CSAI Steering Committee

The CSAI Steering Committee assists in identifying research topics, provides input to the project selection process, and assists researchers in gaining access to industry facilities and data.

Steering Committee Members

    Tom Brackmann, President, Nichols Aluminum

    Gary Curtis, President, Wise Recycling
    
    Patrick Franc, President, Arco Aluminum

    Mike Harris, Chair, SECAT Board
    
    Tom Lester, Dean, College of Engineering, University of Kentucky

    Matt Powell, Plant Manager, Century Aluminum

    Denis Ray, V.P. Manufacturing, Aleris International, Inc.

    Randy Schumaker, Chief Management Officer, Logan Aluminum

    D. Sudharshan, Dean, Gatton College of Business and Economics, U. of Kentucky

    Phil Tays, Executive V.P., Wise Alloys LLC

    Jim Walters, V.P., Hydro Aluminum

Research Operations Committee

The Research Operations Committee, chaired by Dr. Kenneth Troske, CSAI Director, is responsible for selecting and monitoring projects awarded through the RFP process.

Research Operations Committee Members
 
John Garen, Chair of Department of Economics; Gatton Endowed Professor of Economics, Gatton College of Business and Economics, U. of Kentucky

Richard Germain, Associate Professor of Marketing and Challenge for Excellence Chair in Supply Chain Management, College of Business and Public Administration, U. of Louisville

David Hardesty, Assistant Professor, Gatton College of Business and Economics, U. of Kentucky
Ibrahim S. Jawahir, James F. Hardymon Chair in Manufacturing Systems
and Professor of Mechanical Engineering, U. of Kentucky

Fred Morgan, Ashland Professor of Marketing School of Management, Gatton College of Business and Economics, U. of Kentucky

Ken Troske, William B. Sturgill Endowed Professor of Economics and Director of CBER, Gatton College of Business and Economics, U. of Kentucky