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Volkswagen, UT, ORNL announce collaboration, innovation hub

Posted at 7:36 am January 17, 2020
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Volkswagen Group America Innovation North University Tennessee Research Park
Volkswagen Group of America will lease space in the Innovation North building on the UT Research Park campus. (Photo courtesy University of Tennessee)

Volkswagen Group of America, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and the University of Tennessee on Friday announced a collaboration to create Volkswagen’s first innovation hub in North America at the UT Research Park at Cherokee Farm.

“Working with the University of Tennessee and Oak Ridge National Laboratory is a great opportunity to continue growing Volkswagen’s engineering footprint in the North American region,” said Wolfgang Demmelbauer-Ebner, executive vice president and chief engineering officer for Volkswagen’s North American region. “This hub, along with other research institutions here, is an integral part of Volkswagen’s global research and development efforts and can also directly contribute to vehicles in North America.”

The collaboration involves research opportunities for doctoral students and space in the Innovation North building at the UT Research Park at Cherokee Farm in Knoxville, a press release said. Initial work will focus on developing lighter vehicle components made from composite materials and the electrification of vehicles.

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Filed Under: Business, College, Education, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Top Stories, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: Cherokee Farm, Donde Plowman, IACMI, Innovation Hub, Innovation North, Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ORNL, Randy Boyd, Thomas Zacharia, U.S. Department of Energy, University of Tennessee, UT, UT Research Park, Volkswagen, Volkswagen Group of America, Wolfgang Demmelbauer-Ebner

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