America Makes has elected Mark Shaw, Chief Engineer of Defense Industrial Base Strategy
at the Wichita State University’s National Institute for Aviation Research, to its
2026-28 Executive Committee. Shaw brings 35 years of advanced manufacturing leadership
to the role, including his tenure as director of government programs and technology
for GE Additive, where he helped drive the qualification and certification of additive
manufacturing for aviation applications. He has worked extensively with the FAA, EASA,
and the Department of Defense to shape the additive product qualification roadmap
and played a key role in introducing metal additive manufacturing into commercial
aviation. At NIAR, Shaw collaborates with government agencies, OEMs, and industry
partners to advance U.S. industrial base modernization and develop national strategies
for advanced manufacturing.
About NIAR The National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) at Wichita State University provides
research, testing, certification and training services support the aviation, defense
and advanced manufacturing industries. NIAR’s mission is to strengthen university
research capabilities; provide applied learning opportunities for students; and support
the aviation and manufacturing industries – while driving innovation and prosperity
for the community, region and state. Established in 1985, NIAR’s yearly R&D expenditures
exceed $400 million, with more than 2,000 personnel and 2 million square feet of laboratory
and office space in six locations across Wichita, Kan., and one in Huntsville, Ala. www.niar.wichita.edu
About America Makes America Makes is the nation’s leading public-private partnership for additive manufacturing
(AM) technology and education. America Makes members from industry, academia, government,
and workforce and economic development organizations work together to accelerate the
adoption of AM and the nation’s global manufacturing competitiveness. Founded in 2012
as the Department of War’s National Manufacturing Innovation Institute for AM and
the first of the Manufacturing USA network, America Makes is based in Youngstown, Ohio, and managed by the not-for-profit National
Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM). Learn more at americamakes.us.
