• SHI and the San Diego State University (SDSU) jointly opened a research center, aiming to develop it as a research hub for promoting MASGA.
• The new joint research center is expected to play a key role in Korea-U.S. shipbuilding and offshore technology cooperation and talent development.
Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) established its first U.S. research hub in San Diego.
SHI announced on the 13th (local time) that is has jointly inaugurated the `SSAM Center (SHI-SDSU Advanced Maritime Center)` with the San Diego State University (SDSU).
The opening ceremony was attended by around 60 guests, including Wang-keun Lee, COO of Samsung Heavy Industries; Hala Madanat, SDSU Vice President of Research and Innovation; Ben Moore, Chief Global Affairs Officer for the City of San Diego; and Mark Cafferty, President and CEO of the San Diego Regional EDC.
San Diego, which is home to General Dynamics NASSCO, the largest shipyard on the U.S. West Coast, offers an ideal location for Korea-U.S. collaboration in shipbuilding research and workforce development.
In addition, the San Diego State University`s College of Engineering maintains a cutting-edge technology portfolio spanning AI and autonomous intelligent system, intelligent wireless communications and embedded systems, advanced manufacturing and materials, and eco-friendly and energy systems, creating strong synergy when combined with Samsung Heavy Industries’ capabilities and advanced shipbuilding technologies. (....)