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Institute Director

Bill Martin, B.S., M.B.A., M.P.P.A.; Business planning, strategic plan development, and market research, assessment and planning

(662)325-3348

Institute Staff

Amy Garrard, Outreach Coordinator, B.S., M.B.A., Marketing, workforce training

(662)325-8453

Chip Bailey, Outreach Coordinator, B.S., M.S., Ph.D.; Industrial Assessments, Technical Assistance, Time and motion, plant & process design

(662)325-6789

Primary faculty from the Forest Products Department of the Forest and Wildlife Research Center at MSU include:

Steve Hunter, Associate Professor, B.S., M.S., Ph.D.
industrial engineering; lean manufacturing in furniture industry; ergonomics and physiology of workplace design; and manufacturing system design and analysis.

(662)325-8344

Jilei Zhang, Assistant Professor, B.S., M.S., Ph.D.
furniture frame design and evaluation; mechanical properties of wood and composite wood properties; finite element modeling of furniture frames; computer-aided strength design of furniture; evaluation and testing of foam, fiber, and packaging.

(662)325-9413

Craig Boden, Research Associate II, B.S., M.S., M.C.S. Computer skills workforce training.

(662)325-8343

Franklin Quin, Jr., Research Associate I, B.S.
Strength testing of wood and wood composites regarding quality control issues in research and industrial projects; new product development testing.

(662)325-3067

Bob Tackett, Research Associate II, B.S., M.S.
Strength testing of wood and wood composites regarding quality control issues in research and industrial projects; new product development testing.

(662)325-3096

Primary Faculty from the College of Business and Industry at MSU include:

Steve Taylor, Director, Technology Resource Institute.
Professor, management & information systems.

(662)325-0283

Thomas Adkins, Outreach Director, Technology Resource Institute.

(662)325-8122

Primary Faculty from the Bagley College of Engineering at MSU include:

Royce Bowden, Professor and Department Head, Industrial Engineering

(662)325-3865

Mingzhou Jin, Assistant Professor, Industrial and Systems Engineering

(662)325-3923

Sandra Eksioglu, Assistant Professor, Industrial and Systems Engineering

(662)325-9220

Primary Faculty from the College of Architecture, Art & Design at MSU include:

Larry Barrow, Associate Professor of Architecture, Director of the Design Research and Informatics Lab, AIA, NCARB, D. Des.

(662)325-2541

Sarah Pittman, Project Coordinator, Systems Administrator, Design Research and Informatics Lab (DRIL), M.C.P., M.C.S.E.
Technology Strategies and Rural Economic Development, web design and development.

(662)325-4104