Ronald G. Kander, Ph. D.
Director of the School of Engineering, ISAT Participating Faculty
Office: ISAT 157
Phone: 568-2740
Email: kanderrg@jmu.edu
Dr. Kander teaches in the ISAT Foundations Curriculum and Graduate Program, is the Interim co-director of the JMU Center for Materials Science and Director of the JMU Product Realization Laboratory for the VT/JMU Center for High Performance Manufacturing.
Education:
- Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware
- B.S., Chemical Engineering, Carnegie-Mellon University
Business/Industry/Government Experience
Engineering faculty member in the Materials Science & Engineering Department at Virginia Tech for 11 years; Engineer in the Advanced Composites Division of the Fibers Department and Polymer Physics Group in the Central Research Department at E. I. DuPont for 5½ years.
Specializations/Research Interests
Rapid prototyping and rapid tooling technologies; Polymer processing & manufacturability; Polymeric materials characterization
