MEM Matters Newsletter December 2017

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News of Note

December 2017

2017 Northwestern Year in Review

President Morton Schapiro Discusses Highlights for the Year

Our year has been filled with exciting new heights, spaces, frontiers and faces. Take a minute to reflect as we celebrate Northwestern's excellence in teaching, research, arts, athletics, honors and much more.

Northwestern University and the Northwestern Alumni Association invite you to reflect on our community's many exciting accomplishments in 2017. You may view this video for a small sample of the ways we came together to achieve new heights, open new spaces, discover new frontiers, welcome new faces, and celebrate excellence this year.

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MEM Alum Brings Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) Experience to the Classroom

Shahid Ahmed Will Teach 9-Week MEM Pilot Course in Winter 2018

IoT (Internet of Things) has an enormous market potential of billions of connected devices generating Trillions in revenues. IoT will change industries and transform the way we work and live. Industrial companies are already pivoting from Products to Services leveraging IoT technologies - this digital transformation is more broadly called the Industrial IoT or Industrial Internet

Thanks to MEM Alum and Industry Advisory Board member, Shahid Ahmed, the MEM program continues to leverage the knowledge and experience of its alumni to provide workshops and enhance the curriculum. In Winter 2018 Shahid will be teaching a Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) non-credit, pilot course in order to refine the content and develop hands-on labs to establish a future course option for the Northwestern MEM curriculum. The course aims to equip students with an in-depth understanding of industry dynamics, technology architecture, and the IIoT ecosystem. Read more on the MEM website.

Shahid Ahmed is currently an advisor to several early stage firms focused on the telecom, IoT and digital sectors helping entrepreneurs turn innovative ideas into world class companies. Shahid was previously a Partner at PwC responsible for several digital practices including Emerging Technologies, IoT and Data & Analytics. Prior to joining PwC, Shahid was a Managing Director with Accenture, where he was responsible for Accenture's North America Telecommunications $1B+ business.

Save the Date! MEM 40th Anniversary Event on June 30, 2018

Anniversary Event Held in Conjunction with TEMSCON 2018

On June 30, 2018 MEM will celebrate its 40th anniversary with a networking event to be held in Evanston. This will be held in conjunction with the IEEE Technology and Engineering Management Society (TEMS) International Conference - TEMSCON 2018 - also to be held in Evanston from June 27 to July 1. The conference provides studies on the concepts, theories and best practices in the field of technology management, with a particular focus on disruptive technologies.

If you are interested in participating as a TEMSCON panelist, volunteer, or guest, please contact MEM Director Mark Werwath.

Stay tuned for more details about the 40th Anniversary event in upcoming MEM Newsletters!

Join MEM for a Talk with Tugrul Daim

Professor Daim to Discuss Technology Management and its Multiple Perspectives

J oin MEM on Friday, January 26th starting at 6:00 PM for a conversation with Tugrul Daim, Professor and Director of Technology Management Doctoral Program in the Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science at Portland State University. Tugrul will deliver a talk on Technology Management and Multiple Perspectives with Recent Research and Applications.

We are witnessing the dawn of new business giants which were able to match technological innovations with innovations in other perspectives changing from social to environmental. This talk will provide applications of technology management models with multiple perspectives in sectors ranging from clean energy to information technology. Funding and support for these applications was provided by several agencies including US Dept of Energy, National Science Foundation, Intel Corporation, Electric Power Research Institute and Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission. The results were published in journals including Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Research and Development Management, Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, Journal of High Technology Management Research, Technology Analysis and Strategic Management.

Location: Krebs Classroom ( 2311 N. Campus Drive, Suite 1400)

Time: Friday, January 26, 6:00pm

RSVP: Register to attend

The speaker event will be live streamed, and reception to follow. Please email Stephen Tilley with any questions.

MEM Student Spotlight

Monthly Feature Recognizing Our Amazing Students

Xiaohu Lei is a current fulltime MEM student originally from Shanghai, China. He earned his Degree in Structure Engineering from Tongji University in China. Before he started the MEM Program, he worked as a structural engineer at Tongji Architectural Design (Group) Co., Ltd. (TJAD) for four and a half years, having participated in numerous landmark projects, such as Shanghai Tower and Shanghai Disneyland. Xiaohu loves to play tennis, roller skating and video games. Also, he enjoys all kinds of spicy Chinese cuisine and especially hot pot. We have asked Xiaohu to share what MEM experience has meant to him. Read more about Xiaohu's background and thoughts on the MEM blog.