Robert W. Ivester
Senior Advisor on Advanced Manufacturing · National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, Maryland
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Robert W. Ivester, PhD currently serves as the senior advisor on advanced manufacturing at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Previously, Ivester served as the Deputy Director of the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program. The MEP National Network focuses its expertise and knowledge as well as that of its partners — industry, educational institutions, state governments, NIST and other federal research laboratories and agencies — on providing U.S. manufacturers with information and tools they need to improve productivity, assure consistent quality, accelerate the transfer of manufacturing technology and infuse innovation into production processes and new products.
Ivester served at the Department of Energy for seven years, most recently as director of the Federal Energy Management Program in the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. FEMP oversees the implementation of policy and actions that result in energy efficiency implementation, renewable energy adoption, and reduction in energy and water use in federal government operations. He also served in the Advanced Manufacturing Office for six years. During that time, AMO launched five Manufacturing USA Institutes, the Critical Materials Hub, and hundreds of small R&D and technical assistance projects across the nation. Ivester also worked at NIST for over 16 years, leading and performing research in advanced manufacturing.
He has been an instructor for the Johns Hopkins University Engineering for Professionals program for graduate-level studies in manufacturing engineering since 2001. Ivester is a fellow of SME and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
He received his doctorate in engineering, master’s degree in manufacturing engineering and a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
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## Speaker: Robert W. Ivester **Senior Advisor on Advanced Manufacturing** at **National Institute of Standards and Technology** — Gaithersburg, Maryland **Conference:** CIRAS AI Summit for Iowa — May 6, 2026 ### Bio Robert W. Ivester, PhD currently serves as the senior advisor on advanced manufacturing at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Previously, Ivester served as the Deputy Director of the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program. The MEP National Network focuses its expertise and knowledge as well as that of its partners — industry, educational institutions, state governments, NIST and other federal research laboratories and agencies — on providing U.S. manufacturers with information and tools they need to improve productivity, assure consistent quality, accelerate the transfer of manufacturing technology and infuse innovation into production processes and new products. Ivester served at the Department of Energy for seven years, most recently as director of the Federal Energy Management Program in the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. FEMP oversees the implementation of policy and actions that result in energy efficiency implementation, renewable energy adoption, and reduction in energy and water use in federal government operations. He also served in the Advanced Manufacturing Office for six years. During that time, AMO launched five Manufacturing USA Institutes, the Critical Materials Hub, and hundreds of small R&D and technical assistance projects across the nation. Ivester also worked at NIST for over 16 years, leading and performing research in advanced manufacturing. He has been an instructor for the Johns Hopkins University Engineering for Professionals program for graduate-level studies in manufacturing engineering since 2001. Ivester is a fellow of SME and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. He received his doctorate in engineering, master's degree in manufacturing engineering and a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. ### Sessions at this conference - **Advancing AI for Manufacturing through Public Private Partnerships** [General] (4:05 PM–4:20 PM) ### Suggested prompts - "Based on this speaker's background, what questions would be most valuable to ask them?" - "Help me draft a networking introduction for connecting with Robert W. Ivester" - "What should I research about National Institute of Standards and Technology before meeting this speaker?" - "Draft a follow-up LinkedIn message after meeting Robert W. Ivester at the conference"