William Bernstein

Acting Division Technical Director, DAF ManTech

Role
Acting Technical Director at Air Force Research Laboratory
Location
Dayton, OH, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers
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About William Bernstein

Dr. William Z. Bernstein is the Acting Technical Director for the Manufacturing, Industrial Technologies, and Energy Division at the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). He oversees a large portfolio of high-value technology maturation efforts to benefit the DAF mission. He has published more than sixty technical articles in journals and refereed conference proceedings and has been awarded two US patents. He serves as an Associate Editor of the ASME Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering. He has received multiple honors and awards. Representative examples include the 2019 ASME Computers in Engineering (CIE) Young Engineer Award and a 2020 Department of Commerce (DOC) Bronze Medal Award for his contributions to ASTM Sustainable Manufacturing (E60) standards, and a 2025 Defense Manufacturing Technology Achievement Award (DMTAA).

Experience

  1. Acting Technical Director

    Air Force Research Laboratory

    Apr 2026 — Present

Education

  • University of Cincinnati

    BSBME, Biomediacal Engineering, Minor: Materials Science Engineering

    2004 — 2009

  • Purdue University

    Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Mechanical Engineering

    2009 — 2015

  • Purdue University

    Master of Science - MS, Mechanical Engineering

    2009 — 2015

Skills

  • Agent-Based Modeling
  • Product Lifecycle Management
  • Ansys
  • Matlab
  • Life Cycle Assessment
  • Catia
  • Materials Science
  • R&D
  • Product Design
  • Labview
  • Design of Experiments
  • Product Life Cycle Management
  • Engineering Education
  • Pro Engineer
  • Simulations
  • Axiomatic Design
  • Engineering
  • Solidworks
  • Mechanical Engineering

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