Singapore-MIT Alliance
Summer Conference 2002
The 2002 Summer Conference begins with a two–day Pre–Immersion session. See below for the Pre–Immersion agenda, and biographies of speakers for this event.
The Entrepreneurship Session (Pre-Immersion) was held at Wong Auditorium, Tang Center (E-51)
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Speaker
Dr. Neil Goldfine Founder and President of JENTEK Sensors, Inc.
Abstract "Survivable Product Lines and Scalable Business Models Derived from Engineering Science
For JENTEK, an early dilemma was to focus on one niche product/market or to delay product launch and develop a product line with a sustainable Engineering–Science advantage. Engineering–Science, a term coined by the late Prof. James Melcher, of MIT's Laboratory for Electromagnetic and Electronic Systems (LEES), can be defined as the development of products and services that meet a fundamental market need through engineering innovations that are founded upon scientific understanding. Development of a sustainable competitive advantage, by definition, takes years of R&D and anticipation of customer needs. JENTEK Sensors has selected the "Engineering–Science" track to develop a materials characterization product line that includes analytical methods, sensors, instrumentation, software and systems for imaging of material properties. After fifteen years of R&D, beginning at MIT LEES, and continuing with private investment and substancial government funding, JENTEK has just now launched its first full product line. Instead of heeding the advice of many to focus on a few applications, JENTEK has focused on developing a core product line and Engineering–Science capability with pervasive applications. The key to long–term success for JENTEK is empowering customers to develop and implement widely varying applications for this core product line. JENTEK is accomplishing this by providing rapid customization tools, and continuing to evolve and expland our product line to meet new customer driven challenges.
Biography Goldfine is the founder and President of JENTEK Sensors, Inc. He is also a Research Affiliate at the M. I. T. Laboratory for Electromagnetic and Electronic Systems. Dr. Goldfine has both a Master's Degree and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from M. I. T., as well as two Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Goldfine is a specialist in sensor design, measurement optimization and continuum modeling for nondestructive evaluation and control of electromagnetic and electromechanical systems and processes. He is an Associate Technical Editor of the American Society for Nondestructive Testing, Materials Evaluation Magazine. Dr. Goldfine is widely published in the NDE field and has contributed to numerous US patents. He has been principal investigator on numerous JENTEK contracts for NASA, Air Force, Navy, DOE, Army and FAA. He has managed JENTEK's research and development programs since the company was founded in 1992.
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