SPOKANE, Wash. – An Avista executive with a background in engineering and entrepreneurship will devote a year to leading business development for the Applied Sciences Laboratory (
David Holmes, distribution engineering manager for Avista, will serve as the manager for business development and operations. As a key member of the ASL-ISP management team responsible for development and implementation of strategic initiatives, he will lead business development, operations, and public outreach activities for ASL.
Holmes will work to identify opportunities for external support for significant projects from industry and federal agencies, and will develop relationships with regional business leaders, academic institutions, entrepreneurs, professional service providers, and technology leaders. He will also provide day-to-day management and leadership for
Scott Morris, Avista Corp. president and chief operating officer of Avista Utilities, and president and chief operating officer for Avista Corp., said, “Dave is an outstanding individual and will be a valued contributor to the ASL, which is expected to become the centerpiece of a scientific research and development community the likes of which has never been seen in our part of the country. Once it’s up and running it will mean vitality, new jobs and business growth throughout the
“Avista is contributing significant resources to this effort because the emergence of a vibrant scientific community in
Yogendra M. (Yogi) Gupta, director of ISP, said, “
Brian Pitcher, chancellor of WSU Spokane, added, “
Holmes received a degree in electrical engineering from
“I am pleased to be part of the development of ASL in
During Holmes’ time as a loaned executive,
The Applied Sciences Laboratory
Based in
Innovations and applications involving materials science, optical science, and related technologies will provide the foundation for applied research projects in the areas of national security and alternate energy. Representative activities underway and envisioned for
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The Institute for Shock Physics
Nearly 50 years of research innovations and activities in understanding the dynamic response of materials at
Multidisciplinary efforts that combine expertise in physics, materials science, chemistry, and mechanica
l engineering are under way to address several exciting and challenging scientific problems. In addition to the research faculty within the institute, students and faculty from several departments within the college of sciences and the college of engineering and architecture participate in the Institute’s research projects. State-of-the-art experimental and computational facilities are available for studying physical and chemical phenomena over a large range of length and time scales. Excellent research interactions are in place with the DOE / NNSA National Laboratories.
Further information about the Institute is available at www.shock.wsu.edu.