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The professor of the Polytechnic University of Cartagena (UPCT) Alfonso Fuentes last these days his transfer to the State of New York, which will face the biggest challenge of his career.
The Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) has chosen him to launch a line of research on gear design in collaboration with Gleason Works, the world's largest manufacturer of milling machines of these parts, essential in the automotive and aeronautics.
Gleason is based in Rochester, but despite the RIT School of Engineering named after the daughter of the company founder, the American university did not have a research group gears.
A lack that will meet with the signing of Fuentes, author, with Faydor L. Litvin, several global reference books on geometry of gears.
"The new gear design seeks maximum reliability and service life with the lowest levels of noise and vibration," Fuentes said.
"It's a challenge and a new experience at the professional and personal level.
Go to the unknown and start a new life where again prove all over again, "muses UPCT teacher, who would not generate any concern teach in English.
"I would not have accepted an offer from anywhere else.
Yes it is because I'm going to work directly with those who put into practice our research.
An automatic technology transfer, "he explains.
Among the collaborating partners of the School of Engineering RIT are major multinational automotive, as Ford, General Motors and Toyota, as well as giants IBM and Intel computers.
"In the US companies they are heavily involved with the universities of their environment.
All students must take at least one year of practice as they are already professionals are committed to their college, making donations, "says Fuentes the US university system.
However, the researcher, an alumnus of the School of Industrial own in which a professor since 1993, says it will take "a lot less UPCT.
I have seen all their development since we were a small family and has been a tremendous breakthrough and very favorable.
I leave here a lot of friends, colleagues and students. "
Alfonso Fuentes, who was rector of the Polytechnic University of Cartagena between 2005 and 2008, was formerly Head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and head of the research group Advanced Gearing.
In both positions Ignacio Gonzalez relieve him.
"With him nothing is lost.
Have the same training as I, "said the professor, who promises to" continue working from Rochester research projects in the group. "
Source: UPCT
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