Applied Research Consortia Leadership
The ARC project is an initiative of Fraunhofer USA with the Jacobs School of Engineering at UC San Diego as the lead academic partner.
Bruce Guile, Project Lead
Dr. Guile has four decades of project and leadership experience in R&D policy and practice, including 1983-1996 as staff lead at the US National Academy of Engineering. Since leaving the NAE in 1996 he been continuously engaged in leadership roles – working closely with companies, research universities, and funders worldwide – in strategy, design, and launch of new R&D and related higher education enterprises.
Albert P. Pisano, the Walter J. Zable Distinguished Dean of Engineering, Jacobs School of Engineering, UCSD
Dr. Pisano joined the Jacobs School of as Professor and Dean in 2013 after a long career as head of Mechanical Engineering at UC Berkeley as well as Program Manager at DARPA. He was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2002 for contributions to the design, fabrication, commercialization, and educational aspects of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS). At UC San Diego, Pisano holds faculty appointments in the departments of mechanical and aerospace engineering and electrical and computer engineering.
Thomas Schuelke, President, Fraunhofer USA
Dr. Schuelke was appointed president of Fraunhofer USA in 2018. He joined Fraunhofer USA in 1998 to lead the thin film coatings technology laboratory which joined forces with Michigan State University in 2003 to combine research efforts in diamond and diamond-like carbon materials, related synthesis technologies and applications. Dr. Schuelke has published more than 70 peer reviewed scientific papers, holds 15 patents and has contributed to several book chapters.