MSE/ChE’s Mansson represents Purdue, RESEC at Tokyo Olympics
Jan-Anders Mansson, distinguished professor of materials engineering and chemical engineering, executive director of the Ray Ewry Sports Engineering Center (RESEC), and co-executive director of the Indiana Next Generation Manufacturing Competitiveness Center (IN-MaC) is in Tokyo, Japan, at the Olympic Games with other members of the International Olympic Committee and Purdue University athletes.
RESEC is a joint effort between Purdue Engineering and Purdue Intercollegiate Athletics. In its collaboration with the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the center provides insights and expertise to enhance Olympic athletes’ performances.
Nine Boilermakers from five countries are representing Purdue in volleyball, swimming and diving, and track and field.
Mansson is the chairman of the Swimwear Approval Committee of the International Federation of Swimming (FINA) and is on the board of IOC’s Athlete365 Learning Gateway.
Sources:
https://www.purdueexponent.org/sports/article_4a2e4ccc-ebc7-11eb-8386-e75f5cba9504.html
https://www.purdue.edu/engineering/mdlab/mansson/
Wim Sweldens (L), co-founder and chief architect of Kiswe Mobile and a pioneer in interactive-social mobile video experiences, was interviewed in March 2021 as part of series conducted by Anna Giesler, PhD student in materials engineering, on behalf of Purdue’s Ray Ewry Sports Engineering Center (RESEC) for the International Olympic Committee. Here, he is pictured at the Tokyo Olympics with Jan-Anders Mansson, distinguished professor of materials engineering and chemical engineering and executive director of RESEC. Mansson had the pleasure of serving as Sweldens’ tour guide at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre, newly constructed for the 2020 games.
Jan-Anders Mansson, distinguished professor of materials engineering and chemical engineering and executive director of the Ray Ewry Sports Engineering Center (RESEC), poses with Purdue Olympian, Tyler Downs, USA, diving.
Jan-Anders Mansson, distinguished professor of materials engineering and chemical engineering and executive director of the Ray Ewry Sports Engineering Center (RESEC), poses with Purdue Olympian, Brandon Loschiavo, USA, diving.
Jan-Anders Mansson, distinguished professor of materials engineering and chemical engineering and executive director of the Ray Ewry Sports Engineering Center (RESEC), poses with Purdue Olympian, Jinq En Phee, Malaysia, swimming.
Rick Echeverria (BSIE ’88) and Jan-Anders Mansson (R), distinguished professor of materials engineering and chemical engineering and executive director of the Ray Ewry Sports Engineering Center (RESEC), met up at the Tokyo Olympics this week. Echeverria, an active RESEC collaborator, is a 2021 recipient of the Distinguished Engineering Alumni Awards. In his role at Intel Corporation, he serves as vice president of Sales and Marketing Group and general manager of the Olympics Program Office.