5.81M Clemson-led project may lead to fuel-saving, ultra-light auto doors

A cross-disciplinary team of faculty members from Clemson’s mechanical engineering and automotive engineering departments have come together for the research. Srikanth Pilla, an assistant professor of automotive engineering, is the principal investigator on the project. The co-principal investigators are Melur “Ram” Ramasubramanian, D. W. Reynolds Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering and department chair; Paul Venhovens, the BMW Endowed Chair in Automotive Systems Integration; and..