Visit of Professor Peter Gorder from the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs

On 21.05.2025, a meeting was held at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of Bialystok University of Technology between Professor Peter Gorder of the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs and representatives of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering. The meeting was attended by:

– Adam Bajkowski, PhD, Eng – Vice-Dean for Education and Student Affairs at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of BUT,

– Tomasz Michalik – Technical Director of SMP Poland sp. z o.o.,

– Izabela Senderacka, PhD – Vice-Dean for Development and Cooperation at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of BUT,

– Piotr Tarasiuk, PhD, Eng – advisor to the student team Cerber Motorsport,

– Izabela Zgłobicka, PhD – Plenipotentiary for Internationalization of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering.

The main goal of the meeting was to discuss the possibilities of cooperation, the implementation of Polish-American student group projects, and other collaborative opportunities between the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at Bialystok University of Technology, SMP Poland sp. z o.o., and the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs. During the visit, the potential of the faculty, the company SMP Poland sp. z o.o., and the achievements of the Cerber Motorsport student team were presented. Selected laboratories of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering were showcased, including the Scanning Electron Microscopy Laboratory, the Strength Testing Laboratory, and the DemoLab. Additionally, the discussion covered example problems for project work by student groups from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs. A working meeting between American students from the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs and students from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, including representatives from the Cerber Motorsport team, is planned for the second half of September.