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Multinational medical device and technology provider GE Healthcare, a division of General Electric Co, said it plans to employ another 200 Chinese engineers next year to support local research and development (R&D) work, along with a higher investment budget, to further expand its market share in second- and third-tier cities.

Tucked away in a brick lab building of this leafy technology research campus, veteran GE lighting engineer and physicist Gary Allen reviews a chart of global greenhouse gas emissions that points in one direction—up. But, Allen says, there’s a simple step we can take to curtail these emissions and change course; screw in a more efficient light bulb. “The number one thing we can do to cut greenhouse gas emissions is to change our light bulbs….it’s the strongest lever we have to get CO2 emissions out of the atmosphere. So if you are going to spend money on anything, spend it on energy efficient lighting.”

The Society of Asian Scientists & Engineers (SASE) held its first National Conference and Career Fair on September 30 – October 1, in Baltimore, MD, with GE and P&G as the lead sponsors.  The event focused on empowering scientists and engineers of Asian heritage with skills and knowledge to enable them to reach their full career potential.  The conference was a huge success, with over 600 participants representing 24 universities and 38 corporations.  The “Inspiring Excellence” theme was evident throughout the workshops and keynote addresses from celebrity chef Bal Arneson (Spice Goddess on Food Channel) and Michael Chen (President Strategic Initiatives Group & Education Nation, NBC News). 

Duncan is mechanical engineer at GE Global Research. And he’s thrilled to say that he works on the technology that is expected to revolutionize how products are made in the future. Maybe revolutionize is too strong of a word but if we took this technology – called high-power laser arc welding – and compared it to conventional welding on something like an aircraft carrier, the new technology could save about 800 tons of weld metal — the equivalent of more than 600 cars – and reduce the welding time by 80%.

GE, a global advanced technology, services and finance company, is one of the first corporate sponsors in MSU’s new Engineering Theme Partnership program, an initiative of the Engineering Residential Experience (ERE) and first-year engineering programs. ERE is a living-learning environment that combines intensive, hands-on classroom learning with co-curricular activities and engagement with leading corporations.