When a corporation agrees to sponsor research to solve a problem the company is experiencing, students place their engineering knowledge into practice, and the whole idea of engineers as problem-solvers becomes very real.
E ngineering research at the university level is no longer strictly an academic affair.
While the government has long been a partner in supporting academic research, today's colleges and universities are also teaming with business and industry, who in turn support much of the academic engineering research being conducted at our schools. Partnership with industry has many benefits. For us at the OSU College of Engineering, creating partnerships with industry leaders leads to many added bonuses. One important benefit is that our students see first hand how industries use engineers and research. When a corporation agrees to sponsor research to solve a problem the company is experiencing, students place their engineering knowledge into practice, and the whole idea of engineers as problem-solvers becomes very real.