Gamma Technologies (GT), a global innovator in multi-physics systems simulation software, announced its sponsorship of the Battery Workforce Challenge (BattChallenge), a three-year collegiate competition aimed at fostering the next generation of engineers and technicians critical to the electric vehicle (EV) battery industry.
David DeLisle (The Ohio State University) and Nikhil Biju (Gamma Technologies) in the foreground and Vivek Pisharodi (Gamma Technologies) speaking with Isabel Builes (California State University) in the background at the Battery Workforce spring competition. (Image: Business Wire)
GT will provide access to its suite of state-of-the-art simulation software, currently used at most global automakers, for battery design, evaluation, and optimization.
In 2023, The US Department of Energy (DOE), Stellantis, and the Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) launched the BattChallenge to address the growing demand for skilled workers in the EV battery sector. The BattChallenge joins a legacy of over 35 years of Advanced Vehicle Technology Competitions (AVTC) from the DOE and ANL like Challenge X and EcoCAR.
“GT is committed to aiding in the education of future engineers by sponsoring innovative programs like this,” remarked Dimple Shah, President and CEO of Gamma Technologies. “The BattChallenge allows students to work on real-world scenarios, and follow industry design and development processes focused on battery design, simulation, controls development, testing, and vehicle integration. It provides unmatched experience and helps us ready these amazing students for success as they enter the workforce.”
GT’s senior manager of Electrical Applications, Joe Wimmer, participated in the recent BattChallenge spring competition and met with some of the student engineers to get them started using GT’s tools. He’s a believer in the benefit of student/industry programs.
“I was fortunate enough to participate in EcoCAR 2, another Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition (AVTC) while in college, where we converted a Chevrolet Malibu to have an electrified powertrain,” said Wimmer. “That was an incredible, eye-opening experience for me, and I’m excited and grateful to be a part of another AVTC from the sponsor perspective and to help shape the future leaders of the battery industry.”
“We are thrilled to have Gamma Technologies join as a sponsor for the Battery Workforce Challenge,” added Ajay Gnanasekaran, senior program director for the three-year collegiate competition. “GT’s game-changing simulation software, like GT-SUITE and GT-AutoLion, will be vital for our students to use in modeling, and designing competitive lithium-ion batteries to power up Stellantis‘ Ram ProMaster EV. Our students are lucky to have unlimited hands-on access to such software.”
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