Brent Nowak

Dr. Nowak is the founder and executive director at the applied, Medical Device Institute (aMDI), which is part of Grand Valley State University. He was the Director of the Robotics & Intelligent Machines Laboratory at the University of Texas.

He co-founded the Center for Advanced Manufacturing and Lean Systems at the University of Texas. He secured an educational partnership and development agreement with the US Navy Undersea Warfare Division, which expanded into a multi-university program (Naval Engineering Education Consortium). He also has experience with the Southwest Research Institute, Robotics Research Group, Rockwell Space Operations and NASA. He has published multiple papers and received numerous awards for his research. He completed his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering in 1997, his MS in Mechanical Engineering in 1989 and his BS in Mechanical Engineering in 1983.