>> Prof. Dapino to be First Honda R&D Americas Designated Chair

Marcelo Dapino, mechanical engineering professor and Ohio State’s director of the Honda/OSU Mobility Innovation Exchange (MIX), will become the Honda R&D Americas Designated Chair in Engineering.


The Honda/OSU MIX is a unique collaborative research initiative between HRA and OSU, dedicated to promoting research and development projects, focusing on tangible outcomes that can impact Honda products while advancing OSU’s educational mission. Primary responsibilities of the Designated Chair are oversight and long-term strategic planning of OSU MIX operations, including management of MIX-related facilities and relationships with Honda R&D.