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Blue Sky Competition Selection Committee

2026 NSF Blue Sky Judges

Wayne Cai, PhD

Wayne Cai, PhD
Technical Fellow, General Motors Global R&D

Huijuan Dai, PhD

Huijuan Dai, PhD
Supervisory Program Manager,Next Generation Materials & Processes Program, Department of Energy (DOE) Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies Office (AMMTO)

Robert W. Ivester, PhD

Robert W. Ivester, PhD
Senior Advisor, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Said Jahanmir

Said Jahanmir (Fed)
Assistant Director for Federal Partnerships, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 

Brian Rohm

Brian Rohm
Senior Manufacturing Engineer, GE Aerospace

Vikram Shyam, PhD

Vikram Shyam, PhD
Convergent Aeronautics Solutions Project, NASA

Scott Smith, PhD

Scott Smith, PhD
Section Head for Precision Manufacturing and Manufacturing Innovation, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

John Vickers

John Vickers
Principal Technologist, Space Technology Mission Directorate, NASA

Mike Vogler, PhD

Mike Vogler, PhD
Senior Manufacturing Engineering Manager, Caterpillar