CCAM Welcomes New Researchers

Jonathan Laurer and Marcus Thoreson

Jonathan Laurer, PhD joins CCAM as a Surface Engineering Research Engineer. He was previously with TT Electronics where he created coating formulations for resistor product lines and developed custom materials for scientific, aviation and military applications. Prior to this he was with Lexmark International, where he was the key scientist for inkjet corrosion-protection materials design and accelerated life testing. He received his PhD and MS in Materials Science and Engineering from North Carolina State University and his BS in Physics from NC State.

Marcus Thoreson joins CCAM as Vision Software Research Engineer for the Automation team. He was with HDT Global where he was a Controls and Software Engineer and lead controls engineer on a project to bid on US Army Multipurpose Equipment Transport (SMET) program. He was responsible for designing and developing Vehicle Control Unit (VCU) software. Marcus received his MS and BS in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech.