Innovation on Main

Mike Sutton: Starting a Company, Digital Image Correlation, and the Power of Perseverance

September 20, 2019 UofSC College of Engineering and Computing Episode 5
Innovation on Main
Mike Sutton: Starting a Company, Digital Image Correlation, and the Power of Perseverance
Show Notes

UofSC Mechanical Engineering Distinguished Professor Mike Sutton joins Host Abe Danaher to tell the story of how the now international company Correlated Solutions Incorporated began and about the digital image correlation technology that he helped create. Mike begins with how NASA and UofSC didn't want to patent his technology (2:45), which forced him to start Correlated Solutions in 1997 (4:03). Then, Mike explains what it was like to start the company in Columbia, South Carolina (10:47). Next, Mike explains where the digital image correlation technology is going (19:10) before emphasizing the importance of perseverance in all aspects of life (21:04). Lastly, Abe does the "Beyond the CV" segment and gets a really interesting answer from Mike about his favorite hobby, terrascaping (24:04).

 The music for this episode was graciously provided by Columbia's own, "No Way Jose!"