Edison Engineering Development Program
Hello! My name is Andrea (AJ) Howard and I am currently in my second rotation of the Edison Engineering Development Program (EEDP) in the Lifing Lab of Energy and Propulsions Technologies and I work very closely with the Advanced Ceramics Lab in Ceramics and Metallurgy Technologies. I earned my B.S. in Aeronautical Engineering in 2006 and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering in 2008 at Clarkson University. I joined GE Global Research in August of 2008 and spent my first rotation in Material Systems Technologies.
Revenge of the nerds: Science gets hip in the age of the Internet
Let’s face it: we scientists and engineers are perceived to be a rather dull lot. Spending many sobering hours, often alone and isolated, with complicated equations, dauntingly intricate equipment, and mind-boggling concepts does little to reverse the popular perception of the scientist as a sort of robot monk, bursting with as much personality as a graduated cylinder.
Electronics, systems, and controls
Hi and welcome to my blog! My name is Alex Ross and I am Senior Biomedical Engineer and Project Manager at GE Global Research. When I was an Electrical Engineering student, I decided that I wanted to leverage my skillset to develop medical instrumentation. I continued my education, receiving my Master’s degree and PhD. in Biomedical Engineering while developing a new medical diagnostic technology for breast cancer detection. After subsequently working at a medical device startup company for a number of years, I moved to GE to work on cutting edge research and to bring new medical technologies to market.
The Global Technology Organization that I belong to, Electronics, Systems, and Controls (ESC), focuses on developing novel electronics and instrumentation, the systems that are run by these electronics (anything from medical devices to aircraft engines), and the control algorithms or “brains” that control those systems. As an Edison’s Desk blog editor, I will be posting the latest happenings from our organization, sharing some of the exciting projects we are working on, and bringing your feedback to our team members.
I’m new at blogging, so feel free to make suggestions and tell me how I’m doing!
Laser Cats take over Global Research
This past weekend, NBC’s Saturday Night Live brought back one of my favorite skits from the last season, Laser Cats. This time with guest appearances by James Cameron and Sigourney Weaver. Laser Cats is not just a favorite of mine, but of all of the Computing & Decision Sciences organization at Global Research.
Next generation lighting projects with DOE
We received good news from the U.S. Department of Energy. The Department announced a major round of funding for next generation lighting projects. GE Global Research was awarded two projects totaling $5.7 million. One deals with OLED lighting and the other with LEDs.
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