Dr. Rudolph has more than 15 years of experience in manufacturing and polymer analysis - ranging from polymer processing to high performance composites to additive manufacturing. Her focus has been on material and process optimization through comprehensive experimentation, testing and data analysis. Among others, she held the position Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she was also the Associate Director of the Polymer Engineering Center. Most recently Rudolph was Vice President of R&D at AREVO, Inc., a Silicon Valley startup transforming global additive manufacturing.  At NETZSCH Analyzing&Testing she is the Business Field Manager Polymers.