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January 24, 2019
Our Speaker this week is Dr. Tom Sack, President & CEO MRIGlobal. His topic is: "MRIGlobal at 75: Using Science and Technology to Create Solutions in Health, Defense and Energy.”
Dr. Thomas M. Sack is responsible for all aspects of leading, managing, operating and developing MRIGlobal. Founded in Kansas City in 1944 as an independent contract research organization, MRIGlobal solves some of the world’s most challenging problems in the areas of national security, global health, and energy.
Dr. Sack joined MRIGlobal in 1985, serving in increasing responsibility, including Senior Vice President and Director of Technical Operations, Director of Chemical Sciences Division and Vice President of Midwest Operations for MRIGlobal. Today Dr. Sack leads more than 400 technical staff, including chemists, biologists, engineers, and microbiologists, working in U.S. locations and overseas. He is responsible for MRIGlobal’s partnership in the Alliance for Sustainable Energy, which manages the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colorado, for the U.S. Department of Energy.
Dr. Sack received his Bachelor of Science (summa cum laude) in Chemistry from Rockhurst College; he also holds a Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He is a member of the American Chemical Society and has coauthored more than 50 publications and technical papers.
Dr. Sack is an advocate for science education and serves on the Board of Directors of Science Pioneers, Kansas City and previously on the Executive Advisory Committee for FIRST Robotics, Kansas City Region. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Alliance for Sustainable Energy and on the Institutional Advisory Committee of the Kansas City Area Life Sciences Institute. Dr. Sack also serves on the MRIGlobal Board of Directors.
