Building the U.S. Battery Industry for Electric Drive Vehicles Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities: Summary of a Symposium (2012) / Chapter Skim
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Panel V: Building the Battery Workforce
Panel V: Building the Battery Workforce
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Harris said, "but I think the one he probably likes best is distinguished faculty fellow and professor of chemical engineering and material science." At Wayne State University, Mr. Ng also is director of alternative energy technology, director of a national bio-fuels energy laboratory, and interim associate dean for research.
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The company's key partners include the Department of Defense, the Energy Systems Network based in Indianapolis, Argonne National Laboratory, Purdue University, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, the U.S. Advanced Battery Consortium, and Japan's Itochu.
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Indiana ranks ahead of only West Virginia, Louisiana, Nevada, and Tennessee. 34 An innovative Indiana community college called Ivy Tech is working to resolve this gap.
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Kamischke noted. So Ivy Tech and the state are setting up degree programs in electric-line construction, power-plant technology, natural-gas technology, utility-scale wind turbines, and homeintegration technology for auditing residences and tailoring solutions to save energy and reduce cost.
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He also stated a need to re-train other workers in the auto industry so they will understand how to transition from an internal combustion engine to a battery and electric-motor system In addition to automakers, many battery manufacturers are coming to Michigan and they too will need many skilled workers to produce millions of battery packs. Wayne State is developing a comprehensive set of degree programs aimed at filling anticipated needs for electric-drive technology and batteries.
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To design the curriculum, Wayne State relied on input from the electricvehicle industry and OEMs. It also studied best practices in electric vehiclerelated curricula from around the world.
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For them, Wayne States offers a graduate certificate program. The certificate requires 12 credit hours, which is equivalent to three courses.
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PROCEEDINGS 141 advanced course on material sciences for batteries is being taught by an expert from General Motors. There also are advanced topics in electric vehicle-control optimization, embedded systems, thermal management, and hydrogen production and storage.
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