Webinar with Dr. Sam Anand & Dr. Jay Kim, University of Cincinnati
Friday, May 15 at 8 AM EDT
Siemens Simulation Technology Center at the University of Cincinnati (UC) was founded in 2017, helped by a generous gift from Siemens Digital Industries Software to modernize engineering education, develop a strong applied research program and industry outreach at UC. This webinar will provide examples of integration of Siemens Simulation Tools in course work as well as the development of industry-relevant apps in Additive Manufacturing that are integrated into coursework.
At the Siemens Center, a new approach is developed to fully utilize the power of modern simulation technology in order to drastically improve engineering education. Core courses are identified to expose students to simulation technologies from the freshmen year, which are vertically integrated systematically across the curriculum. Each course module is carefully developed to introduce simulation technologies synchronized with important basic concepts taught in the course, which motivates students to learn the course materials. The sequence starts with teaching NX-Graphics in Engineering Graphics course in the second semester, followed by NASTRAN taught in Solid Mechanics and Amesims in Dynamics during the 4th semester, STAR-CCM+ taught in Fluid Mechanics in the 5th semester and Heat Transfer in 6th semester (STAR-CCM+). Subsequently, students also utilize these software in design courses to conduct projects. Higher level simulation techniques are taught in senior or dual level courses (Introduction to FEM, Simulation of Multi-Physics System, Acoustics) that many undergraduate students take.
Standalone software apps are developed within Siemens software for various Design and Manufacturing courses. NX based 3-D Geometric Modeling apps developed in house are introduced to the students as a part of the senior/grad level course “CAD for Manufacturing.” These apps serve as a hands-on tool for students to try, test, and visualize the effect of change in design outcomes by changing different parameters associated with curve and surface modeling. In a follow-up senior/grad course, “Computational Methods for Additive Manufacturing I,” several standalone Additive Manufacturing apps are developed within Siemens NX that help students understand the principles of part design for Additive Manufacturing, Topology Optimization, Design for Additive Manufacturing (DFAM) analysis and pre and post-processing simulation analysis. The use of these apps in real-world parts and industrial applications are brought back to the classroom and demonstrated to reinforce the need and usefulness of predictive simulations. NX CAM is introduced to the students in the junior level course “Manufacturing Processes,” in the form of case studies of real-world parts to help them understand manufacturing process planning as well as the specific steps and process parameters required for making a complex part with associated tolerance and surface finish callouts.
Both fundamental knowledge and the simulation techniques students learn are systematically reinforced throughout all these courses. By their graduation, our students become highly capable engineers equipped with not only strong fundamental knowledge but also proficiency in simulation technologies.
Presenter // Dr. Sam Anand
Sam Anand is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of Center for Global Design and Manufacturing at the University of Cincinnati (UC). He also serves as the Director of Siemens Simulation Technology Center at UC. Prof. Anand received his MS and PhD in Industrial Engineering from the Pennsylvania State University in 1987 and 1990 respectively. His areas of research expertise include Intelligent Product Design, Manufacturing Systems Optimization, Modeling and Optimization of Additive and Subtractive Manufacturing, Smart Manufacturing, Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and Augmented Reality in Manufacturing. He has graduated 70 MS and 9 PhD students, published over 100 technical papers and received in excess of $15M in research grants and contracts in his research areas from industry, government and state agencies including several DMDII contracts (IIOT and Additive Manufacturing). He currently serves as the Associate Editor of ASME Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering and has served as Associate Editor of SME Journal of Manufacturing Systems.
Presenter // Dr. Jay Kim
Dr. Jay Kim is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering of the University of Cincinnati (UC), where he is currently serving as the Department Head and Education Director of the Siemens Simulation Technology Center. Dr. Kim joined UC in 1990 after receiving his Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University. He also has 7 years of industry experience in the U.S. and Korea working as product design and development engineer. Dr. Kim’s research and teaching interests are in classic mechanics applied to noise and vibration control, rotordynamics and improvement of engineering education. His research has been funded by both federal agencies and industry including NSF, NIH, NIOSH, GE Aviation, Hyundai Motors and Samsung Electronics. He graduated 15 PhDs and 28 MS students as the major advisor, published more than 160 papers in journals and conferences. He is an Associate Editor of Noise Control Engineering Journal, an elected fellow of ASME, and a member of INCE, SAE and ASSE.