楼第七会议室

主讲人: Robert Jay Clemens 博士，美国肯纳金属有限公司副总裁兼首席技术官

主讲人简介:

Robert J. Clemens, Ph.D., is Vice President and Chief Technical Officer of Kennametal Inc. In this role, he is responsible for leading Kennametal’s global Research, Development and Engineering organization. Prior to joining Kennametal, Dr. Clemens was Vice President, Corporate Technology at Eastman Chemical Company in Kingsport, Tennessee. While at Eastman, Bob held various business and technology leadership positions. Earlier in his career, he also worked in technical services at Firestone Plastics Company. He has more than 35 years of experience in technology, research and new business development. Dr. Clemens holds a bachelor of science degree in chemistry from Ursinus College and a doctorate in organic chemistry from Princeton University. He holds over a dozen patents and has authored numerous technical publications. Dr. Clemens serves on the board of CMF International, the Technology, Innovation, and Manufacturing Management Council of the American Management Association, and is a member of the American Chemical Society and Sigma Xi.

报告摘要:

Innovation is the process of converting basic knowledge into useful solutions to people’s needs. Regardless of whether this is done by companies “for profit,” or for philanthropic reasons, the final product must be able to be manufactured, and must meet certain performance and cost requirements to be useful. Academic institutions and industry both commonly participate in this process. This talk discusses the different contributions that academic research and industrial development and engineering commonly make to the overall innovation process. As an example, the complete development of one common industrial product is traced from its beginning to today’s commercial reality.

主办单位：机械工程学院，机构理论与装备设计教育部重点实验室（天津大学）