2024 Annual Meeting: A Week of Innovation, Collaboration, & Connection

September 23-26, 2024

The 2024 ASPIRE Annual Meeting provided us the opportunity to come together and share groundbreaking advancements, insightful discussions, and meaningful connections. From showcasing the latest in electrified transportation technology to collaborative brainstorming sessions, attendees from across our 10-university consortium came together to drive progress. The week concluded with a refreshing outdoor retreat, offering a chance to relax, recharge, and reflect on the impact we’ve made. Explore the highlights through our photo gallery and relive the moments that made this event so memorable.

TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE

On September 23, 2024, ASPIRE’s Year 4 Annual Meeting and NSF Site Visit started off strong with the Technology Showcase and Poster Session at the newly expanded Electric Vehicle & Roadway (EVR) research facility, headquartered at Utah State University’s Innovation Campus. With idyllic mountains and vibrant fall foliage as a backdrop, 2024’s Annual Meeting was the largest and most successful for the engineering research center (ERC) to-date.

PRESENTATIONS, PANELS & WORKSHOP DISCUSSIONS

From university and state leadership in Utah to deans across ASPIRE’s 10 campuses, the 2024 Annual Meeting saw the highest participation to date — including our industry and innovation members! Our Industry & Innovation Day panels were a huge success, and many participants loved the representation and diverse conversations between ASPIRE researchers, students, and Industry & Innovation members. Below are some highlights from Industry & Innovation Day.

CONNECTION RECEPTION

Rounding out the largest and most successful Industry & Innovation Day — the portion of our Annual Meeting where our Industry and Innovation members are deeply integrated, offering the greatest confluence of academic research, students and the future workforce, and industries involved with electrification — ASPIRE held its first Connection Reception networking event. This allowed for more free flowing and meaningful conversations between ASPIRE’s students and companies’ representatives.

Thank you all for a fantastic, fulfilling, and successful week! We look forward to seeing you next year!