A student research project at York College of Pennsylvania was chosen to receive $60,819 in grant money as part of the Manufacturing PA Initiative, as announced by Gov. Tom Wolf. York College and other colleges will receive a total of nearly $2 million as part of the initiative, which funds research projects designed to help advance innovation in several sectors of manufacturing, from the advanced medical sector to waste sustainability to artificial intelligence.
The 29 projects involve partnerships with local manufacturing companies. York College's project, "Developing Modular Cobot Automation Solutions for the Testing Environment," pairs it with MRG Laboratories, a client company located in the college's J.D. Brown Center incubator, and local manufacturer Airline Hydraulics. The student research project is focused on using robots in a laboratory setting to increase efficiency and reproducibility and reduce technician exposure to potentially harmful chemicals.
The approved projects are part of Manufacturing PA's fellowship program. The program seeks to pair the commonwealth's best and brightest graduate and undergraduate students with local manufacturers. Once paired, the students embark on research projects to develop new technologies and advance innovation statewide. Universities that have partnered with a manufacturer can apply for and receive between $25,000 and $70,000 in funding for specific student research projects.
To learn more about York College, visit http://www.ycp.edu.
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