Rethinking Automotive Engineering Education – Deep Orange as a Collaborative Innovation Framework for Project-Based Learning Incorporating Real-World Case Studies

Dr. Ala Qattawi, Clemson University Ala Qattawi is a post-doctoral fellow at Clemson UniversityInternational Center for Automotive Engineering (CU-ICAR). She received her PhD in automotive engineering from Clemson University in 2012 and became the first women in USA to earn a PhD degree in that field. Dr. Qattawi’s area of research is manufacturing processes and materials with focus on vehicular applications. Dr. Paul Venhovens, Clemson University Dr. Paul Venhovens is the BMW Endowed Chair in Automotive Systems Integration and Professor in the Department of Automotive Engineering at CU-ICAR. He comes from BMW’s Research and Innovation Center in Munich, Germany, where he worked in the field of systems integration for 13 years. Dr. Venhovens is the founder of the Deep Orange program enabling the students to gain firsthand experience in his primary area of interest of new vehicle concepts, vehicle development processes and systems integration/engineering methods. Dr. Johnell Brooks, Clemson University Dr. Johnell Brooks is an associate professor with a background in Human Factors and Industrial Psychology. She has a joint appointment at the Greenville Health System where she incorporates driving simulators to develop rehabilitation tools for clinical settings.