Six individuals who are at the forefront of the flexible hybrid electronics (FHE) mission were acknowledged for their efforts at this year’s FLEX conference during the second annual awarding of the NextFlex Fellow Award.
 
The winners were hand-selected by NextFlex for their work in advancing the use of FHE in manufacturing, research, government, education and military applications, as well as workforce development.
 
This year’s NextFlex Fellow Award winners are:
• Jim Huang, research scientist, HPE Labs
• Joseph M. Kunze, president and CEO, SI2 Technologies
• Terri Sandu, director, talent and business innovation, Lorain County Community College
• Suresh Sitaraman, professor, George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Tech
• Geoffrey A. Slipher, research scientist, US Army Research Laboratory
• Richard Vaia, director, Functional Materials Division, AFRL
NextFlex Fellows 2018
 
“This year’s award recipients have proven exceptional advocates for the advancement of FHE in their fields,” said Dr. Malcolm Thompson, executive director for NextFlex. “Their leadership as well as their outstanding contributions to NextFlex demonstrate their commitment to innovations in the FHE industry.”