Center for Automotive Research

Robert Sparks, Navy Veteran

.... In honor of Veterans Day, we’d like to recognize Robert Sparks, proud veteran of the United States Navy. .... Thank you Robert, and all U.S. Veterans, for your service to our country. Happy Veterans Day.   For three years Robert... | LEARN MORE

Grad students plays lead role in new Cybersecurity@CAR Lab

Matt Appel has loved problem solving and working on vehicles since he was young, but it wasn’t until he got ahold of his first microcontroller project in college that he realized he wanted to learn more about embedded systems and computer engineering. This... | LEARN MORE

Defending champion Ohio State revved up for next EcoCAR competition

Columbus, OH (Oct. 26, 2018) – A team of students from The Ohio State University has been selected to participate in the upcoming Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition (AVTC), EcoCAR Mobility Challenge.  The four-year collegiate automotive competition... | LEARN MORE

CAR holds semi-annual External Advisory Board Meeting

On Friday, October 6, 2018 industry, government and campus partners attended The Ohio State Center for Automotive Research (CAR) semi-annual External Advisory Board meeting. The meeting provided an opportunity to highlight the research currently being... | LEARN MORE

Ohio State team wins Ford Motor Company Fund grant by finding new uses for old plastic

A team of students from The Ohio State University has won the 2018 Ford College Community Challenge. Buckeye Precious Plastic joined teams from Purdue University, the University of California, Berkeley and other colleges around the country as one of 10 winners of the challenge. | LEARN MORE

Camp CAR introduces high school students to automotive engineering

The Center for Automotive Research along with the Honda-Ohio State Partnership hosted 10 high school students at Camp CAR, a week long summer camp focused on automotive engineering. The students had the opportunity to hear from a variety of engineers... | LEARN MORE