CAAT ATTENDS ATE PI CONFERENCE
 The
American Association of Community Colleges, with the support of the
National Science Foundation, held its 25
th
National ATE Principal Investigators' Conference at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC, October 24-26. With record attendance of over 900 people, the conference focused on the critical issues related to advanced technological education. Key people working on ATE projects across the country participated in the conference. Conference attendees represent community colleges, business and industry, secondary school systems, and four-year colleges covering projects in a wide variety of areas such as: information technology, engineering technology, micro- and nanotechnologies, chemical technology, biotechnology, and others.
Attending on behalf of the CAAT were CAAT Principal Investigator, Joe Petrosky, and CAAT Program Manager, Mary Hojnacki, who were on hand at the Showcase session, a highlight of the conference where all projects and centers are asked to offer an exhibit. New this year, the Showcases were divided into two sessions with both sessions offering a mix of centers and projects. The Showcase sessions are a key component of the conference providing grantees an opportunity to exhibit their programs and share information with other programs, and with non-ATE guests at the conference.
The keynote speaker for the event was
Dr. Christine Darden, former researcher and executive at NASA, who spoke on "Helping Students to Perceive, Plan, Prepare, and Persist (P
4) toward Higher Education and Employment." Dr. Darden is a mathematician, data analyst, and aeronautical engineer whose career at NASA Langley Research Center spanned 40 years, focusing on sonic boom research. She is one of the few African-American women known as NASA's "human computers" whose contributions greatly impacted the NASA Space Program in the early 1960's - these "Hidden Figures" were featured in the 2016 Oscar-nominated film. Dr. Darden shared the incredible story of her career and her insights into recruiting, retaining, and preparing students for a diverse STEM workforce.
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CAAT DIRECTOR SPEAKS AT CONNECTED VEHICLE TRADE ASSOCIATION SUMMIT
- The Future of Michigan Transportation (MDOT)
- Regulatory Developments - Connected Vehicles (Dykema)
- Smart Communities (CAR)
- Automotive Telematics: Driving Advances Throughout Insurance Lifecycles (Verisk)
- Advances in Commercial Truck Connectivity (SAS)
- Through Glass Integrated V2X Antenna (Danlaw)
- Performance Issues in Connected Vehicles and IoT (ESG)
- Connected Vehicles for the Digital Age (Oracle)
- The Emerging Importance of Connected Fleets (BestMile)
The event also featured panel discussions on finance, testing and certification, and cybersecurity. Interested attendees were able to tour the
American Center for Mobility.
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CAAT ATTENDS THE 2018 DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING ALLIANCE FALL CONFERENCE
 Career and Technical Education (CTE) is critical to filling the number of openings in today's growing economy. A CTE experience prepares students for opportunities in all the various career pathways.
On November 2, 2018, CAAT leadership attended the
Michigan Design and Manufacturing Alliance (DMA) conference titled, "Technical Career Pathways and Options - Putting the 'T' in STEM." The event was held at Mott Community College in Flint, MI and was attended by 117 people, including CAAT PI, Joe Petrosky, CAAT Director and Co-PI, Bob Feldmaier, and CAAT Assistant Director, Nelson Kelly. The conference featured CTE success stories and highlighted currently available best practices.
After graduating from Dakota, Damman attended Kettering University from 2003-2007, where she earned a BS in mechanical engineering. During her 4 years at Kettering, Damman worked at General Motors as a product development co-op student, rotating through 6 different assignments in 4 General Motors locations in Michigan and Ohio. After graduating from Kettering in 2007, Mandi began working full-time at General Motors, where she worked in 9 different roles before assuming the Chief Engineer position she currently holds. Also, from 2007 through 2012, Damman earned a master's in global automotive and manufacturing engineering from the University of Michigan.
Other speakers at the conference discussed Michigan's
Marshall Plan for Talent, the
MI Bright Future program and the best STEM practices in Genesee County. The event also featured an area-wide student panel that was very well-received by the conference attendees.
Of the 117 attendees, 70 completed the post-conference survey. Of the 45 people who responded to the survey question regarding overall conference satisfaction, 35 rated it above average and 10 rated it average. Of the 53 people who responded to the survey question regarding satisfaction with the keynote speaker, Mandi Damman, 47 rated the presentation as above average and 6 rated it as average!
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CAAT ATTENDS SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN BUSINESS SERVICES NETWORK MEETING
 The purpose of the meeting was to learn about the programs and services offered through the
Workforce Intelligence Network's (WIN), a CAAT partner. Attendees were provided information on how to access WIN programs and how to utilize WIN's labor market data and employer engagement services. The meeting was facilitated by Dave Shevrin, a Workforce Development Consultant with SEMWAC, and David Palmer, WIN's Senior Director for Strategies & Partnerships.
The specific WIN programs highlighted at the meeting included:
- Advance Michigan Catalyst, an America's Promise organization: an effort to align talent with employer and economic development needs in the region in collaboration with 10 community colleges (including Macomb Community College) and six Michigan Works! Agencies that encompass the WIN partnership, as well as the 10 employer and industry partners that are part of the Catalyst initiative.
