How is COVID-19 impacting the industries that we support? What solutions are being developed to overcome today’s challenges and create a stronger mobility future? We recently launched a new series of conversations, called the SAE Roundtable Series, where we uncover insights with industry experts in the middle of these changes.
We spoke with both ends of academia, two professors and two graduate students, to learn more about how the pandemic is impacting their efforts and get advice, from their on-the-ground perspective, on what the industry needs to do to support future success in academia.
What are the benefits and drawbacks of virtual versus in-person learning? How difficult has it been to receive research grants, let alone conduct research studies? And what is the pulse on the future from professors and graduate students?