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Tesla boosts its data collection team with hiring ramp for Prototype Vehicle Operators

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In the job’s description, Tesla notes that Prototype Vehicle Operators will be part of its vehicle data collection team.

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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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Arlington, Texas Environmental Insights Explorer for Buildings, $750,000 Google, Mountian View, Calif. Arlington, Texas Ionic liquids as novel lubricant additives for HVAC compressors for enhanced efficiency and durability, $150,000 Ingersoll Rand, Bloomington, Minn. Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Ga. IsoTherm Inc.,

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A New Fund Helps IEEE HKN Student Chapters Flourish

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Later this year, the University of Texas Arlington ’s Epsilon Mu Chapter plans to hold career development events for students. A new HKN chapter, Nu Epsilon, was installed in April at Kennesaw State University , in Georgia. The event brings students, faculty, and alumni together to recognize induction candidates’ hard work.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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The winning project proposals (by award amount) are: Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, Georgia: $10,800,000. MARTA anticipates that the power produced by these photovoltaic panels will be sold to Georgia Power under their Distributed Generation Contract Program. The largest PV installation in Georgia. Of that, $26.5

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DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

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Arlington). Georgia Tech Research. Prosumer-Based Distributed Autonomous Cyber-Physical Architecture for Ultra-reliable Green Electricity Internetworks Georgia Tech will develop and demonstrate an internet-like, autonomous control architecture for the electric power grid. Georgia Institute of. . $2,319,474. Corporation.

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DOE Joint Genome Institute approves 41 projects for 2012 Community Sequencing Program; climate, environment and bioenergy feedstocks

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University of Georgia. University of Texas at Arlington. Mohn, William. University of British Columbia, Canada. Metagenomic and metatranscriptomic analysis of forest soil communities across North America. Moran, Mary Ann. The Genetic Basis for Heterotrophic Carbon Processing in the Sea. Murray, Alison. Desert Research Institute.

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IEEE Celebrates Engineering Brilliance

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PICARD MEDAL FOR RADAR TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS Sponsor: Raytheon Technologies FRED DAUM Raytheon Technologies Arlington, Va. For leadership and innovative concepts in the design, deployment, and utilization of airborne and space-based radar systems.”

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