{"693364":{"#nid":"693364","#data":{"type":"news","title":"From Lab to Field: Woodruff School Collaboration Improves Reliability of Outdoor Digital Displays ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA long-standing research collaboration between the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorge W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E and Manufacturing Resources International (MRI), an Alpharetta, Georgia-based company, has given graduate students opportunities to tackle real-world engineering challenges while helping improve the performance of outdoor digital displays.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor more than eight years, MRI, manufacturer of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/boldvu.com\/boldvu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBoldVu rugged outdoor displays\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, has supported graduate research in the\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/mettl.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E Microelectronics and Emerging Technologies Thermal Lab (METTL)\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, led by \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/me.gatech.edu\/faculty\/joshi\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EYogendra Joshi\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, John M. McKenney and Warren D. Shiver Distinguished Chair in Building Mechanical Systems. The partnership has funded multiple student thesis projects, produced several published papers, and supported engineering improvements incorporated into MRI\u2019s products.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt\u2019s been a great collaboration,\u201d Joshi said. \u201cMultiple master\u2019s students have completed their thesis projects on different challenges facing the same product line, and they\u2019ve gone on to jobs at premier companies.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/news\/lab-field-woodruff-school-collaboration-improves-reliability-outdoor-digital-displays\u0022\u003EReady the full story on the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering website\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA long-standing research collaboration between the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorge W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E and Manufacturing Resources International (MRI), an Alpharetta, Georgia-based company, has given graduate students opportunities to tackle real-world engineering challenges while helping improve the performance of outdoor digital displays.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor more than eight years, MRI, manufacturer of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/boldvu.com\/boldvu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBoldVu rugged outdoor displays\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, has supported graduate research in the\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/mettl.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E Microelectronics and Emerging Technologies Thermal Lab (METTL)\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, led by \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/me.gatech.edu\/faculty\/joshi\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EYogendra Joshi\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, John M. McKenney and Warren D. Shiver Distinguished Chair in Building Mechanical Systems. 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