External Advisory Board of Mechanical Engineering Program

Missions of External Advisory Board

  1. Assists the Department of Mechanical Engineering in developing relationships with the industry and business communities in the nation.
  2. Provide guidance to improve the Mechanical Engineering curriculum to respond to the emerging needs of the industry and business.

Board members serve in their individual capacities; their participation does not imply sponsorship, endorsement, or representation by their employers or affiliated organizations.

Advisory Board


Manager, Supplier Quality and Component Engineering, Google

Headshot Duval Johnson
Manager, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Engineering Director, Bloom Energy

Headshot Harry E. Martz
Director, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Headshot Fritz B. Prinz
Leonardo Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University

Headshot Agustin Roldan
President, Sweep Energy

Headshot Brendan Smith
Chief Operating Officer, SeekOps

Headshot Steven Torrisi
Sr. Strategic Alliance Manager, NVIDIA