Benjamin Garcia
Weber State University has named Benjamin Garcia as executive director of the Miller Advanced Research & Solutions Center. Garcia’s background is in research and development of advanced composite materials used for aircraft, missiles and rockets. He spent the past eight years with Northrop Grumman, where he managed a team of scientists and engineers in high-temperature composites. Opened in August 2022, the MARS Center is a location where WSU faculty, staff and students collaborate to find high-tech solutions to challenges faced by the Department of Defense, Department of Energy and others.