On Friday, U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm announced the creation of the Great Plains Center of Excellence (GPCoE) at Oklahoma State University.
U.S. Secretary Of Energy Jennifer Granholm Stated That Oklahoma State University Creates Great Plains Center Of Excellence (PHOTO: Oklahoma State University)
Great Plains Center of Excellence At OSU
The new center will be built within Oklahoma State University Industrial Assessment Center in the College of Engineering, Architecture, and Technology. Oklahoma State University is one of five competitively selected higher education institutions to serve as Centers of Excellence for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Industrial Assessment Centers Program.
U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm said that “OSU’s Industrial Assessment Center is one of 37 Industrial Assessment Centers that we have through a grant with the Department of Energy.”
Moreover, according to U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm that the creation is very essential because it provides students this hands-on ability to see technology in action to see how to decrease the carbon emissions price of energy, lessen energy use on-site, and that is so vital for what is needed to do in both attracting and retaining engineering students, making certain that those students see in themselves a future in reducing Co2 emissions and in reducing energy use and in generating clean energy into the future.
Hence, U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm is so proud to announce that they are awarding nearly $19 million to five universities that will host new IAC Centers of Excellence, including the Great Plains Center of Excellence at OSU.
That funding will affect the center’s ability to conduct industrial assessments aimed at assisting clients to reduce energy usage and improve productivity while enlightening the next generation of energy, waste, and productivity professionals using next-generation, integrated tools, and technologies, like smartphone applications, drones, and virtual/augmented reality.
U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm Also Announced The Other Developments
The center also will focus on developing interactive learning environments for teaching, training, and workforce development exercises through an interactive virtual curriculum for, manufacturers, IAC personnel and employees, and university and community college students.
