CAR Team Receives TechColumbus' 2011 Outstanding Technology Team Award
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ME Professors Giorgio Rizzoni and Yann Guezennec were among a team of five who received the TechColumbus 2011 Outstanding Technology Team Award in a ceremony held last night at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. Rizzoni is director of Ohio State's Center for Automotive Research (CAR), the organization that was selected from a field of 23 teams nominated for the annual TechColumbus recognition. Other members of the CAR team sharing the Innovation Award include Onori Simona, Shawn Midlam-Mohler, and John Neal.
In partnership with various Ohio companies, CAR is playing a major role in supporting the commercialization of electronic power converters (Vanner), battery thermal management (Graftech), and engine exhaust sensors (Stoneridge). These activities involve multiple faculty and research staff in the center, and have each received funding from the Ohio Third Frontier program. CAR also has a history of engaging industry in research consortia; some 30 companies are currently paying members in one of the two consortia managed by CAR.
CAR has served as an incubator for two companies that are currently housed at TechColumbus: PlugSmart and CAR Technologies LLC. In the case of PlugSmart, the center provided technical support and facilities in the form of engineering services to allow the company to strengthen its product portfolio. CAR Technologies LLC was created to translate advanced battery aging and characterization technology developed at CAR.
About the Innovation Awards and Tech Columbus
About the Innovation Awards and Tech Columbus
The Innovation Awards honor the individuals and companies who continue to accelerate the innovation growth. TechColumbus was formed in 2005 through the merger of the Columbus Technology Council, the leading membership organization for tech-based and tech-enabled businesses in Central Ohio, and the Business Technology Center, regarded as one of the country’s top technology business incubators. Through the support and leadership of regional partners and stakeholders, this new organization set out on its mission: to advance the business of technology in Central Ohio.
Visit http://www.techcolumbus.org for complete details of all awards presented at the 2012 event.
Visit http://www.techcolumbus.org for complete details of all awards presented at the 2012 event.
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