- Advance Michigan Center for Apprenticeship Innovation (AMCAI): tasked with expanding regional apprenticeship through statewide innovation. Program covers 13 counties in Southeast Michigan and promotes the overall goal of expanding and enhancing Department of Labor (DOL) Registered Apprenticeships.
- Apprenti: A registered apprenticeship program (IT) that offers portable, nationally recognized, post-secondary certificates in approximately 10 different information technology careers.
- MI Bright Future: A collaborative of regional intermediary school districts, post-secondary education, and workforce partners working to help students become better connected to the industries that will need them in the future.
- Michigan Alliance for Greater Mobility Advancement (MAGMA): Prepares individuals for emerging technologies in connected, autonomous, lightweight, hybrid, electric, alternative fuel, and other advanced vehicle technologies through rapid/accelerated training and re-training. CAAT Director, Bob Feldmaier, serves on MAGMA's Governing Board and is a member of their engagement committee.
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSE ON ELECTRIC-DRIVE VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY SCORES HIGH MARKS
The CAAT's 2018
Professional Development course on Electric Drive Vehicle Technology was held at
Sinclair Community College in Dayton, OH, October 2-3, 2018. The CAAT thanks Sinclair Community College for hosting this successful training event! The course is designed to provide the fundamentals of electric-drive vehicle powertrain configurations, electric propulsion components, energy storage systems, and power electronics and electronic machines.
Of the 20 people selected to attend the event, 13 were community college faculty/administrators, 3 were four-year university faculty, 2 were auto industry professionals, 1 was a school district administrator, and 1 was a technical textbook publisher.
The course focused on 4 specific topics:
- Overview of HEV/PHEV/EV/FCV
- Power Electronics and Traction Motors for Electric-drive Vehicles
- Cooperative Connected Vehicles
- Advanced Battery Systems for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles
A course evaluation survey was completed by 16 of the 20 attendees and the results were extremely positive:
- 100% of those who completed the survey indicated the course was excellent (37.5%) or good (62.5%).
- A significant majority advised they were "likely" to use at work what they learned in the course and indicated the course materials were "just right".
- Eight participants indicated a desire for the course to include demonstrations or hands-on lab work.
At the end of the event, several colleges indicated a desire to host the course in the future!
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2018 FALL SEMATA/MATA CONFERENCE DRAWS RECORD ATTENDANCE
Approximately 130 educators and administrators attended the event from 33 high schools, 20 vocational technical schools, 10 other school districts, 6 community colleges and 5 4-year colleges/universities. Educators attending the technical training sessions received certificates with 6
NATEF hours at the end of the conference.
Technical training presentations were provided by
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles,
Tesla,
Atech,
ASE,
Jim Halderman,
Joliet Junior College,
Snap-on,
CDX,
Heimstadt-Wilson,
Goodheart-Willcox and the CAAT. Nelson Kelly, CAAT Assistant Director, presented on Connected, Automated, and Intelligent Vehicles.
Download the CAAT presentation.
In addition, the trade show offered exhibits and live product & equipment demonstrations by the following industry partners:
- A-Tech
- Atlas
- BG Products
- Bosch
- CDX Automotive
- Equipment Distributors
- Goodheart-Wilcox
- Heimstadt-Wilson
- Hunter Engineering
- JPW Products
- Sioux
- Snap-On
- Wright Tool Company
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CAAT ATTENDS COLLEGE NIGHT EVENT TO PROMOTE NEW AUTOMOTIVE DEGREE PROGRAMS
October 29, 2018
 CAAT Director, Bob Feldmaier, attended the
Anchor Bay High School College Night event on October 29, 2018 in Fair Haven, MI. The free event, open to everyone, was held from 6:00 - 7:30 PM in the high school commons area. More than 50 colleges, universities, and vocational technical schools participated in the event to speak with students and their parents.
Also attending from Macomb were representatives from the college's programs in media and communication arts (MACA), culinary, engineering, business and information technology, and admissions.
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REGISTER NOW FOR AUTO STEAM DAYS 2018!
December 5 & 6, 2018
 Attention middle school and high school teachers - register today to bring your classroom to Auto STEAM Days 2018, which will be held on December 5 & 6, at the Macomb Community College Expo Center in Warren, MI.
Registration is open now through November 9, but time is running out and some time slots are already full.
This year's Auto STEAM Days will be similar to last year's event, offering a sector on Automotive Design and Engineering and one on Manufacturing and Technology, along with our popular car show.
The exciting car show (presented jointly by GM, FCA, and Ford) will give students the exciting opportunity to sit behind the wheel and talk to some of the industry's best automobile designers and engineers. And new this year,
Continental will bring their
CUBE driverless demo vehicle (Continental Urban Mobility Experience) to the car show. You don't want to miss it!
Learn More:
Register today, or for questions, please call 586.445.7117.
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REGISTER TODAY TO EXPLORE CAREERS IN MANUFACTURING AND TECHNOLOGY
December 6, 2018
This annual evening event provides students, parents, and the general public the opportunity to learn more in-depth information on careers and education programs in automotive, advanced manufacturing, as well as apprenticeship information through presentations, discussions and networking.
