Lori Gatmaitan, executive direc-
tor, SAE Foundation Canada.
“Through this program, young
students learn how to apply sci-
ence and technology concepts by solving
real-world problems in a team setting,
communicate clearly, raise questions, as-
similate information and work coop-
eratively towards common goals. This
structure helps to engage and inspire stu-
dents at the earliest age possible to pursue
careers in sought-after science fields.”
AWIM activities incorporate curricu-
lum built around the “Engineering Design
Experience.” These programs require stu-
dents to work in teams to solve a design
challenge by analyzing who a product is for
and what must be accomplished; gathering
and synthesizing data; designing, develop-
ing and testing a prototype; and presenting
their findings and ideas. By integrating sci-
ence and technology with other subject ar-
eas, students can make connections across
disciplines that are personally relevant to
them. In addition, professionals that work
in the science and technology industry vol-
unteer in the AWIM program to serve as a
role model, community liaison and profes-
sional resource to participants.
“PPG supports the importance of
demonstrating the significance of science,
technology, engineering and math to students at a young age,” said Sue Sloan,
PPG corporate global social responsibility executive director.
Axalta Coating Systems
Awards Scholarship for
Sabanci University Student
Axalta Coating Systems has announced
the MBA student at Sabanci University,
Istanbul, Turkey, who has received the
first annual Axalta Scholarship for the
2015-2016 academic year.
The merit-based Axalta Scholarship,
which is open to both national and inter-
national students at the University, was
conferred to Carolin Höfner in late 2015
to support her MBA programme. Höfner
already holds a Bachelor of Science de-
gree in Chemical Engineering Color and
Coatings from the University of Applied
Science, Esslingen, Germany.
The Axalta scholarship at Sabanci
University is just one of a number of
global education projects the company
has entered into jointly with academic institutions worldwide, which are designed
to promote and to build the skills to help
young people meet the demands of the future job market.
PPG Foundation Donates
$8,000 to Nevada Museum
of Art for STEM to STEAM
Program
The PPG Foundation recently donated
$8,000 to the Nevada Museum of Art to
support its STEM to STEAM School Tour
Program, a movement that pairs art education with science, technology, engineering and math concepts. The donation was
made on behalf of PPG’s architectural
coatings plant in Reno.
The accredited museum offers educational and cultural experiences, fostering
new knowledge of the visual arts through
exhibitions featuring both world-re-nowned artists and emerging local artists.
The STEM to STEAM program provides
about 8,000 K- 12 students per year with
first-hand multidisciplinary learning that
relates art to science and technology. It
is available year-round to area schools,
youth clubs, home-schooled children and
other organizations.
H.B. Fuller Receives
Innovating Through Chinese
M&A Award
H.B. Fuller has announced that the company received a Best Innovator China
2015 Award in the Innovating through
Chinese M&A category. This award recognizes H.B. Fuller, a global leader in
industrial adhesives, for its work to fast-track engineering adhesives innovation in
the automotive, electronics, solar, wind,
MRO, appliance and heavy machinery
markets from China to the rest of the
world following the company’s acquisition of TONSAN Adhesive, Inc. in 2015.
With TONSAN, H.B. Fuller is helping
manufacturers unlock new design possibilities and gain access to global channels.
H.B. Fuller now delivers more choice and
value to customers looking for a high level of collaboration through TONSAN’s
established manufacturing relationships
in China and H.B. Fuller’s global expertise and supply networks.
“For nearly 130 years, H.B. Fuller
has been partnering with customers to
innovate and solve some of the world’s
biggest adhesion challenges. With the
addition of TONSAN, a leading Chinese
engineering adhesive innovator, we are
committed to leveraging our global
reach, technical expertise and market
knowledge to support our growth around
