Engineering In The Coming Era of Insufficient Plenty
John Voeller
Tuesday, 10 Nov 2009 at 6:00 pm – Alliant Energy-Lee Liu Auditorium, Howe Hall
John Voeller, a member of the corporate management team at Black & Veatch, is a ASME White House Fellow in the Office of Science and Technology Policy. He is the principal architect of POWRTRAK, the automated engineering system of Black & Veatch that was used to build over 500 power facilities around the world. Voeller also serves as CEO and president of Data Discovery, Inc., which sells his recursive, search technology; CEO and president of General Integration Corp., specializing in highly collaborative environments; and CEO and president of Nuhands Corp., a firm specializing in products for aiding senior citizens and the handicapped. He holds a bachelor of science in mechanical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Part of the Engineering Thematic Year on Sustainable Infrastructure and the Globalization, Technology, and Culture Series.Cosponsored By:
- College of Engineering
- College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Deere & Company
- Rockwell Collins
- Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)
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