November, 2018
Your Bi-Monthly News & Updates
News
Kim receives U.S. Department of Energy award for work in advanced vehicle technologies
Jung-Hyun Kim, assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, along with  Nexceris  and  Navitas  has received a ~$2.5M award from the Department of Energy (DOE) for their project titled “Cobalt-free LNMTO spinel cathode materials.” Read more>>
Motorsports provides students with opportunity to explore interests
Jackie Karl-DeFrain jumped right into engineering and motorsports when she came to Ohio State-despite not having any prior experience.

“I never got to work with my hands growing up,” said Karl-DeFrain. “Working on cars or in the shop wasn't an experience I had as a kid. Feeling like I was missing out on that experience, I thought, ‘Let’s go do it now.’” Read more>>
A team of students from The Ohio State University has been selected to participate in the upcoming Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition (AVTC), EcoCAR Mobility Challenge.   Read more>>
Outreach Initiatives
Camp CAR introduces high school students to automotive engineering
The Center for Automotive Research along with the Honda-Ohio State Partnership hosted 10 high school students at Camp CAR, a week long summer camp focused on automotive engineering. Read more>>
Students gain research experience as CAR interns
If you stopped by CAR this summer, you likely saw some new faces - 13 high school and college interns spent their summer here, gaining experience in automotive engineering. Read more>>
Facilities
If you've stopped by CAR recently, you probably noticed some changes taking place. We are in the process of giving our administrative area a face lift and upgrading some of our research and work spaces. In each newsletter issue we will be highlighting one of the renovated areas.
Motorsports Machine Shop
For many students, the Motorsports Garage located behind CAR is their second home-dedicating countless hours working with their teammates to prepare their vehicles for competition.

The garage not only houses the teams work spaces but a machine shop for the students to utilize as well. Student research associates (SRA’s) worked with senior instrument maker, Matt Little, to renovate the shop, making it safer and more spacious and allowing for a more productive environment for the students to continue to develop their design and manufacturing skills. Read more>>
Upcoming Events
Learn the technical skills required to tackle future engineering challenges in the mobility sector where electrification, connectivity, automation and multi-modal transportation systems are radically transforming the automotive industry. 

This three-day workshop is geared towards engineers, managers and thought leaders in the automotive industry and those related to the transportation sector.

Registration and additional information will be available soon!
Center for Automotive Research | 614.292.5990 | 614.688.4111 | [email protected] | car.osu.edu