February 21–27, 2021 is Engineers Week. Founded by the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) seventy years ago, EWeek is dedicated to ensuring a diverse and well-educated future engineering workforce by increasing understanding of and interest in engineering and technology careers.
On Thursday, February 25, EWeek will celebrate Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day (Girl Day), which is a worldwide campaign to engage girls in engineering and educate girls about how engineers change our world.
Since 1996, awards presented at the Women of Color STEM Conference have honored engineers who demonstrate leadership in their workplaces and communities, and commitment to recruiting and retaining minorities in the nation's scientific and technical enterprises.
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LG Chem Power Inc.'s CEO Denise Gray received the 2017 Technologist of the Year Award at a Gala hosted by Women of Color Magazine at the Detroit Marriott Renaissance in Detroit, Michigan.
Gray received her master's degree in engineering management of technology from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Kettering University.
"It's an honor to be selected for this prestigious award," said Ms. Gray. "LG Chem Power Inc's goal is to be the North American center of excellence for vehicle and energy storage applications. It's an honor to be named personally, and as an organization, to such an elite list."
Located in Troy, Michigan, at the heart of the automotive industry, LG Chem Power Inc. is a North American subsidiary of LG Chem Ltd., one of the world's largest producers of lithium-ion batteries for hybrid electric vehicles and commercial, military, conversion, and portable equipment applications.
LG Chem Power Inc. was formed in 2000 in the United States as a local source for the research, development, engineering, design, and packaging of lithium-ion batteries.
Prior to joining LGCPI, Gray served as vice president of Electrification Powertrain Engineering at AVL List, GmbH, where she was responsible for AVL's Electrification Business Unit. She is respected in the industry as the director of Global Battery Systems Engineering at General Motors, where her team successfully developed and launched the lithium-ion battery system used in the Chevrolet Volt, working closely with the LG Chem team. The Volt uses LG Chem battery cells produced at the company's plant in Holland, Michigan.
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