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From left: Gorge Valenzuela, Tom Devall and Chih-hsuan Wang.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Three Auburn University professors have been awarded a nearly $400,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to enhance Lean Manufacturing education.<\/span><\/p>\n

Over the next three years, Tom Devall, Tiger Motors Lab director; Jorge Valenzuela, Philpott-WestPoint Stevens Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering; and Chih-hsuan Wang, professor in the Department of Educational Foundations, Leadership and Technology in the College of Education, will lead this project.<\/span><\/p>\n

The goal of the project is to expand access to experiential training beyond campus to the Tiger Motors Lab, often referred to as the Lego Lab. The lab provides students with hands-on experience in a 4,000-square-foot integrated manufacturing facility, which simulates high-volume automotive manufacturing environments like those used by Toyota and Honda.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe know we\u2019ve got something special in that lab,\u201d Devall said. \u201cI have conducted research that shows the lab\u2019s impact on students helps them perform better. It\u2019s more effective than classroom lectures alone, so we wanted to make this experience available to distance learners.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Currently, online students observe lab production runs but cannot actively participate. The NSF project aims to change that by developing immersive 360-degree video modules that allow students to walk through the lab virtually and complete assignments based on real data collection.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIf done well, it will feel as though they\u2019re physically in the lab,\u201d Devall said. \u201cThis opens the lab to anyone in the world, bringing credibility to our program as it impacts both industry and academia.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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