DoD Engagement with Its Manufacturing
Innovation Institutes:
Phase 2 Study Interim Report
Committee on DOD Engagement with Its Manufacturing USA MIIs Phase 2 Study
National Materials and Manufacturing Board
Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences
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COMMITTEE ON DOD ENGAGEMENT WITH ITS MANUFACTURING USA MIIS PHASE 2 STUDY
THOMAS M. DONNELLAN, Applied Research Laboratory, Pennsylvania State University, Co-Chair
WILLIAM B. BONVILLIAN, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Co-Chair
MEGAN BREWSTER, Impinj, Inc.
GAIL L. (DOLAN) HAHN, Boeing
THERESA KOTANCHECK, Evolved Analytics, LLC
MICK MAHER, Maher & Associates, LLC
MICHAEL MCGRATH, Independent Consultant
A. GALIP ULSOY, NAE,1 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
BEN WANG, Georgia Institute of Technology
Staff
ERIK SVEDBERG, Senior Program Officer, National Materials and Manufacturing Board (NMMB), Study Director
JAMES LANCASTER, Director, NMMB and the Board on Physics and Astronomy (BPA)
NEERAJ P. GORKHALY, Associate Program Officer, NMMB
JOSEPH PALMER, Senior Project Assistant
AMISHA JINANDRA, Research Associate
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1 Member, National Academy of Engineering.
NATIONAL MATERIALS AND MANUFACTURING BOARD
THERESA KOTANCHEK, Evolved Analytics, LLC, Chair
KEVIN ANDERSON, NAE,2 Brunswick Corporation
CRAIG ARNOLD, Princeton University
TERESA CLEMENT, Raytheon Technologies
THOMAS M. DONNELLAN, Applied Research Laboratory, Pennsylvania State University
STEPHEN FORREST, NAS3/NAE, University of Michigan
JULIA GREER, California Institute of Technology
JOHN KLIER, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
DAVID C. LARBALESTIER, NAE, Florida State University
MICK MAHER, Maher & Associates, LLC
ROBERT MILLER, NAE, IBM Almaden Research Center
GREGORY TASSEY, University of Washington
STEVEN J. ZINKLE, NAE, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Staff
JAMES LANCASTER, Director
ERIK SVEDBERG, Senior Program Officer
NEERAJ P. GORKHALY, Associate Program Officer
JOSEPH PALMER, Senior Project Assistant
AMISHA JINANDRA, Research Associate
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2 Member, National Academy of Engineering.
3 Member, National Academy of Sciences.
Preface
Since 2012, sixteen Manufacturing USA Institutes have been established by the federal government. Nine of these Manufacturing Innovation Institutes (MIIs) have been sponsored by the Department of Defense (DoD) under the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense Manufacturing Technology (OSD ManTech) organization. The DoD MIIs are public–private partnerships (PPPs) that are focused on specific technology areas identified as critical for the future of DoD and for which manufacturing technology maturation is an important need for technology implementation. All of the MIIs were initially established under fixed-term, 5- to 7-year agreements. To date, three of the institutes have transitioned to second-phase PPP agreements, and three more are approaching the transition point.
The study reported here is a follow-on activity to a 2019 National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine report entitled Strategic Long-Term Participation by DoD in Its Manufacturing USA Institutes, which identified topics for additional work that the DoD sponsor asked the National Academies to explore. Specifically, the current study committee was tasked to provide strategic guidance on: protocols for conducting long term engagement assessments of the MIIs, including evaluation criteria, best practices for MII education and workforce development (EWD) programs, and the development of strategies for better connecting MIIs to the broader DoD community. The sponsor of the work, DoD OSD ManTech, asked for an interim report focusing on protocols for long term assessment to be provided in a time frame that would allow the National Academies’ perspectives to be used in the execution of the first DoD 5-year MII evaluations planned for 2021. This interim report is focused on the protocols for long term assessment of MIIs topic. The final report from this study will document findings and recommendations relevant to EWD best practices and DoD engagement strategies.
We thank the committee members for their exceptional efforts in preparing this report. In executing its charge, the committee met 16 times from November 19, 2020, to February 26, 2021. The committee also heard from a broad spectrum of stakeholders from DoD, the Department of Commerce, the Department of Energy, industry (small-, medium-, and large-sized), academia, the MMIs, and other agencies. In particular, the committee thanks the following individuals for their contributions to this study and participation in the committee’s meetings: Ben Armstrong, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT); Suzanne Berger, MIT; Dana Beyeler, Defense Engagement, Ellwood Group, Inc.; Michael Brit-Crane, OSD ManTech; Dave Chesebrough, National Defense Industrial Association; Josh Cramer, America Makes (an MII); Emily DeRocco, OSD ManTech; Julie Diop, AIM Photonics (an MII); Eric Forsythe, OSD ManTech, NextFlex (an MII); Joanne Friedman, Connekted Minds; David Heckman, DoD Manufacturing Technology Program Office; Mark Gordon, OSD ManTech; Greg Hudas, ARM (an MII); Mark Johnson, Clemson University; Shalin Jyotishi, New America Foundation; Bruce Kramer, National Science Foundation; Jeannine Kunz, Tooling U-SME; Brad Larschan, Avadin, LLC; Becky Lewis, AFFOA (an MII); Christina Maranto, Joint Defense Manufacturing Council, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering; Lisa Masciantini, ARM (an MII); Craig McAtee, National Coalition of Advanced Technology Centers; Emily McGrath, NextFlex; Jacqui Mieksztyn, LIFT (an MII); Brian Piedfort, Advanced Technology International; Jim Segelstrom, McNally Industries; Jeff Shubrooks, Raytheon Missiles and Defense; Phillip Singerman, Montgomery County Maryland Economic Development Corporation; Nick Usechak, AIM Photonics (an MII); Marty Ryan, National Advanced Mobility Consortia; Alissa Roath, Consortium Management Group (CMG); and James Frankovic, CMG.
We and the committee thank the director of the National Materials and Manufacturing Board, James Lancaster, the study director, Erik Svedberg, and their entire staff for their help and guidance in performing this fast-track project.
William B. Bonvillian and Thomas M. Donnellan, Co-Chairs
Committee on DOD Engagement with Its
Manufacturing USA MIIs Phase 2 Study
Acknowledgment of Reviewers
This Consensus Study Report was reviewed in draft form by individuals chosen for their diverse perspectives and technical expertise. The purpose of this independent review is to provide candid and critical comments that will assist the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in making each published report as sound as possible and to ensure that it meets the institutional standards for quality, objectivity, evidence, and responsiveness to the study charge. The review comments and draft manuscript remain confidential to protect the integrity of the deliberative process.
We thank the following individuals for their review of this report:
Although the reviewers listed above provided many constructive comments and suggestions, they were not asked to endorse the conclusions or recommendations of this report nor did they see the final draft before its release. The review of this report was overseen by Anita K. Jones, NAE, University of Virginia, and Robert H. Latiff, R. Latiff Associates. They were responsible for making certain that an independent examination of this report was carried out in accordance with the standards of the National Academies and that all review comments were carefully considered. Responsibility for the final content rests entirely with the authoring committee and the National Academies.
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