national institute of technical teachers training and research (nitttr) is planning a multi-physics simulation center of excellence (scoe) in india. abb india signed an mou with nitttr to establish the scoe for teachers, students and industry engineers to develop a deeper understanding of the underlying multi-physics and design principles for the manufacturing of various best in class electro-mechanical equipment in india. the center will provide an exposure, currently scarce, in the areas of modeling, simulations and design with expert guidance to engineers, scientists, researchers and faculties across industry oriented topics. scope of the center includes establishing a high performance computing platform with necessary advanced computational tools. it will be funded by abbs corporate social responsibility (csr) to promote education and skill improvement for graduating engineers, research students, industry professionals as well as faculty. the center is expected to be operational by 2017. [info as of: dec. 16]
