General Motors Innovation Competition – 1st Place in the Nation
In Spring, 2015, a group of Ohio State SME Students participated in the GM Innovation Challenge. Students from the University of Michigan, Michigan State, Virginia Tech, and Penn State also competed in this event. The goal of this challenge was to come up with a creative cost-effective and innovative technology to incorporate into manufacturing facilities. Each team was tasked with creating a conceptualized product, process, or method to incorporate into vehicle manufacturing. After an extensive period of research and analysis the Ohio State group came up with the idea to incorporate piezoelectric flooring into the facilities to reduce their carbon footprint and promote sustainability in the future. After competing in a campus-wide competition then presenting their design idea to a panel of judges, the Ohio State SME team won first place. Each team member was given $1000 prize money and received an internship offer from GM.
Link to Article: engineering.osu.edu/news/2015/05/ohio-state-engineering-students-capture-top-honors-gm-innovation-challenge