JOE W. MEREDITH, Ph.D.
BIOGRAPHY
Dr.
Meredith is currently the President of the Virginia Tech Corporate Research
Center (CRC) in
In
addition to managing the operation of the center, Dr. Meredith facilitates
technology transfer from the university, increases the level of sponsored
research at Virginia Tech, and markets the CRC to prospective tenants.
Previously,
Dr. Meredith held a variety of management positions for a major defense
contractor in research and development, engineering, data processing,
integrated logistics support, and marketing.
Dr.
Meredith holds a Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering from Virginia Tech,
a Master's degree in Aeronautics, Astronautics, and Engineering Science from
Dr.
Meredith is on the Board of Directors of Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties,
Inc.; the Board of the Montgomery Regional Hospital; the Advisory Board of the
Virginia Tech Business/Technology Center; member and former Vice Chairman of
the Montgomery Regional Economic Development Commission; the Board of Directors
of the Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce; Member of the College of
Engineering’s Committee of 100; Member of the ISE Academy of Distinguished
Alumni; Co-Director of the New Century Council’s Vital Signs Committee; member
of the Board of the Accelerating Innovation Foundation; former member of the
Board of Directors of the New River Valley Economic Development Alliance; former
Chairman of the Alliance R&D Committee; Chairman of First National Bank’s
Blacksburg Advisory Committee, Former President of the Christiansburg-Blacksburg
Rotary Club, Former Member of the Board of Trustees of the Montgomery-Floyd
Regional Library, and Virginia Tech’s former representative to the New River
Planning District Commission.
Dr.
Meredith was named “Business Person of the Year – 2001” by the Blacksburg
Regional Chamber of Commerce. He is an
adjunct professor in the Industrial and Systems Engineering Department at
Virginia Tech and continues to teach.
Dr.
Meredith co-authored a paper published in the International Journal of
Technology Management in 1998 entitled:
“A Case Study of the
Dr.
Meredith also co-authored a paper published in the Human Factors and Ergonomics
in Manufacturing Journal, Volume 16, Number 2 entitled: “Empirical Design of Computer Support and
Staffing in Concurrent Engineering.”
Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center, Inc.
540/961-3600 x 2103
-- FAX/961-2304 -- e-mail: joe.meredith@vtcrc.com
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