{"51755":{"#nid":"51755","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Advancing Worldwide Education Through Simulation","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EATLANTA (June 9, 2006)--\u003C\/strong\u003EThe Georgia Institute of Technology and Maryland-based GSE Systems Inc. (GSE)(Amex - GVP) have signed an agreement to collaborate on research, development, education and training in advanced simulation systems. GSE is a leading provider of real-time simulation and training services for the power, process, manufacturing and government sectors worldwide.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe new collaboration will help advance the company\u2019s goal of \u201ceducation through simulation,\u201d a concept it believes will transform education and training by helping students better visualize the operation of complex systems. As part of its intended collaboration with Georgia Tech, GSE wants to advance its understanding of cognitive factors involved in decision-making processes, and develop new visualization tools and diagnostic techniques. The company expects to work with Georgia Tech\u2019s College of Computing, the Strategic Energy Institute, the National Electric Energy Testing Research and Applications Center (NEETRAC) and the Global Learning Center.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAs today\u2019s technical staff retires, the electric power generation industry faces a critical human resources issue of how to provide the skilled personnel needed to operate and maintain increasingly complex facilities,\u201d said Hal Paris, senior vice president of GSE.\u00a0\u201cThe industry also needs personnel who can become productive quickly, without a long training period.\u00a0We think that education through simulation offers a real opportunity address these issues.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EJohn Moran, the company\u2019s chief executive officer, said GSE sees the collaboration as a win-win opportunity that benefits both organizations. \u201cWhat impressed me at Georgia Tech is the outstanding level of innovation and creativity,\u201d Moran said.\u00a0\u201cGeorgia Tech thinks differently about simulation and its applications.\u00a0That has enormous implications for companies like ours, and creates a force multiplier for both of our organizations.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBeyond collaboration in the development of new technology and approaches to education and training, the company also wants to attract Georgia Tech students to the industry sectors it serves by providing internships and cooperative education opportunities at its simulation training centers currently underway or planned. At a recent ceremony, company representatives were welcomed by four Georgia Tech officials: Wayne Hodges, vice provost in the Enterprise Innovation Institute; Jilda Garton, associate vice provost and president of the Georgia Tech Research Corporation; Thom McLean, director of technology services in the College of Computing, and Roger Webb, interim director of the Strategic Energy Institute.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis project involves an array of activities across campus from research to academics, and from training to the development of Georgia Tech students in co-op programs,\u201d said Hodges. \u201cGeorgia Tech helps enterprises be more innovative in solving problems using science and technology.\u00a0 We are particularly interested in connecting companies to Georgia Tech resources so we can work together to create new opportunities and new products.\u201d The collaboration will complement what the College of Computing is already doing to transform interdisciplinary computer science education, McLean explained.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cGSE is a world leader in simulation and the company has decades of experience applying that technology to meet the training and education needs of large-scale industrial facilities,\u201d he said.\u00a0\u201cWe look forward to helping GSE Systems transform the way people are prepared to manage and operate the world\u2019s industrial infrastructure.\u00a0This collaboration offers our students an opportunity to understand real-world issues, develop an international perspective, and to play a role in creating the next generation of simulation, training and worker assistance technology.\u201d McLean also announced that GSE will become the newest member of the College\u2019s Industrial Partner Association.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ERoger Webb, interim director of the Strategic Energy Institute, noted that the energy industry must address significant human resource needs in the years ahead.\u00a0 \u201cOne of the major challenges in the energy business is developing the next generation of workers,\u201d he said.\u00a0\u201cThat goes beyond existing infrastructure and energy supply issues.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EGSE Systems is expanding into the Middle East, and recently won a contract from the Emirates Simulation Academy, LLC. to develop a simulation training center in the United Arab Emirates.\u00a0The facility will include real-time, high fidelity simulators for a gas turbine power plant, a desalination plant, a combined cycle plant, a petroleum refinery and an oil platform.\u00a0A similar concept is being finalized with the University of Strathclyde for a simulation training and diagnostic center in the United Kingdom.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EGSE Systems is a real-time simulation company with more than three decades of experience, more than 250 applications and 100 customers in more than 25 countries.\u00a0GSE\u2019s software, hardware and integrated solutions provide applications to the energy, process, manufacturing and government sectors worldwide.\u00a0 The company is headquartered in Columbia, MD.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAs part of its collaboration with Georgia Tech, GSE Systems Inc. will work with the College of Computing to transform education and training by helping students better visualize the operation of complex systems.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27154","created_gmt":"2010-02-09 21:46:58","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:05:16","author":"Louise Russo","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2006-06-12T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2006-06-12T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}