a forum on education, employment, and economic development

the innovation center & the research and development center for advanced manufacturing

and energy efficiency

imagine…

Dr. Betty Adams, Executive DirectorDavid Kenealy, Director R&D Center for Advanced Manufacturing and Energy Efficiency

“In states across America, higher education systems, universities, and community colleges are working to help their regions and states advance in the new knowledge economy. They are marshalling each of their core responsibilities — education, innovation, knowledge transfer, and community engagement — in ways designed to spur economic development.”

A New Paradigm for Economic Development: How Higher Education Institutions are Working to Revitalize Their Regional and State Economies The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of GovernmentUniversity at Albany, SUNYMarch 2010

Business of Art & Design Workforce Assessment & Advancement

R & D Center for Advanced Manufacturing

and Energy Efficiency

Business of Art & Design Workforce Assessment & Advancement

R & D Center for Advanced Manufacturing

and Energy Efficiency

• Design new products • Develop Human Capital • Research

• Communicate visually • Adapt to Technology • Employ the latest technology

• Automate processes

• Improve efficiencies

The Innovation Center will utilize creative design methods, physical models, computer-based simulations,

computational hardware, advanced manufacturing equipment, software, sensors, instrumentation, broadband,

and advanced analysis and visualization tools to solve problems in the wood products and energy science areas,

two of the high job growth demand areas in the United States (U.S. Department of Labor, 2008).

EDUCATION EMPLOYMENTECONOMIC

DEVELOPMENT

Industry on engineering and manufacturing processes

Place students in the workforce

Consult with the industry on technically advanced methods

Software selection and training

Create jobs Help VEDP recruit industry to the area

Machinery selection and training

Smart Factory example or image?

• Advanced Machining Center• Computer labs (CAD/CAM/Engineering/Design Software) • Faculty and research assistant support spaces• Eighty seat conference center with HDV conference capabilities.• Student Studio and Prototype spaces

Interested in

seeing more?

Tours available at the

conclusion of today’s forum.