ROCKY MOUNTAIN SECTION OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA
                              &
           IEEE LASERS AND ELECTROOPTICS SOCIETY


                      Nov. Meeting

Date:  Thursday, 19 Nov. 1998
Time:  7:00 PM refreshments, 7:30 PM talk
Place: National Institute of Standards and Technology
       325 Broadway, Boulder, CO
       Room 1107


Advanced technology projects at HEAT

       Dr. Mary Ann Roe
       Director of Planning, Development, and Special Projects
       Higher Education and Advanced Technology (HEAT) Center at Lowry



Abstract:

The Higher Education and Advanced Technology (HEAT) Center at Lowry is an 
innovation of the Colorado Community College and Occupational Education System 
focusing on newer applications of manufacturing, biotechnology, 
information/telecommunications, and health sciences technologies.  The HEAT 
Center-Colorado's technology village-enables individuals and firms to acquire 
knowledge and skills for using and applying newer technology.  High-tech 
programs and collaborative ventures of community colleges, universities, and the 
private sector are leveraging HEAT Center facilities, laboratories, and 
resources to maximize "know-how," teach technology integration, and facilitate 
technology commercialization.



Biography:

Mary Ann Roe, Ph.D. is Director of Planning, Development, and Special Projects 
for the Higher Education and Advanced Technology (HEAT) Center at Lowry.  In 
this capacity, she facilitates strategic and business planning and resource 
acquisition for the HEAT Center.  She will also become director of the Rocky 
Mountain Manufacturing Academy at the HEAT Center in the near future.

Dr. Roe served as Dean of Institutional Advancement, Texas State Technical 
College at Waco, Director of the Texas Manufacturing Technology Center and the 
Colorado Manufacturing Technology Center.  She was team leader of a four-member 
National Center for Manufacturing Science applied research team to Singapore, 
Japan, and Germany.   

Currently, her special project work is focused on facilitating implementation of 
the Rapid Product Development Alliance, serving as a member of the Board of 
Directors of the Colorado Photonics Industry Association, and developing 
Transformations, a program to introduce women to technical education and 
technology careers.