- Learn about job skills that are in high demand
- Hear from recent grads who found good-paying career employment
- Meet local businesses and learn who employers are hiring
- Discover the career pathway that's right for you
- Learn about apprenticeship programs, including the Michigan Apprenticeship Program Plus (MAP+)
- Explore internships and work-based learning
Parents, students, family and friends are encouraged to
register for this free event! Free concessions, including pizza and hot dogs, will be available at the event (while supplies last) and participants can enter for a chance to win a drone!
Attendance is free, but advance
registration is required so register today.
Manufacturing and technology companies are invited to have a
networking table at the event. If your company is interested in participating, please contact Ashley Schloss at
schlossa@macomb.edu.
The
evening event is presented by Macomb Community College, in collaboration with the college's Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics and Manufacturing (STEAM) partners.
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NEW ON THE CAAT WEBSITE:
Cybersecurity
Today's automobile is highly sophisticated. A modern car typically has more than 100 microprocessors, 50 electronic control units, and 100 million lines of software code, more code than a large hadron collider, an F-35 fighter jet, a Boeing 787, and the Mars Curiosity Rover
combined.
Automobiles are now also connected devices with Bluetooth, built-in cellular communication and Wi-Fi for remote start, find my car, and many other apps. Vehicle to infrastructure, vehicle to vehicle, vehicle to cloud, and vehicle to everything technology also make cars vulnerable to hackers. Features such as automatic braking and remote start would take on a very different character if they were under the control of a remote adversary.
Automotive cybersecurity professionals are in high demand. Learn what employers are looking for and what educational opportunities are available to train future employees for jobs in this exciting new field on our new
automotive cybersecurity page.
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FEATURED ON CAAT's SOCIAL MEDIA:
Ford is considering technology that uses a cell phone to steer an
autonomous vehicle the same way someone would steer a car in the Real Racing 3 video game.
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NEW MATERIALS ADDED TO THE CAAT RESOURCE LIBRARY!
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2018 WSU Electric-Drive Vehicle Technology Professional Development Course:
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This course is designed to provide the fundamentals of electric-drive vehicle powertrain configurations, electric propulsion components, energy storage systems, and power electronics and electronic machines.
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Clean Cities Alternative Fuel Price Report, July 2018:
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A report from the U.S. Department of Energy (USDOE) that compares the prices of alternative fuels to gasoline and diesel prices in the U.S.
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Connected, Automated, and Intelligent Vehicles SEMATA-MATA October 2018:
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The Connected, Automated, and Intelligent Vehicles powerpoint presentation from the October 4, 2018 SEMATA/MATA conference at Macomb Community College.
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Connected Vehicle - Mobility:
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A fact sheet from U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) that describes the connected vehicle applications that utilize real-time data to provide traffic information for transportation management and alerts and safety messages to drivers.
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Connected Vehicles Demonstration Lesson Plan for Grades 9-12:
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A lesson plan by NanoSonic, Leidos, Giles County Public Schools, introduces students to the basic ideas of how vehicles can be interconnected to each other as well as to the transportation infrastructure, to provide driver safety prompts as well as direct vehicle control.
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NVIDIA Self-Driving Safety Report:
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This report by NVIDIA describes how automated cars conform to industry guidelines and how companies are constructing security failsafes.
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Policies That Impact the Acceleration of Electric Vehicle Adoption:
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A report from the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) on the results of successful public and private initiatives, and state and federal policies designed to encourage the adoption of EVs and the related infrastructure.
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Preparing for the Future of Transportation - Automated Vehicle 3.0:
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A report from the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) that offers guidance for the development of automated vehicles and builds upon
Automated Driving Systems: A Vision for Safety 2.0.
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Roadmap to Vehicle Connectivity:
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A report from SFB Consulting offering recommendations on infrastructure, regulatory, and security requirements for autonomous and connected vehicles.
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DID YOU KNOW...
Did you know... the US plans to rewrite rules that impede self-driving cars?
The
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is advancing plans to revise current safety rules that bar fully self-driving cars from the roads without equipment like steering wheels, pedals, and mirrors. According to a recently released 80-page document titled "
Automated Vehicles 3.0" NHTSA "intends to reconsider the necessity and appropriateness of its current safety standards" as applied to automated vehicles, according to the
U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT). The USDOT is seeking public comments on the document through December 3, 2018.
The department also said it "no longer recognizes the designations of ten automated vehicle proving grounds" announced shortly before then President Barack Obama left office in January 2017. The sites, including the
American Center for Mobility in Michigan visited by President Donald Trump last year, were named by Congress to be eligible for $60 million in grants "to fund demonstration projects that test the feasibility and safety" of self-driving vehicles. The report noted that "given the rapid increase in automated vehicle testing activities in many locations, there is no need for U.S. DOT to favor particular locations."
In addition, The Department of Transportation announced plans to study the workforce impacts of automated vehicles with the departments of Labor, Commerce, and Health and Human Services.
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