Students Analyze Hybrid Electric Vehicles

Mahesh Pappu and Rajashekar Mareddy (MSA candidates, Class of 2008) are analyzing performance data on plug-in hybrid electric vehicles used by the City of Raleigh in conjunction with Centennial Campus-based Advanced Energy. The data are collected using on-board data loggers and off-board kilowatt hour meters during charging, and analyzed using JMP. The project is led by Advanced Energy’s Ewan Pritchard and Ken Dulaney.

Students Move to Venture 3

Venture IIIToday, the MSA program moved its operations from a temporary classroom in BTEC to the first floor in Venture 3. The new location includes a 24-seat classroom, work areas for student teams, an office for staff, and wireless networking and teleconferencing facilities. The lease extends to the end of the current academic year. The Institute’s head office remains in Venture 2. The process for locating space to occupy beyond June 2008 has begun. The new location will require classroom and workspace to accommodate significant growth in student enrollment over the next two years.