Empowering a Sustainable Future
The Battery Workforce Challenge is a 3-year long competition searching for an innovative and effective electric vehicle battery. Twelve universities and vocational schools across North America have composed teams of their strongest engineers who are up for the challenge, and who want real industry experience.
Our team is formed by a collaborative partnership between The University of Alabama (UA) and Shelton State Community College (SSCC). This mutually beneficial partnership will help achieving the team’s vision: Prepare the next generation of diverse workforce for transportation electrification and empower them with the needed knowledge and expertise through excellence in training, education, and inclusion.
Addressing climate change is one of the most significant challenges of our generation. The U.S. Department of Energy has set a bold target of net zero emissions by 2050 to tackle our nation’s climate crisis. To achieve this goal, we must develop and deploy a skilled workforce prepared to advance our nation toward electrification, decarbonization, and other climate change actions.
Mission Statement
The University of Alabama & Shelton State Community College BattChallenge team’s mission is to support transportation electrification by educating and training a diverse team of engineers, technicians and leaders and provide them with real-world, hands-on experiences. By fostering an inclusive environment, the team aims to develop students’ engineering and leadership skills to better serve the community.
GOALS
During the first year of this competition, the team focuses on battery pack design and simulation, battery cell testing and characterization, and conducting high voltage safety and automotive technology training for both UA and SSCC students. By recruiting strong teams for each swimlane, we hope to be able to streamline onboarding and safety training, so that the development and design of our battery pack can be conducted in an efficient and safe manner.
- Goal 1: Utilize effective communication pipelines between different parts of the team.
- Goal 2: Have a working module and BDU that are able to exceed the KPIs we were given.
- Goal 3: Utilize industry-standard planning and engineering tools to prepare BattChallenge members for the workforce.
sponsors
We want to thank our generous sponsors for their continued support in this endeavor. With their support, we are able to pursue our team’s objectives throughout this competition and further our goals of creating a workforce around innovative EV battery technology.
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Jennifer Rodrigues, Executive Director of Social Media and Brand Strategy at The University of Alabama
Ashleigh Aldridge, Shelton State Community College Media and Communications
Ready to make an impact?
Join the The University of Alabama & Shelton State Community College team on our innovative journey toward sustainable solutions, where you can contribute to cutting-edge work in battery technology, software development, and vehicle integration. Explore additional opportunities within our DEI and communications teams.
