Technological Innovations in Material Science
Please join us for a networking reception and presentation featuring creative director Michael Scully and professor Victor F. Petrenko. On display will be BMW's carbon fiber bobsled, as well as the all-new BMW i8.
*New Price Drops* [Updated 9/16/14]
BMW, known for its innovations in carbon fiber vehicle design including the all-new i3 and i8, has also established a rich tradition with the Olympic Games. In addition to providing support vehicles, it donated use of its Munich wind tunnel to ensure the Olympic torch’s flame would remain lit under extreme conditions.
Most recently, BMW made a significant commitment to build a series of innovative, record-setting, carbon fiber Ultimate Driving Machines for the men’s and women’s US Olympic Bobsled Team to use throughout the World Cup season as well as at the Sochi Olympic Games.
Ticket Pricing
$25 - Recent Graduates and Seniors
$35 - Paying Members of the Harvard Club of Seattle
$45 - Non-Members
Michael Scully is Creative Director of Global Design, BMW Group DesignworksUSA. Scully joined BMW’s DesignworksUSA in 1996, and has since worked intensively to contribute inspired, meaningful designs that leverage his extensive experience in motorsports, aerodynamics, strategy, and form development. In his initial position as Designer and later Senior Designer, Michael’s efforts yielded 2 distinctive vehicles for BMW: the 2002 FB2 Formula BMW race car, and the 2004 BMW H2R: a car that established 9 new world speed records for hydrogen powered automobiles, including a top speed of 302.4km/h. Most recently, Michael has led the design and development of a series of innovative carbon fiber BMW bobsleds for the US team to use throughout the World Cup season, and at the Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia. With these sleds, the US won 23 medals in 2014 World Cup competition, set 3 new track records, won the 2 Man World Cup Championship, and ultimately captured 50% of all Olympic medals in 2 Man and Women’s competition in Sochi. A high honors graduate of Carnegie Mellon University with a BFA in Industrial Design, Michael’s background is deeply entrenched in architecture, sculpture, conceptual engineering, and 20 years of automobile racing in both amateur and professional series.
Victor F. Petrenko, PhD D.Sc is Professor of Engineering Emeritus at the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College, where his research interests include ice physics and ice engineering; de-icing and anti-icing technologies; and ice and snow friction. Dr. Petrenko received a PhD from the USSR Academy of Science in Moscow, and a D.Sc from the USSR Academy of Science in Chernogolovka. He currently holds 70 US and foreign patents, and he regularly consults for numerous national and foreign companies such as GE, LGE, Electrolux, NASA and more. Petrenko’s book, The Physics of Ice, is the only book of its kind that describes the physical properties of ice, interprets them in terms of its molecular structure, and shows their relevance to the forms of ice found on Earth and in space.
Thank you to Dartmouth Silicon Valley, BMW North America and Alumni Media for their partnerships and generous support in making this event possible.