Susan A. Luerich

Susan Luerich earned her BSCS from West Virginia University in 1974 and a Master of Science in Physics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She currently is a staff engineer with IBM's Retail Store Solutions. Susan is responsible for setting the direction for display and touch technologies for IBM’s Point of Sale products. Susan currently sits on the Board of Directors of VESA (Video Electronics Standards Association) whose mission is to provide standards for ensuring interoperability of displays and graphics subsystems from different companies. 

Susan has been with IBM for 27 years beginning her career as the lead manufacturing engineer for IBM’s holographic disk, which was used in IBM's barcode scanners in the 1980s, during which time she developed new processes for the design and manufacture of these disks. Susan has filed two patents, written several technical disclosures and papers. She has received both informal and formal IBM awards for service and quality. 

For the past eight years, Susan has participated in the Research Triangle Park Science and Math "Scientist in the Classroom" program. This is a non-profit organization which places engineers and scientists as volunteer lecturers in area schools, with a goal of increasing interest among students in science curricula.