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LTU alum, now top Army vehicle scientist, returns to campus for faculty presentation

May 9, 2023

SOUTHFIELD—When David Gorsich started his classes, Lawrence Technological University was still the Lawrence Institute of Technology.

Some 33 years later, the university has grown and expanded with new academic buildings, new academic programs, a rapidly expanding research effort—even sports teams and dormitories.

Gorsich, who earned a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from LTU in 1990, has grown professionally too. His academic journey continued from LTU to George Washington University to MIT, where he would receive a Ph.D. in applied mathematics. The only thing that hasn’t changed is his employer–the United States Army. Gorsich joined the Army’s Warren Arsenal shortly after his LTU graduation, and would rise through the civilian ranks of Army research, holding positions at the Army Material Command, the Secretary of the Army for Research, Development, and Acquisition, and the Army Research Laboratory.

Today he’s back in Warren at what is now known as the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC), where he holds the title of chief scientist for ground systems. Previously, he served in various positions of increasing responsibility in the center, such as acting director for the Strategic Plans and Programs Office, associate director for modeling and simulation, a and team leader in robotics and vehicle intelligence.

Just before last week’s Commencement, Gorsich returned to LTU’s campus to make a presentation on the work and challenges of the GVSC to about 50 faculty members. He spoke about the future of military vehicles and advanced technologies like 3D printing, autonomous vehicles, advanced powertrains, cybersecurity, and improving the ability of vehicles to maneuver in harsh conditions.

Gorsich also toured several LTU laboratories that weren’t around when he was a student–the Nabil Grace Center for Advanced Materials Research, the Multisensory Laboratory, the Rockwell-McNaughton-McKay Industry 4.0 Robotics and Industrial Automation Laboratory, and the Artificial Intelligence and Embedded Software Laboratory.

He said the laboratories present plenty of opportunities for collaborative research involving LTU and the GVSC. The center already has dozens of university research partners, including several in Michigan.’

Gorsich is a Fellow of the Society of Automotive Engineers and serves on the SAE Board of Directors and Board of Standards, and is associate editor for several technical journals, such as American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, International Journal of Terramechanics, and International Journal for Reliability and Safety. He has published more than 150 conference and journal articles, including more than 50 articles in peer-reviewed journals, such as Transactions of SAE, International Journal of Vehicle Design, Journal of Mechanical Design, Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence, Contemporary Mathematics, and Physical Review. He co-authored a book, “The TARDEC Story: Sixty-five Years of Innovation,” which traces the evolution of innovation at the center.

Lawrence Technological University, www.ltu.edu, is one of only 13 private, technological, comprehensive doctoral universities in the United States. Located in Southfield, Mich., LTU was founded in 1932, and offers more than 100 programs through its Colleges of Architecture and Design, Arts and Sciences, Business and Information Technology, Engineering, and Health Sciences. PayScale lists Lawrence Tech among the nation’s top 11 percent of universities for alumni salaries. Forbes and The Wall Street Journal rank LTU among the nation’s top 10 percent. U.S. News and World Report lists it in the top tier of best in the Midwest colleges. Students benefit from small class sizes and a real-world, hands-on, “theory and practice” education with an emphasis on leadership. Activities on Lawrence Tech’s 107-acre campus include more than 60 student organizations and NAIA varsity sports.

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