Road to Australia: Making the 2015 Michigan Solar Car

In less than a month, the University of Michigan will race a newly designed and uniquely built solar car nearly 1,900 miles across the Australian Outback. The new car, named Aurum, was designed, buil…

How Andy Swiecki’s run with the sun inspired a future in STEM

National championships, top-three world finish, international championships – these are labels for the University of Michigan Solar Car Team. Celebrating its 25 th anniversary, the team is heading t…

Cullimore Racing Uses Solid Edge to Prepare for Greenpower Finals on October 10th

Siemens PLM Software recently announced a sponsorship with Cullimore Racing to support the Greenpower Challenge, its aims and objectives, and demonstrate the value of using our industry leading …

Educators GEAR UP for Greenpower

High School and Middle School Utah teachers from around the state ramped up for Greenpower at a recent workshop. The Greenpower Electric Car Challenge is a STEM project-based program that leverages t…

Meet Students and Faculty at 2015 PACE Annual Forum

Meet Students and Faculty at 2015 PACE Annual Forum

To Francisco Fraga from ITESM – Estado de Mexico, PACE Annual Forum was one of the best experiences of his life.
“I personally think that every day in the conference, I did learn something new.”

About 100 Students and Faculty Attend Training at PACE Annual Forum

One benefit of attending the PACE Annual Forum is not only to share the yearlong work with peers and the industry representatives, but also to receive a professional training. Roughly 100 students an…

Danny Sicking Awes the PACE Audience with the New NX Technology

One exciting part about the PACE Annual Forum is learning about cool new technology. The students and faculty enjoyed listening to one of the keynote speakers Danny Sicking, Software Engineering Deve…

Fostering the Pipeline of Engineering Talent through EcoCAR 3

In the growing need for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) workforce, industries are in search for a stronger pipeline of technical talent. As university students jump into the j…

PACE Computer Aided Manufacturing contest at Michigan Tech

Each year, PACE (Partners for the Advancement of Collaborative Education) faculty initiate course competitions in more than 20 computer aided design, engineering graphics, computer aided enginee…