Newly elected as KAM directors…Vijay Kamineni, CEO, Metals Innovation Initiative (MI2), Bowling Green, and Chief Innovation & Technology Leader, Logan Aluminum in Russellville. Kamineni is CEO of the Metals Innovation Initiative (MI2), a Kentucky-focused nonprofit with the mission to bring Kentucky together to make the state the destination for metals innovation.

The Metals Innovation Initiative (MI2) hosted their inaugural MI2 Annual Conference, focused this year on “Factory of the Future” in Louisville, Kentucky, on September 5-6. The conference was well-attended by University of Kentucky (UK) faculty and staff, including members of UK Innovate. The “Factory of the Future” was built around the Smart Factory concept.

The Metals Innovation Initiative (MI2) officially launched in September 2022, bringing together a consortium of metals industry leaders to make Kentucky the preeminent destination for metals innovation. KSTC was a founding partner in MI2.

Since graduating in May, she chose to stay close to home and works as a contractor for Metals Innovation Initiative (MI2) at the WKU Innovation Campus. Whittle also provides her services to Oria Health, a telehealth mental health care organization; Lunae LLC, a strategic management company and Gambit, a political mapping app for optimized campaign practices.

Madison Whittle was the first Western Kentucky University graduate whose degree read “user experience.” Whittle graduated in May and, with some help from her “Civic Imagination Team,” used her skills to put together Muser — an app that tracks willing museum attendees to map how they move about exhibits…She works as a freelance website designer and as a user experience designer at Metals Innovation Initiative at WKU’s Innovation Campus.

A Kentucky nonprofit is trying to attract new talent to the metals industry. The “Metals Innovation Initiative,” also known as MI2, held an annual conference at the Louisville Marriott East in Jeffersontown.

Roughly a year ago, the Kentucky-based Metals Innovation Initiative (MI2) formed, so the two-day “Factory of the Future” Conference that took place in Louisville on Sept. 5-6 served partly as a one-year anniversary of its formation — a platform for its future.

Vijay Kamineni serves as both the CEO of MI2 as well as the chief innovation and technology leader for Logan Aluminum, one of the founding members of MI2, based south of Lewisburg, Kentucky. Logan produces close to half the aluminum cans that will be used in the U.S. in a given year. Kamineni said that since Kentucky is the fourth largest metal manufacturing state, there is great potential for research and innovation through MI2.

The proposed Generating Advanced Manufacturing Excellence with Technology and Innovation for Metals of Essential Products (GAME TIME) Tech Hub brings together public-private partners…The consortium is led by the Kentucky Science and Technology Corporation and includes the Kentucky Metals Innovation Initiative (MI2), University of Kentucky, University of Louisville, Kentucky State University, Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, Kentucky Association of Manufacturers, Kentuckiana Works, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Kentucky Community and Technical College System, Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, Louisville Metro Government, City of Frankfort, LIFT and Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM) Institute.

The Metals Innovation Initiative (MI2) is proud to announce its inaugural Metals Innovation Search 2023 competition. MI2 is casting a wide net, calling on pioneers from all corners of the United States to bring forth innovations that can significantly enhance the metals industry, not only in Kentucky but globally.

The Metals Innovation Initiative (MI2), Bowling Green, Kentucky, has announced its inaugural Metals Innovation Search 2023 competition. The organization says it is casting a wide net, calling on entrants from all corners of the U.S. to bring forth innovations that can significantly enhance the metals industry locally and globally.

In preparation for its inaugural “The Factory of the Future” Conference coming to Louisville in September, the Metals Innovation Initiative (MI2) has put forth a national call for innovations related to the metals industry — both locally and globally, according to a news release.