Executive Director, Manufacturing Futures Institute
Executive Director, NextManufacturing Center
Adjunct Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Sandra DeVincent Wolf is the executive director of the CMU Manufacturing Futures Institute where she works to identify, connect, leverage, and accelerate research in manufacturing across campus and with industry and government partners to support innovation that will accelerate the path of discovery to commercialization to increase US competitiveness and drive economic development in the Pittsburgh region. She is additionally the executive director of the CMU NextManufacturing Center for additive manufacturing research where she leads the activities and partnerships of the center and its consortium. Wolf originally joined the College of Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) in 2015 as Director of Research Partnerships, responsible for facilitating research partnerships and the growth of new initiatives, centers and institutes, and industrial consortia. She continues to lead partnership growth in support of manufacturing at CMU.
Prior to joining CMU, Wolf spent 15 years in research, development, engineering, and management in advanced materials and manufacturing working in national laboratories, a start-up manufacturing company and large corporations. Her technical work experience was followed by over 10 years in executive management of nonprofits where she was responsible for leading initiatives from conception through implementation and assessment, internal and external communications, strategic planning and operational implementation, program management, corporate and government relations, education and outreach, and staff/volunteer engagement and development.
Wolf is a member of the National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS) Advanced Manufacturing, Materials and Processes Program (AMMP) Technical Advisory Board, the America Makes Executive Committee and Governance Board, the SWPA Additive Manufacturing Working Group, the Pittsburgh Chapter of Women in 3D Printing, and the Pittsburgh Chapter of ASM International. She was recently appointed to the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) Committee on Convergent Manufacturing.
Wolf holds the S.B. in Materials Science and Engineering from MIT. She earned an M.S. and Ph.D. in the same field from Case Western Reserve University while she was a NASA Fellow in residence at the NASA Glenn Research Center. Wolf was awarded the CMU College of Engineering’s 2018 Inspirational Leadership Award.
Ph.D. Materials Science and Engineering, Case Western Reserve University (NASA Fellow)
M.S. Materials Science and Engineering, Case Western Reserve University (NASA Fellow)
S.B. Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
CMU Engineering
Sneha Prabha Narra uses hands-on activities to introduce engineering and additive manufacturing concepts to local grade school students.
MITRE Grand Challenges Power Hour
NextM/MFI’s Sandra DeVincent Wolf participated in a recent panel discussion during Mitre’s Grand Challenges Power Hour: Revolutionizing the American Supply Chain through Advanced Manufacturing.
CMU Engineering
Area high school students visit Mill 19 on Manufacturing Day to learn about advanced manufacturing career opportunities.
the Manufacturing Futures Institute
MFI showcased the future of advanced manufacturing and sustainable practices during the Global Clean Energy Action Forum.
Velo 3D
MFI/NextManufacturing’s Sandra DeVincent Wolf spoke about the unique benefits of additive manufacturing versus traditional manufacturing on the new episode of the @Velo3D podcast, #LaserFocused.
CMU Engineering
President Biden touted the importance of advanced manufacturing innovation, robotics, 3D printing, and artificial intelligence during his recent visit to Mill 19.
Sandra DeVincent Wolf conducted a program on metal additive manufacturing at the Carnegie Science Center on November 1, 2021.
The National Academies of Engineering, Science, and Mathematics
MFI/Next Manufacturing Sandra DeVincent Wolf has been selected to serve on the National Academies Committee on Convergent Manufacturing. The committee will put together a publicly-accessible workshop on the topic.
NextM and MFI's Sandra DeVincent Wolf led a daylong career exploration series event that introduced Pittsburgh area high school students to career opportunities in advanced manufacturing.
NextM and MFI's Sandra DeVincent Wolf moderated the 3D Printing for Biomedical Applications panel discussion hosted by Women in 3D Printing.
MFI's and NextM's Sandra DeVincent Wolf joined female STEM professionals from Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Duquesne University and Argo AI in a conversation to inform and inspire girls interested in science, technology, engineering, and math.
CMU Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command’s Army Research Laboratory (ARL) have entered into a $3.5 million cooperative agreement that supports machine learning-enabled additive manufacturing.