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Battery Workforce Challenge Y2 Winter Workshop 2025
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      • For the Engineering presentations, the entire team is encouraged to be in the presentation and should sign up for their session (for headcount purposes). Teams may not attend other team’s presentations. 
        • If the team wants to have virtual participation, the teams are required to set up a Teams meeting. Send the Thermal and Module meeting notice to Ravi, the SW meeting notice to Ajay Suresh, and the BDU training notice to David. The main presenter for the slides shall be in the room. Individuals on the call may only answer questions.
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Recruiting, Onboarding, & Retaining Team Members
Thursday February 27, 2025 4:10pm - 5:00pm EST
Hilton Greenville - Blue Ridge
An interactive training that introduces teams to frameworks to get more students interested. onboarded. and retained on BattChallenge teams based on my personal experience as a Project Manager on UC Davis' EcoCAR team. General ideas to implement processes, data collection / maintenance, and specific strategies for team recruitment / retainment that can be tailored to your own team!
Speakers
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Ajay Suresh

Project Engineer, Argonne National Laboratory
Ajay Suresh is a Project Engineer at Argonne National Laboratory for the Battery Workforce Challenge collegiate competition. He also serves as a member of the BattChallenge’s Operational Steering Committee. Prior to joining Argonne, Suresh held a wide range of engineering roles... Read More →
Thursday February 27, 2025 4:10pm - 5:00pm EST
Hilton Greenville - Blue Ridge
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