Dr. Jay Lee

Dr. Jay Lee is Ohio Eminent Scholar and L.W. Scott Alter Chair Professor in Advanced Manufacturing at the Univ. of Cincinnati and is founding director of National Science Foundation (NSF) Industry/University Cooperative Research Center (I/UCRC) on Intelligent Maintenance Systems (IMS www.imscenter.net ) which is a multi-campus NSF Center of Excellence between the Univ. of Cincinnati (lead institution), the Univ. of Michigan, and the Univ. of Missouri-Rolla in partnerships with over 40 global companies including Rockwell Automation, Boeing, Caterpillar, DaimlerChrysler, ETAS, Festo, GE Aviation, Harley-Davidson, Honeywell, ITRI (Taiwan), Komatsu, Omron, P&G, Samsung, Toshiba, Toyota, United Technologies, etc.

He is also a founding director for Advanced Gerontics Engineering (AGE) Innovation Collaboratory with a focus on innovation technologies for aging population at the Univ. of Cincinnati. His current research focuses on autonomic computing and smart prognostics technologies for predictive maintenance and self-maintenance systems, advanced gerontics engineering and innovative service business model studies.

Previously, he held a position as Wisconsin Distinguished Professor and Rockwell Automation Professor at the Univ. of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Prior to joining UWM, he served as R&D Director for Product Development and Manufacturing Department at United Technologies Research Center (UTRC), E. Hartford, CT, and was responsible for the strategic direction and R&D activities for next-generation products and manufacturing, and service technologies for diversified UTC business units including P&W Aircraft, Sikorsky Helicopter, Carrier Air Conditioning, Otis Elevator, Hamilton Sundstrand, UTC Fuel Cell, etc . Prior to joining UTRC, he served as Program Directors for a number of programs at NSF during 1991-1998, including the Engineering Research Centers (ERCs) Program, the Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers (I/UCRCs) Program, and the Materials Processing and Manufacturing Program (MPM). In addition, he had served as an adjunct professor for a number of academic institutions, including Johns Hopkins University, where he was an adjunct faculty member for the School of Engineering and Applied Science as well as for the Hopkins Technical Management Program during 1992-1998. He conducted research work at the Mechanical Engineering Lab. of the Ministry of International Trades and Industry (MITI) as a Japan Science and Technology Agency (STA) Fellow in 1995, a Japan Society for Promotion of Science (JSPS) Fellow at the Univ. of Tokyo as in 1997, and a visiting professor at Swiss Institute of Technology (EFFL), Lausanne, Switzerland in July 2004..

Currently, he serves as advisor to many global organizations, including Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) in Taiwan, Academy of Machinery Science & Technology in China, Japan Productivity Center (JPC), etc. In addition, he serves as editors and associate editor for a number of journals including Int Jounal on Asset Engineering an Mgt, Int. Journal on Service Operations and Informatics, Tsinghua Science & Technology Journal, etc, Previously, he had served on Board on Manufacturing and Engineering Design (BMAED) of National Research Council, Board of Directors for the National Center for Manufacturing Science (NCMS), Chairman of the Manufacturing Engineering Div. and Materials Handling Engineering Div. of ASME, etc. He has authored/co-authored over 150 technical publications, edited two books, contributed numerous book chapters, three U.S. patents, 2 trademarks, and had delivered numerous invited lectures and speeches, including over 100 invited keynote and plenary speeches at major international conferences.

Dr. Lee received his B.S degree from Taiwan, a M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison, a M.S. in Industrial Management from the State Univ. of New York at Stony Brook, and D.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from the George Washington University. He received Milwaukee Mayor Technology Award in 2003 and was a recipient of SME Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineering Award in 1992. He is also a Fellow of ASME and SME.