Monday February 3, 2025 – Speaker: Dr. Jay Zhou
Logistics: Webex Only
Online Networking: 5:30 PM-6:00 PM
Presentation: 6:00 PM- 6:45 PM
TOPIC: Carbon Neutrality through Quality and Reliability
ABSTRACT:
The presenter explores achieving sustainability (carbon neutrality or carbon reduction) through quality and reliability improvement. With mapping CO2 with quality and reliability, the presenter points out the opportunities of reducing carbon emission by improving quality and reliability of products and services. The presentation is outlined below:
· Current State of Carbon Emission
· Current State of Quality and Reliability
· 4 Rs for Carbon Emission Reduction
· Mapping CO2 with quality and reliability
· Opportunities for industries and academia
· 5-Step Quality and Reliability Process
About Dr. Zhou
Dr. Jay Zhou is recognized as a distinguished SAE Fellow and Mentor, as well as an ASQ Fellow. He worked at Ford Motor Company with a wealth of global experience in quality and new product launch. Dr. Zhou held various leadership roles, including Vice President of Ford Asia Pacific, Corporate Executive Technical Leader, and member of the Technology Advisory Board (TAB).
His academic journey includes earning M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Michigan.
Dr. Zhou's contributions extend beyond corporate leadership, as evidenced by his publication of over 30 technical papers and the attainment of a US patent in the field of vehicle durability. He has engaged as a keynote speaker and panelist at various conferences and trained over 15,000 engineers in more than 20 countries.
His accolades include being honored as the SAE top contributor of the Year 2024, the ASQ Quality Professional of the Year in 2009, receiving the ASQ Testimonial Award twice, and being the recipient of the Taguchi Robust Design award three times.
Currently Dr. Zhou is an SAE lecture and instructor of Product Development for AV and EV Reliability ( https://www.sae.org/learn/content/c2313/).