Giorgio Bazzan

Giorgio Bazzan is a Program Manager in the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) Manufacturing and Industrial Technology Division. Dr. Bazzan is the lead of the Division efforts in Biomanufacturing and manage various programs for the Defense Production Act – Title III. He also serves as Government Chief Technology Officer for NextFlex, a $170M public-private partnership established to create a domestic manufacturing ecosystem in flexible hybrid electronics.

Before joining AFRL, he worked for UES Inc. in various roles (Research Scientist, Program Manager and Deputy Division Director). Research areas included additive manufacturing techniques (inkjet, aerosol jet and direct-ink writing) applied to organic and flexible electronics. He also wrote several successful proposals and managed several government contracts. Dr. Bazzan received his Ph.D. in Chemistry (Nanotechnology & Materials Chemistry program) from the City University of New York and his MS in Chemistry from Padua University (Italy).