BEAVERTON, Ore., May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Tektronix, Inc., a
leading worldwide provider of test, measurement and monitoring
instrumentation, today announced that the Tektronix Foundation has
made a sizeable donation totaling $75,000 to fund three advanced laboratory and
engineering programs at Oregon State
University. This most recent gift continues the decades-long
partnership between Tektronix and OSU.
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Over the years, Tektronix has partnered in many ways with
Oregon State to drive educational
excellence," said Dr. Kevin Ilcisin,
Chief Technology Officer, Tektronix. "In return, Tektronix has
attracted productive and very innovative employees from OSU's
undergraduate and graduate programs who are contributing to
Tektronix's long term success. With the ever competitive
environment of our business, it is imperative that universities
educate graduates with broad technical skills, effective
interpersonal and leadership skills, and ability to develop
innovative solutions to the most challenging problems."
This latest gift to OSU by the Tektronix Foundation, a private
foundation funded each year with a portion of Tektronix' profits,
will support:
Creative Collaboratory – Modeled after the MIT media lab, the Oregon State Collaboratory
enables teams of engineering students to develop working prototypes
of new electrical systems. Project areas include sensing and
informatics in living systems, personalized mobile platforms, and
smart energy living. The latest commitment supplements the
$80,000 seed funding provided by the
Tektronix Foundation in September
2012 and supports Tektronix scholars through the end of the
year.
SAE Vehicle Teams – OSU undergraduate and graduate
students participating in this program design and build vehicles to
compete in student competitions around the world. Vehicles include
electric and internal combustion formula cars as well as a
mini-Baja vehicle. The formula
vehicles are designed, built, and compete in collaboration with
DHBW-Ravensburg University in Germany. The SAE vehicle teams have achieved a
remarkable total of six first-place finishes over the past two
years alone. In addition, the SAE vehicle teams have also
received a donation of a 289 Digital Multi Meter from Tektronix'
sister company, Fluke.
Solar Car Challenge – Tektronix continues to support the
OSU Solar Vehicle Team. Using funding from Tektronix, the team will
be able to purchase new solar cells to upgrade its solar array in
order to compete in the Formula Sun Grand Prix to be held
October 2013 in Irvine, Calif. The OSU Phoenix is a
three-wheeled, single passenger vehicle powered exclusively by
solar energy. The team uses Tektronix oscilloscopes and Keithley
SourceMeter® SMU instruments to help
the vehicle achieve maximum efficiency.
"Support from industry partners like Tektronix is critical to
the university," said Terri Feiz,
head of OSU's School of Electrical Engineering and Computer
Science. "Tektronix not only helps to fund valuable student
research programs, but supports OSU in creative educational
opportunities that prepare our students to enter the workforce to
hit the ground running. This partnership is invaluable to our
programs and students."
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About Tektronix
For more than sixty-five years,
engineers have turned to Tektronix for test, measurement and
monitoring solutions to solve design challenges, improve
productivity and dramatically reduce time to market. Tektronix is a
leading supplier of test equipment for engineers focused on
electronic design, manufacturing, and advanced technology
development. Headquartered in Beaverton,
Oregon, Tektronix serves customers worldwide and offers
award-winning service and support. Stay on the leading edge at
www.tektronix.com.
About OSU College of Engineering
Oregon State University's College of Engineering is
among the nation's largest and most productive engineering
programs. Since 1999, the college has more than tripled its
research expenditures to $37.2
million by emphasizing highly collaborative research that
solves global problems, spins out new companies, and produces
opportunity for students through hands-on learning. To learn more
about it and Oregon State University,
go to: oregonstate.edu.
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