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School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering Advisory Board
Fall 2022 Advisory Board Members

External Advisory Board (EAB) Role

The Advisory Board plays an integral part in the development of the school. Members:

  • Bring industry perspective, provide input to the continuous evaluation of objectives and assessment of outcomes of the BSME and BSMSE curricula, and suggest changes for implementation, as needed.
  • Assist the school in generating financial or in-kind resources for various strategic priorities from their companies or personal resources.
  • Act as partners in the education process by maintaining active contact with the school during the academic year, and by visiting the Pullman campus at least twice a year (during the Advisory Board meetings).
  • Promote the school at their company through the hiring of interns and full-time personnel and participation in WSU career fairs.
  • Champion the school’s cause with university administrators and the state of Washington with regard to budgets, research programs, and faculty hiring.
  • Vitalize the education process through participation in seminars, guest lectures, industry sabbaticals, collaborative research, and serving on student thesis committees.

Members Area

Documents for Members
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For access, please contact director@mme.wsu.edu.

External Advisory Board (EAB) Charter

Charter and Constitution

2022-2025 Term

  • Steve Near
    The Boeing Company
    Seattle, WA
  • Jon McWhirter
    Terrapower
    Bellevue, WA
  • Seyi Onagoruwa
    The Boeing Company
    Everett, WA
    WSU grad: BS/MS ME
  • David Danforth
    PACCAR (retired)

2021-2024 Term

  • Kameron Bumb
    Microsoft
    Bellevue, WA
    WSU grad: BS, EE
  • Sreekant Narumanchi
    NREL
    Golden, CO
    WSU grad: MS 1999, ME

2020-2023 Term

  • David Bahr
    Purdue University
    West Lafayette, IN
  • Cari Dorsh
    A-Dec
    WSU grad: MSE
  • Sandy K. Fryer
    Fryer Industries, Inc.
    Orinda, CA
    WSU grad: BS 1969, ME
  • Jessi Hall
    Schweitzer Engineering Labs
    Pullman, WA
    WSU grad: BS 2000, ME
  • Jason Johnson
    PACCAR
    Seattle, WA
  • Sankar Jayaram
    Quintar, Inc.
    Silicon Valley, CA
  • Trevor Devaney
    Hi-Rel Laboratory
    Spokane, WA
  • John Sanchez
    Amazon Lab126
    Palo Alto, CA

2019-2022 Term

  • Scott Brandenburg
    Thales Aerospace – US
    Bellevue, WA
  • Tyler Lenzi
    Micron Technology
    Boise, ID
    WSU grad: BS 1995, MSE
  • David Rohrig
    Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
    Richland, WA
    WSU grad: MEM 2004
  • Eric Sorenson
    Blue Origin
    Kent, WA
    WSU grad: BS 1985, MSE
  • Jason Tripard
    Microsoft Corporation
    Bellevue, WA
    WSU grad: BS 1994, ME

2018-2021 Term

  • Ashish Gupta
    Intel Corporation
    Hillsboro, OR
  • Steve Near
    The Boeing Company
    Seattle, WA
  • Sudarshan Rangaraj
    Amazon
    Seattle, WA
    WSU grad: MS 1999, ME
  • Nyle Miyamoto
    Boeing Commercial Airplanes
    Everett, WA
    WSU grad: MEM 2001

MME Director’s Strategic Advisory Council (SAC)

SAC members are apppointed for 2-year terms and serve as trusted advisors to the MME Director on strategies and operations of the school, while also serving the functions of EAB members.

2019-2020

  • Bruce Wollstein
    Intel (retd.)
  • Jerry Knoben
    Microsoft (retd.)