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For 150 years, the University of Michigan College of Engineering has been a national leader in engineering education and research. Set apart by its scale and scope of inquiry, the College is expanding its trademark position with assets that include:

- Annual research expenditures of $139 million in FY03

- Two prestigious National Science Foundation Engineering Research centers

- 11 top-ranked academic departments, six interdisciplinary professional programs, and one of the world's most collaborative research communities

Michigan Engineering continues to match its strengths with opportunities to enhance everyday life. In healthcare, we are collaborating in the campus-wide life sciences effort, developing new medical devices, prosthetics and biomaterials. To prevent terrorism, we are creating environmental sensors and computer security devices that will better insure our safety. And to preserve our environment, Michigan Engineers are developing better methods for manufacturing vehicle engines.

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BHP Billiton Is The World's Largest Diversified Resources Company, distinguished by the quality of our assets, our deep inventory of growth projects, our customer-focussed marketing, and our diversification across countries, commodities and markets. We have some 38,000 employees working in more than 100 operations in approximately 25 countries. We occupy industry leader or near industry leader positions in major commodity businesses, including aluminium, energy coal and metallurgical coal, copper, manganese, iron ore, uranium, nickel, silver and titanium minerals, and have substantial interests in oil, gas, liquefied natural gas and diamonds. BHP Billiton has outstanding credentials, formed from a merger between two highly complementary companies — BHP and Billiton. Both were great businesses, with rich and varied histories. By building on our pasts and combining the assets of each company with the very best of our skills and people, we have created a company that is ideally placed to lead the resources industry into the future.

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General Motors Corp. (NYSE: GM), the world's largest vehicle manufacturer, employs about 325,000 people globally. Founded in 1908, GM has been the global automotive sales leader since 1931. GM today has manufacturing operations in 32 countries and its vehicles are sold in 192 countries. In 2003, GM sold nearly 8.6 million cars and trucks, about 15 percent of the global vehicle market. GM's global headquarters are at the GM Renaissance Center in Detroit. GM's automotive brands are Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Holden, HUMMER, Oldsmobile, Opel, Pontiac, Saab, Saturn and Vauxhall. In some countries, the GM Group distribution network also markets vehicles manufactured by GM Daewoo, Isuzu, Fuji (Subaru) and Suzuki.

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Ford Motor began a manufacturing revolution with its mass production assembly lines in the early 1900s. Now the company is firmly entrenched in the status quo as the world's largest pickup truck maker and the #2 producer of cars and trucks. It makes vehicles with such brands as Aston Martin, Ford, Jaguar, Lincoln, Mercury, and Volvo. Among its biggest successes are the Ford Taurus and F-Series pickup. Ford owns a controlling (33%) stake in Mazda and has purchased BMW's Land Rover SUV operations. The finance subsidiary, Ford Motor Credit, is the US's #1 auto finance company. It also owns Hertz, the world's #1 car-rental firm.

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Kaiser Aluminum Corporation is a leading producer of fabricated aluminum products for aerospace and high strength, general engineering, automotive, and custom industrial applications. Repeatedly acknowledged as "Best in Class" among its global customer base, Kaiser's 11 North American fabrication plants typically produce and ship more than 400 million pounds of product annually.

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Tel-X Corporation has been dedicated to creating prototype sheet metal, machining and medium to short run CNC machining and stamping services for our clients for over 45 years. We are capable of handling any request and Tel-X can satisfy any Ford, GM or Chrysler quality requirement. We can handle all phases of projects from tooling to the finished product and can take care of additional requirements, such as; heat treating, deburring, plating/painting, pickup, and delivery. Discover the services we can offer with over 45 years of experience.

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With headquarters in Troy, Mich., U.S., ArvinMeritor is an $8 billion supplier to the global motor vehicle industry. We have approximately 31,000 employees in 25 countries, and participate in 24 joint ventures in 12 of those countries. Our broad product portfolio includes integrated systems, modules and components for light vehicle, truck, trailer and specialty equipment OEMs and the commercial aftermarket. ArvinMeritor products are part of virtually every vehicle on the road today. ArvinMeritor is built on a tradition of responsiveness, quality and service. In addition, we embrace a culture of continuous improvement and adhere to only the highest standards in ethical business practice. With more than 120 manufacturing facilities around the world, we have the scale and scope to provide effective automotive solutions to help our customers meet their changing needs - whenever and wherever they need us.

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Office of the Vice President for Research supports and promotes the efforts of UM faculty, staff, and students to remain in the forefront of research, scholarship, and creative activity, and is responsible for policies and compliance with ethical conduct of research. The mission of the Office of the Vice President for Research is to: nurture excellent research, scholarship, and creative activity by our faculty, staff and students; promote the integration of the research, education, and service missions of the university; facilitate the sharing of knowledge and expertise with the larger society; and promote responsibility in the conduct and administration of these activities.

