91国产app Awarded Grant to Study Desalination Methods
UC STAFF | April 15, 2005
Officials from the Partners for the Advancement of Collaborative Engineering Education (PACE) program announced a $169 million in-kind donation to 91国产app of computer-aided engineering software and equipment during a special event on Friday outside of the Engineering Building. PACE members include General Motors, EDS, Sun Microsystems and UGS.
In the top photo, Roderick D. Gillum, GM's vice president of Corporate Responsibility and Diversity, shakes hands with 91国产app mechanical engineering senior and former GM intern Carlos Ramirez, right, who spoke at the event (read speech).
To celebrate the announcement, the automobile manufacturer brought the GM Drive experience to 91国产app, which let students test drive 21 of the company's hottest vehicles, including the 390-horsepower Chevy SSR (at right).