Vision Plan: Letter of Intent

Innovation in Education: S
Emerging Technologies and Research: P
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Project Title: Powertrain Research and Education Facility

Abstract: This project will integrate the engines, transmissions, hybrid powertrain, and NVH research activities into a new Powertrain Research and Education Facility to create an exceptional coalition of research and graduate education strengths.

Powertrain research at MTU has reached a stage ($2.8M in open contracts) where it is poised to pursue national center funding. A modern facility is proposed that will bring faculty from these different areas together with the goal of attracting national visibility. We believe the union between the Powertrain and the NVH community will provide a unique foundation for an engineering research center. This initative will foster synergism between researchers in both traditional and hybrid powertrain research as well as the novel application of NVH post-processing techniques to powertrain phenomena. The facility would also be used to forge a stronger link between KRC, the School of Technology and the graduate education mission of the College of Engineering.

Project Leader Name: Carl L. Anderson, Project/LeadContact
Project Leader Dept: MEEM
Project Leader Email: cander@mtu.edu
Project Leader Phone: 2378
Lead #1 Name: Duane L. Abata, Co-Project Lead #1
Lead #1 Dept: MEEM
Lead #1 Email: duane
Lead #1 Phone: 2151
Lead #2 Name: John E. Beard, Co-Project Lead #2
Lead #2 Dept: MEEM
Lead #2 Email: jebeard
Lead #2 Phone: 3110
Lead #3 Name: Jason R. Blough, Co-Project Lead #3
Lead #3 Dept: KRC
Lead #3 Email: jrblough
Lead #3 Phone: 3217
Lead #4 Name: Sam Coates
John Johnson
Jay Meldrum
Chuck Van Karsen
Lead #4 Dept: School of Technology
MEEM
KRC
MEEM
Lead #4 Email: swcoates
jjohnson
jmeldrum
cdvankar
Lead #4 Phone: 1663, 2576, 3178, 2159

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