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Michelin Group is active on all continents, from China to Brazil and from The United States of America to Germany and Russia. Michelin manufactures and sells tires for all kinds of vehicles, publishes maps and guides and operates a number of digital services in more than 170 countries.

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Since March 1999 DIE has offered world class engineering & design services to the automotive industry globally. DIE is located in the heart of the technology arena, with our main office in Metro Detroit, Michigan. Our staff is comprised of highly experienced professionals ready to take on your challenges.

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Headquartered in Troy, Michigan, with offices throughout North America, Europe and Asia, Altair Engineering is a leading global product design consulting and technology company. Founded in 1985 as a product development consulting company, Altair understands what goes into the product development process. Our goal is to help clients gain market power through product development differentiation. Altair is comprised of five lines of business with over 700 consultants serving more than 1,500 clients worldwide. These business lines include: Product Design and Development, Commercial Software, Enterprise Process Management, Enterprise Computing, and Client Site Service.

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Since 1958, Kepner-Tregoe has studied how effective leaders manage difficult challenges. We incorporated their habits into repeatable, logical, and consistent methods for resolving problems, making decisions, planning ahead, and managing people and projects. Our consulting work helps individuals and organizations to meet everyday challenges with improved processes and new approaches to quality, competitiveness, cost, cycle time, business strategy, or other issues. Many clients embed our systematic methods into the way work is done, transform their organizations, and achieve quantum leaps in performance.

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Bowne & Co. has evolved in recent years from the world's largest financial printer into an integrated, diversified and global document and information management solutions provider. The company is focused on strengthening the market leadership of its individual core business units and in leveraging their capabilities to provide a combination of integrated solutions to individual customers in multiple locations anywhere in the world. Supporting Bowne's strategy and core businesses are company-wide platforms for operations, technology and corporate services, as well as reputation for superior customer service that is second-to-none.

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DENSO, a leading global supplier of advanced automotive technology, systems and components to all the world's car makers, employs 106,000 people in 32 countries, including Japan.  Global consolidated sales totaled US$27.3 billion for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006. DENSO common stock is traded on the Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya stock exchanges in Japan.  For more information, see www.globaldenso.com or visit the media fwebsite at www.densomediacenter.com.

In the Americas, DENSO employs more than 16,000 people at 38 companies with consolidated sales for the above fiscal year totaling US$5.9 billion. For more information, see the DENSO's North American Media Center on the homepage of www.densocorp-na.com.

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Formed with the combined strengths of Huck and Fairchild Fasteners, Alcoa Fastening Systems serves the global aerospace, automotive, and commercial transportation markets with tHE most specialized engineering, highest quality, and the greatest breadth and depth of fastening system solutions in our industry. AFS is working with UMSolar to provide strong, lightweight, and ergonomic fastening solutions for Continuum ranging from titanium bolts to lightweight aircraft hinges.

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With 10 advanced plants and four technology centers in the U.S. and Europe, Cytec Engineered Materials is a global technology leader in advanced materials for aerospace and other extreme-demand environments.  Through strategic industry consolidations, Cytec has integrated an impressive and diverse technology heritage. Cytec customers have access to the most advanced and diversified materials product portfolio available.  Cytec produces high-performance, pre-impregnated composites and materials for high-temperature applications, high-temperature silicone-based adhesives, ablatives, carbon-carbonsealants, a variety of specialty thermoplastic materials and PAN and pitch-based carbon fibers. Cytec also offers range of vacuum-only-cure prepregs that enable the manufacture of large aerospace parts -- without the use of autoclaves. Cytec's exclusive toughened RTM materials offer design engineers greater flexibility and the option of using low cost fabrication techniques for structural parts. New anti-ballistic materials have also been introduced for use in cockpit doors and bulkheads on commerical aircraft.

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The AXSON Group began in 1938 when high polymers were first being used in the aerospace and defense industries. Since the turbulent times preceding World War II many things have changed, technologies have been developed and become obsolete and many companies have gone the same route. Axson however, has steadfastly remained on the leading edge of new technologies. From this position, Axson has expanded from its early focus on aerospace and defense into a truly global company with resin and composite products that are used in countless industries.

The AXSON Group has drawn on the solid technological and commercial foundation of these original technologies to build bridges into new similar markets and technologies. The key to this growth is maintaining a focus on the use of high technology materials in an increasingly diverse range of industries.

