His research focuses on sustainable and nanomanufacturing, spanning from large-scale manufacturing systems (automotive manufacturing) to nanoscale clean-energy technologies (solar cells and lithium-ion batteries). He is currently the director of the Department of Energy’s Industrial Assessment Center at UWM, working with dozens of Wisconsin manufacturing companies on energy efficiency and industrial sustainability. SME President-elect Michael F. Molnar (left) and President Dennis S. Bray (right) at NAMRC 41 with OYME recipient Chris Yinchun Yuan of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Photo courtesy Clara M. Pfefferkorn and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, © All Rights Reserved.