{"198951":{"#nid":"198951","#data":{"type":"event","title":"The Woodruff School\u0027s annual Distinguished Lecture","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering Annual Distinguished Lecture was established in 1990 to honor an engineer who has made a significant contribution to society and to provide a forum for that person to interact with the Georgia Tech community.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESupport for the lecture is made possible by the generosity of the late George W. Woodruff, an alumnus and influential Atlanta businessman, civic leader, and philanthropist. In September 1985, at the age of 90, Mr. Woodruff attended the ceremonies to rename the School of Mechanical Engineering in his honor.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThis year\u2019s lecture will be given by: \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDr. James Truchard\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECofounder, president, and CEO of National Instruments\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESince Dr. James Truchard founded National Instruments (NI) in 1976, NI has worked to equip engineers and scientists with tools that accelerate productivity, innovation, and discovery. Prior to founding National Instruments, Dr. Truchard worked as the director of the Acoustical Measurements Division at the University of Texas Applied Research Laboratory. Dr. Truchard wanted to create a place to work that was fun and provided strong career paths for employees. As he often remarks, he \u201cdidn\u2019t see a job I wanted [in Austin], so I created one!\u201d Truchard and his management team have created an award-winning corporate culture that has been recognized as one of the top 25 \u0022World\u0027s Best Multinational Workplaces\u0022 by the Great Place to Work Institute. James Truchard earned a B.S. and an M.S. in physics, and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMechanical Engineering - Leading the Way to Intelligent System Design\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EToday\u2019s mechanical engineers are leaders in the design and development of intelligent systems. They have significant expertise in multi-disciplinary design and instrumentation as well as mechanical, thermal, fluidic, and biological systems. Mechanical engineers often team up with software designers, FPGA designers, analog and digital designers in order to bring an embedded product to market.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAny technology that can reduce or eliminate the need for these additional embedded system design resources will speed time to market and reduce development costs. In this talk, Dr. Truchard will discuss key technical challenges in the area of intelligent systems design. He will then describe how the integration of software and hardware technologies into a unified and open embedded system development platform will help to remove hurdles between simulation, prototyping, and deployment of intelligent systems. 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