Calendar of Events

Fall 2009 Automotive Engineering Lecture Series
AT&T Auditorium, Campbell Graduate Engineering Center at CU-ICAR

Thursday, October 1

Professor Perry Li
University of Minnesota
Hydro-Mechanical Transmission (HMT) based Hydraulic Hybrid Passenger Vehicle: Architecture and Control

Thursday, October 8

Professor Srdjan Lukic
North Carolina State University
Noncontact Power Transmission for Roadway-powered Vehicles

Thursday, October 15

Dr. Shannon Baxter-Clemmons
South Carolina Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Alliance
Hydrogen, Fuel Cells, and Automotive Transportation

Thursday, October 29

Mr. Mario Greco
Industrial Origami Inc.
Alternative forming technique for metal structural components

Thursday, November 12

Mr. Robert Huber
Faurecia Westworks
Light Attitude

Thursday, November 19

Mr. Guido Prick
BMW AG
Sustainability in Products and Production

Thursday, December 3

Mr. Scott Atherton
American LeMans Series
Green Motorsports

Saturday September 26
Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure

Join us for the 15th Annual Komen Upstate Race for the Cure® on Saturday, September 26, 2009 - the "largest participatory sporting event in the Upstate," according to The Greenville News.  From 700 participants in 1995, the Race has grown to 5,300 participants, over 60 corporate sponsors and 425 survivors raising over $613,000 annually to fund breast cancer research, education, screening and treatment programs.  In 2009, we expect to attract a record 6,000+ participants, including elite and recreational runners, walkers, breast cancer survivors, sponsors, families, volunteers and the media. The Race will kick-off Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Pink Sunday® in October.

Open to the public
For more information: http://www.komenupstatesc.org/UserArea/StaticPages/RaceHome.asp

Sunday, October 11 - Tuesday, October 13, 2009
11th International DSM Conference

The Design Structure Matrix (DSM) is an approach to managing complexity by putting the focus on the elements of a complex system and how they are related to each other.  The DSM Conference is the annual forum to learn about DSM and other methodologies that are designed to better manage such complex systems.

Location: Carroll A. Campbell Jr. Graduate Engineering Center on the CU-ICAR campus

Registration: http://www.dsm-conference.org