Alabama IMaDE Mission Statement
The mission of Alabama IMaDE is to address the future of industrial problems through education, research, and service with a systems integration and industry mindset approach. The initiative will produce broadly educated students with a wide range of career opportunities centered on the future of manufacturing and will cultivate an American workforce to lead the global manufacturing sector through the fourth industrial evolution and beyond.
Major Activities Under Alabama IMaDE
Alabama IMaDE provides unmatched integration of educational, research, and career pathways in cutting-edge industry-relevant manufacturing principles, technologies, and management techniques to
- University students.
- Local/national/global industry.
- The existing regional workforce.
- The future workforce.
Fostering Innovation for Industry 4.0 and Advanced Manufacturing
Alabama IMaDE fosters a new innovation centric culture and infrastructure that leverages and supports the region’s vital manufacturing sector. Programs under this initiative cultivates novel application driven intellectual property and manufacturing centric startups while establishing unique communication and networking channels between industry, academia, and innovators. Alabama IMaDE enhances the academic experience at The University of Alabama with project based learning, real world regional case studies, and opportunities for internships, cooperative education, and employment at the frontier of the emerging manufacturing sector through and beyond Industry 4.0.