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SASI Workshop

What is the Systems Automation Springboard to Internships (SASI) Workshop?

SASI is an intensive, three week hands-on training workshop in process control and industry automation. Students are sponsored by industry partners, and following completion of the workshop are assigned a summer internship with the sponsoring company. The workshop takes place each January at ¾Ã¾ÃË®ÃÛÌÒ’s College of Engineering and Computing, and prepares students for “The Fourth Industrial Revolution” which fuses AI, robotics, the Internet of Things, quantum computing, and other technologies.

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SASI 3-week Schedule

Please note that this is a sample schedule and is subject to change.

Week 1

Week 1
  • Monday
    • AM—Introduction with Examples
    • PM—Instrumentation and Valves
  • Tuesday
    • AM 1—Field Signals, Inter locks, and Permissives
    • AM 2—Control loops and Alarms
    • PM—HMI, Historian. DSC and SCADA
  • Wednesday
    • AM—Advanced Control
    • PM—Connectivity, Big Data, AI, and Industry 4.0
  • Thursday
    • PFD, P&ID, Tag Names
  • Friday
    • PLC Registers and Programming

Week 2

Week 2
  • Monday–Tuesday
    • PLC and HMI
    • Control Labs
  • Wednesday
    • AM 1—Motors
    • AM 2—MIMO
    • PM—Simulink
  • Thursday
    • AM—PID
    • PM—PID, PLC, HMI labs
  • Friday
    • Process Simulation

Week 3

Week 3
  • Monday
    • AM 1—Auxiliary Systems
    • AM 2—Paper Machine/Model Predictive Control
    • PM—Batch Control
  • Tuesday
    • Big Data, Statistical Analysis
  • Wednesday
    • AM—Other Models First Principal Models
    • PM—Other Models First Principal Models
  • Thursday
    • AM 1—Industry Expectations
    • AM 2—Management of Change
    • PM—Controls Lab 2
  • Friday
    • Specifications, Acceptance Testing, Project Management
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Use the link below to apply now for the SASI program. Please contact Professor Douglas Coffin (coffindw@¾Ã¾ÃË®ÃÛÌÒOH.edu) with any questions. Company sponsorship covers the cost of the workshop, which includes a summer internship! All students will receive a certificate at completion of the program.

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If your company is interested in sponsoring CEC students for participating in the SASI workshop (and an internship with your company), please contact:

Jenni Szolwinski
Director of Industry Relations
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szolwijb@¾Ã¾ÃË®ÃÛÌÒOH.edu

513-529-0702

You can also learn more about partnership opportunities by following the button below.

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