Novelis Inc. has collaborated with the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) to launch the Novelis Innovation Hub at Georgia Tech. The company has committed $2.5 million to initiate research, faculty, student, and educational program support.
The partnership will promote basic and translational research, innovative business models, and related educational endeavours at Georgia Tech and will serve as a cross-functional hub connecting Novelis' technical and business innovators with students and faculty.
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Steve Fisher, President and CEO, Novelis, Inc. said: "We are fortunate to have one of the world's premier research institutions in our hometown. As we pursue our purpose of shaping a sustainable world together, we have a tremendous opportunity to collaborate with Georgia Tech to help train a new generation of the best and brightest students who are poised to advance the frontiers of engineering and research for the betterment of society."
Georgia Tech will recruit a senior interdisciplinary faculty member to serve as the director of the hub by the 2020 academic year.
"The collaboration with Novelis demonstrates our continued focus on providing students and faculty with unmatched academic and practical experiences through the creation of innovative corporate relationships," said Dr. Chaouki Abdallah, Executive Vice President for Research, Georgia Institute of Technology.
"Our expertise in material science and advanced manufacturing, and business and AI systems is among the very best in global higher education and we look forward to working with Novelis' scientific, engineering and business innovators to develop new, industry- and world-changing solutions."
Novelis will annually identify sponsored research and/or provide a list of innovation needs, for which Georgia Tech faculty will be invited to offer proposals. Novelis said an advisory board comprised of representatives from Georgia Tech and Novelis will evaluate the proposals that utilize the Novelis funding and external funding opportunities as well as foster future technology collaborations.
"Establishing closer ties with Georgia Tech provides tremendous benefits for both the students and the company," said Todd Summe, Chief Research and Development Officer, Novelis, Inc. "Our combined efforts will advance our mission to lead the aluminium industry as the partner of choice for innovative solutions. At the same time, we are helping fill the industry's talent pipeline with outstanding innovators. We see this as just the next step in our partnership, which can serve as a model for transformative innovation across Novelis, the Aditya Birla Group, and our industry at large."
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