{"id":162668,"date":"2025-11-10T10:29:18","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T15:29:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/?p=162668"},"modified":"2025-11-10T10:29:59","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T15:29:59","slug":"wyso-public-radio-ohio-awards-579k-to-wright-state-to-support-electric-vehicle-and-advanced-manufacturing-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2025\/11\/10\/wyso-public-radio-ohio-awards-579k-to-wright-state-to-support-electric-vehicle-and-advanced-manufacturing-training\/","title":{"rendered":"WYSO Public Radio: Ohio awards $579K to Wright State to support electric vehicle and advanced manufacturing training"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2025\/11\/10\/wyso-public-radio-ohio-awards-579k-to-wright-state-to-support-electric-vehicle-and-advanced-manufacturing-training\/25109_5686_cecs_additive-manufacturing-lab__a\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-162675\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-162675\" src=\"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/files\/2025\/11\/25109_5686_CECS_Additive-Manufacturing-Lab__a-508x339.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"460\" height=\"307\" \/><\/a>New state funding will bolster training in electric vehicle (EV) and advanced manufacturing technologies at Wright State University.<\/p>\n<p>The Ohio Department of Higher Education awarded the campus $579,000 to strengthen education and training opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>The funding will enhance classroom learning on Wright State\u2019s Dayton and Lake campuses, which the university says benefits both students and local industry workers seeking skills training.<\/p>\n<p>One of the goals is to prepare students for in-demand careers.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We need to prepare our students for the workforce now and in the future,\u201d said Tammy Eilerman, director of the workforce development and business enterprise center at the Lake Campus, in a news release.<\/p>\n<p>While the focus is on EVs, some at Wright State see opportunities to train students in emerging fields such as autonomous vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnmanned, driverless vehicles, they\u2019re coming for sure,\u201d said Ahsan Mian, professor of mechanical engineering and director of research and outreach in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, in a news release.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome of this equipment will be helpful for training students in driverless cars, for their repair and servicing and for engineering, designing and testing driverless vehicles.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read the story on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wyso.org\/news\/2025-11-09\/ohio-awards-579k-to-wright-state-to-support-electric-vehicle-and-advanced-manufacturing-training\">wyso.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New state funding will bolster training in electric vehicle (EV) and advanced manufacturing technologies at Wright State University. The Ohio Department of Higher Education awarded the campus $579,000 to strengthen education and training opportunities. 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