LECTURE SERIES
GTMI’s Lunch and Learn lectures bring together students, researchers, and industry professionals to discuss the latest in advanced manufacturing.
GTMI Lunch and Learns
Hosted at the Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute (GTMI), the Lunch and Learn lecture series is a recurring event that brings together students, faculty, and professionals from academia, industry, and government. Held in-person at GTMI and streamed online, these sessions feature expert speakers discussing a wide range of topics in advanced manufacturing — from emerging technologies and innovative processes to workforce development and startup strategies. The series fosters cross-sector dialogue and provides a platform for sharing insights, challenges, and opportunities shaping the future of manufacturing.
Joining Our Lectures
Sessions take place on Mondays at noon (EST) and are accessible both in-person at GTMI Room 114 and online via Zoom.
Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute
Callaway Manufacturing Research Center Building
813 Ferst Drive, N.W.
Room 114
Atlanta, GA 30332
Fall 2025 Schedule
Upcoming Lectures
October 20 – Wear and Corrosion Behavior of a Stainless Steel Composite Produced by Laser Powder Bed Fusion (L-PBF)
Brenda Juliet Martins Freitas
Federal University of Technology – Paraná (UTFPR)
Past Lectures
November 10 – Quality Feedback Control: Concepts, Methodologies, and Applications
Jianjun Shi
Georgia Institute of Technology
October 24 – Assembling the Future: Emerging Trends in Auto Manufacturing
Krishna Bandaru
Vice President of Manufacturing Engineering
Rivian
October 13 – The Next Generation of Advancing Manufacturing Technologies in Automation LEAP
Patrick Wahlen, Vice President Additive and Advanced Manufacturing
D. Mark Douglass, Business Development Manager, Additive Solutions
Chris Williams, Senior Director of Innovation and R&D
Lincoln Electric
September 8 – Building Giants: The Modern Shipyard as a High-Tech Factory for the Seas
David Singer
Professor, Undergraduate Program Chair, ABET Coordinator
University of Michigan, Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering
August 26 – Federated Causal Learning for Distributed Manufacturing Networks
Nagi Gebraeel
Georgia Power Early Career Professor
H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering
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