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PACE EXECUTIVE CHAMPION GARY COWGER, Group Vice President, General Motors Cheri Alexander GMU President and Executive Director, Global HR, General Motors Edward Arlin (Co-Chair) Executive Vice President,Global GM Account, Siemens PLM Software Katy Barclay Vice President, Global Human Resources, General Motors Kate Driscoll Vice President, US Education, Sun Microsystems Fred Edwards Global Client Executive, GM Enterprise, Sun Microsystems Kirk Gutmann Process Information Offi cer, Information Systems & Services, General Motors Terry Kline (Co-Chair) Process Information Offi cer, Global Product Development, General Motors Mark Leavy Global Design Director, General Motors Mike O’Hair Vice President and Regional General Manager, GM Account, EDS Jim Queen Vice President, Global Product Development, General Motors Todd R. Taylor Client Executive, Global Product Development, EDS Jim Wiemels Vice President, Global Manufacturing Engineering, General Motors Jim Zafarana Vice President, Marketing Workstation Business, Hewlett-Packard | 6 | COUNCIL OF EXECUTIVE SPONSORS PACE INSTITUTIONS SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER A basic tenet of the PACE Program is the mutual support and assistance that PACE Institutions give to one another. This collaborative and helping approach promotes curriculum change, more standardized hardware and laboratory confi gurations, and improved resources. As a result-- courseware, ideas, syllabi, and other resources shared by faculty can reduce the time needed to make changes in their curriculum and moves best practices around the globe. SOME EXAMPLES OF SHARED SYNERGIES: Brigham Young University – Dr. Greg Jensen has worked with Sun Microsystems in an eff ort to place servers strategically around the globe for use with the PACE Vehicle Collaboration Project . University of British Columbia – Alan Steeves acts as the PACE Server Administrator for all confi guration requirements for the servers used in the PACE Vehicle Collaboration Project. Michigan Tech – off ers NSF Vibration Simulation site, http://dynsys.uml.edu/, to UTEP and others Michigan Tech – Professors’ Roshan D’Souza and KVC Rao are preparing the PACE SAE/UGS Cad Professional Certifi cation Guide which will be made available to all PACE Institutions when the certifi cation pilot program is completed. Brigham Young University – submitted a proposal for, and received, a PACE Grant that included funding for Video Conference hardware for the University of Toronto. The hardware was critically needed for the PACE Vehicle Collaboration Project. Virginia Tech – Dr. Jan Helge Bohn submitted proposals for, and received, several PACE Grants that resulted in the network integration of Video Conference systems at Virginia Tech, TU-Darmstadt, ITESM-Monterrey, Howard University, and Shanghai Jiao Tong University. This network system enabled team teaching and collaborative courses and projects. Michigan State University – Instructor Bob Chalou traveled to University of Texas at El Paso to provide NX training for students and faculty within the Mechanical Engineering Department during his summer off -time. University of Texas at El Paso – Dr. Louis Everett is assuming the responsibility of designing and organizing a Teamcenter Community site that will provide collaborative course materials and other courseware for PACE faculty use. If this pilot proves successful, it will likely be integrated with the PACE Courseware Repository currently found on the PACE web site. Instructors are encouraged to share their courseware and other materials by contacting: leverett@utep.edu.
PACE INSTITUTION PARTNERS STUDENT INTERN PROGRAM WITH R & D FUNCTIONS AT GM Wouldn’t it be exciting for a M.S. or Ph.D. candidate in one country to do some of his/her scholarship in an industry R&D area in another country half-way around the world? Well, that is exactly what is happening in the Visiting Scholar Program between Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) in South Korea and GM Research & Development (R&D) in the U.S. This program was initiated in August, 2007, as a result of a South Korean government grant awarded to Department of Systems Management Engineering and Department of Management of Technology of SKKU, along with Professor Sang Do Noh, the PACE Integrator at SKKU who oversees the program. This fi ve-year program allows for six-month rotations for M.S. and Ph.D. candidates for a maximum of eight students per rotation. The fi rst group of four students is currently working at GM R&D in Warren, Michigan (US) in the area of Realtime Information for Manufacturing. Other areas of focus will be identifi ed for future students. Funded through the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy and the Ministry of Education & Human Resources Development of the South Korean government, the funding covers the students’ travel, and a stipend for living expenses and local transportation. The grant can accommodate several students per year. This helps GM and GM Daewoo develop talent and knowledge in critical research areas relevant to manufacturing. The South Korean government supports these young citizens in experiencing GM as a multi-national technology company, and expanding their research capabilities within an international arena. This program will grow young talented people who can function well in a collaborative global setting. “This program provides fantastic experiences to a participating student, and will be very helpful for him/her to become a leading engineer of automotive manufacturing engineering. Based on the strong partnership of GM, GM Daewoo and SKKU, through PACE, we can deliver successful collaborations in education and research activities.” ~ Prof. Sang Do Noh, SKKU in Korea THE KEY CHAMPIONS OF THIS PROGRAM INCLUDE: • Professor Sang Do Noh, Sungkyunkwan University • Dr. Susan Smyth, GM Manufacturing Systems Research Lab • Dr. Jeff rey Tew, GM Manufacturing Systems Research Lab • Mr. Kyunghoon Chung, GM DAEWOO-Korea “The students are well prepared and knowledgeable about the work that they are doing in GM. This helps us to develop our research-based relationship with GM Daewoo by focusing on projects that bring a demonstrable value to GM Daewoo and GM,” ~ Susan Smyth, General Motors There are four projects on which the candidates are working. Each candidate is paired with one or more GM researchers in the U.S. and a GM Daewoo manufacturing engineer in Korea – all of whom provide solid mentoring support for the candidate. After their experience in the U.S., the candidates return to SKKU in Korea to further their research experience. According to Dr. Jeff rey Tew, GM R&D Manufacturing Systems Research Lab, “The program is going very well and students have gotten off to a great start. They are working on four key projects in support of our Realtime Information for Manufacturing research program. Collaborations with SKKU, GM Daewoo, and GM R&D are outstanding - everyone seems to be having fun too!” L to R- Mr. Kyunghoon Chung-GM Daewoo, Mr. Hyunshik Shin-GM Daewoo, Mr. Hyeonnam Kim- GM Daewoo, Dr. Susan Smyth- GM R&D Manufacturing Systems Research Lab, Prof. Sang Do Noh- Sungkyunkwan University, Dr. Jeffrey Tew-GM R&D Manufacturing Systems Research Lab | 7 |
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