Chih-Ping Yeh
will share his electric vehicle engineering expertise as he participates in the Electrifying the Economy - Educating the Workforce (E3) conference, held June 17 at the Adoba Hotel in Dearborn, Mich. Held in conjunction with the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo, the conference is hosted by Wayne State University, Macomb Community College and NextEnergy.
Yeh will co-chair the "Economy and Workforce Development of Electric Vehicle Industry" panel. The panel will address how to engage industry in curriculum development in electrified vehicle technology; the impact of future fuel economy improvement technologies on needed workforce skills; strategies for upgrading skills of current employees; and the partnering of original equipment manufacturers, suppliers, and academia to provide the necessary flow of skilled workers into the auto industry.