2026 NSF Blue Sky Judges Wayne Cai, PhDTechnical Fellow, General Motors Global R&D 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 Senior Advisor, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Said Jahanmir (Fed)Assistant Director for Federal Partnerships, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Brian RohmSenior Manufacturing Engineer, GE Aerospace Vikram Shyam, PhDConvergent Aeronautics Solutions Project, NASA Scott Smith, PhDSection Head for Precision Manufacturing and Manufacturing Innovation, Oak Ridge National Laboratory John VickersPrincipal Technologist, Space Technology Mission Directorate, NASA Mike Vogler, PhDSenior Manufacturing Engineering Manager, Caterpillar