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Motorola is known around the world for innovation and leadership in wireless and broadband communications. Inspired by our vision of Seamless Mobility, the people of Motorola are committed to helping you get and stay connected simply and seamlessly to the people, information, and entertainment that you want and need.  Motorola makes this happen by designing and delivering the "must have" products, "must do" experiences and powerful networks - along with a full complement of support services.  Motorola Mesh Enabled Architecture (MEA®) solution, along with Motorola phones and two-way radio equipment, are some technologies Motorola provides to enable communication with the world at broadband speeds. Motorola is revolutionizing broadband, embedded systems and wireless networks ? bringing cutting-edge technologies into your everyday life, with style.

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Visteon Corporation is a leading global automotive supplier that designs, engineers and manufactures innovative climate, interior, electronic and lighting products for vehicle manufacturers, and also provides a range of products and services to aftermarket customers. With corporate offices in Van Buren Township, Mich. (U.S.); Shanghai, China; and Kerpen, Germany; the company has more than 170 facilities in 24 countries and employs approximately 50,000 people.

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Dana is a leading supplier of drivetrain, chassis, structural, and engine technologies. Our people design and manufacture products for every major vehicle and engine producer in the world. Based in Toledo, Ohio, with operations throughout the world, we are focused on being an essential partner to automotive, commercial, and off-highway vehicle customers, which collectively produce more than 60 million vehicles annually. Our continuing operations reported sales of $8.6 billion in 2005.

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Charles (Chuck) S. Hutchins has had a consistent presence on the U of M Solar Car Team for nearly 17 years. Accompanying the Team on every race since the running of Maize and Blue in 1993, Chuck has maintained cultural and technical continuity that has motivated generations of Wolverines working in Ann Arbor. Chuck's experience as an engineer (BSE MEAM '57) and as an entrepreneur (co-founder of Manufacturing Data Systems Inc.) have proved priceless in the development of our 2007 vehicle, Continuum.

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The SKF Group is the leading global supplier of products, solutions and services in the area comprising rolling bearings, seals, mechatronics, services and lubrication systems. The Group’s service offer includes technical support, maintenance services, condition monitoring and training. SKF was founded one hundred years ago, in 1907, and grew at a rapid rate to become a global company. As early as 1920, the company was well established in Europe, America, Australia, Asia and Africa. Today, SKF is represented in more than 130 countries. The company has more than 100 manufacturing sites and also sales companies supported by some 15,000 distributor locations.

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Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. is one of the world's largest and most diverse providers of professional technical services. With annual revenues exceeding $8 billion, we offer full-spectrum support to industrial, commercial, and government clients across multiple markets. Services include scientific and specialty consulting as well as all aspects of engineering and construction, and operations & maintenance.

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Viper Technologies, Inc. is a Torrance, California based rapid prototyping and CNC machine shop that services the design studios and R&D facilities of the United States, Europe and Asia.

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The Holden name has been associated with transportation in Australia since James Alexander Holden established a saddlery business in Adelaide, South Australia. Holden holds a special place in Australia's history as the manufacturer of the first all-Australian car. Today Holden manufactures a range of vehicles and engines to meet Australia's motoring needs in the 21st century.

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The mission of the Detroit Auto Dealers Association (DADA) is to support its membership through legislative and industry representation, educational programs and communications, and community relations activities. Founded in 1907 by a group of five Detroit-area auto dealers after they hosted the very first Detroit Auto Show in the same year, today, the DADA membership includes more than 250 new-vehicle dealers who own 240 dealerships-selling 40 different vehicle lines in 64 cities throughout the metropolitan Detroit area. The dealers are affiliated with the DADA through one or more of 15 vehicle line groups, or through individual membership. Currently, DADA members collectively employ more than 16,500 people. Ninety-eight percent of new-car and new-truck dealers in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb Counties are members of the DADA. Currently, DADA members have an average of 26 years experience in the auto industry.

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Shell is a worldwide group of oil, gas and petrochemical companies with interests in biofuels, wind and solar power and hydrogen. We help meet global energy demand in economically, environmentally and socially responsible ways.

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From survey to inspection, Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc., provides the innovative positioning technology that gives surveyors, civil engineers, construction contractors, equipment owners and operators the competitive edge by addressing such critical issues as boosting profits, quality craftsmanship, improving productivity, lowering operating costs and ensuring jobsite safety.

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Base-X is the leading provider of rapid-deploying mobile infrastructure for military, homeland, and industrial field operations. Base-X Shelter Systems are recognized around the world for its proven product performance in the harshest environments and for its first class training and support. Our full line of products gives you turnkey solutions for your mobile application, whether it is command and control, medical or base camps.

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We build dream machines. Sure, we build cars and trucks — ones that allow you to maintain your freedom, individuality and a measurable chunk of your happiness. That’s how we arrived at the first SUV and first minivan. And we haven’t stopped since. Chrysler LLC is something of a rarity in today's automotive world: a company that's capable of quickly responding to the needs of customers instead of the demands of the stockholders. In short, we are listening to you.

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