Biography: 

Dr. Uday Vaidya is the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (UT-ORNL) Governor's Chair in Advanced Composites Manufacturing. Vaidya serves as the Chief Technology Officer for IACMI-The Composites Institute. Vaidya has over three decades of experience in engineered plastics and composites. Vaidya works in applications development for automotive, defense/military, aerospace, infrastructure and sporting. He leads the composites R&D in the East Tennessee ecosystem. Vaidya serves as the Editor-in-Chief for the leading Elsevier’s Composites Part B : Engineering journal. Vaidya is the author of numerous books- 'Composites for Automotive, Mass Transit and Truck' Composites – Innovation and Experiential Learning, ‘Composites for Elementary Schools’, and ‘Composites for Middle Schools, ‘METAL for all ages’, ‘Biomicry’ and ‘A Greener Earth’ & K-12 learning through InnocrateTM for classroom. 

About IACMI:

IACMI-The Composites Institute is a Manufacturing USA entity with 185 industry members. IACMI works on a public-private partnership model. Projects focus on automotive, energy, aerospace, construction and related sectors with composites and hybrid materials and manufacturing technologies. IACMI is headquartered in Tennessee with technology areas across Indian, Ohio, Colorado and Michigan. IACMI is a Department of Energy institute, with significant work force development efforts sponsored by the Department of Defense. See www.iacmi.org