The Utah SAMPE Chapter Welcomes
Brent Strong
Professor, emeritus at Brigham Young University
Understanding the Middle East: An Insider's Perspective
Wed September 24
6:00 Social
6:30 Dinner
7:30 Presentation
SAMPE Members = FREE
Member Guests - $10
Non-members - $15
Students - $5 - Student Members FREE!
Freeport West (DATC)
Freeport West DATC
Building D-5 (Freeport Center)
Clearfield, UT
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Abstract
Brent Strong has recently served a 20-month humanitarian mission in Jordan where he worked
to obtain US accreditation for the American University of Madaba (AUM) and also worked, with
his wife, to relieve suffering for refugees, assist the Jordanian government in providing health
care for citizens and refugees, and cooperated with other non-governmental organizations to
improve care for the handicapped in Jordan. Dr. Strong travelled to all parts of Jordan where
he met with refugees from Syria, Iraq, Palestine and many government and NGO people
assisting these refugees. He also travelled to Lebanon, Israel and the Palestinian Territories
and was able to observe the situations and to speak with many people from those areas. In
addition, with professors at AUM he conducted several in-depth surveys of the current
problems in the region and possible solutions. In October Dr. Strong and his wife will return to
Jordan for another 7 months to complete a major project on detection and treatment of Diabetic
Retinopathy and also to continue work with AUM and other humanitarian efforts.
Biography
Brent Strong, Ph.D., is an emeritus faculty member in Manufacturing Engineering Technology
(Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering and Technology) at Brigham Young University. Dr.
Strong has also studied the Middle East extensively as part of his teaching of a Civilization
course at BYU (History of Creativity) and has often been asked to participate in meetings and
conferences on Jordan and the surrounding countries.
Dr. Strong's technical research interests are in composite and plastic materials and in
processing of those materials. He was elected International President of the Society for the
Advancement of Materials and Process Engineering (SAMPE), the leading society for
composite materials engineering and was later named a SAMPE Fellow. He was the editor-inchief of the Journal of Advanced Materials. He is the author, co-author or editor of 12 books,
over 100 peer reviewed and invited papers, and is the inventor or co-inventor on 12 patents.
Dr. Strong is the founding director of the Advanced Composite Manufacturing and Engineering
(ACME) Center, the founding Director of the Manufacturing Leadership Forum and of the Rapid
Product Realization Center, all at BYU.
Prior to entering Brigham Young University, Dr. Strong had a successful career in industry. He
was President of Hardie Irrigation Systems, a world-wide manufacturer of plastic equipment for
the drip irrigation industry. He was also the vice president for market development for the
Eyring Research Institute and a senior research chemist and manufacturing engineer for the
DuPont Company. In addition to his full-time university work, Dr. Strong continues to be active
in business – serving on boards of directors and consulting for a number of companies.
Directions to DATC at Freeport West:
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Take Exit 332 for UT-108/Antelope Drive
Head West on Antelope Drive
Turn Right on 300 West
Turn Right on C-Street
DATC Building D-5 (on the left side of the street)
Click Here for a MAP to DATC at Freeport West