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2011 North Midwest Section

Authors

Waddah Akili

) Pedagogical studieshave demonstrated that the case study/ case history approach to engineering education provides agreater understanding of the multifaceted nature of civil engineering.(7,8) They can be used tosimulate a variety of learning protocols such as: design and analysis experiences,interdisciplinary issues and concerns, costs, hazards, owner preferences, and compliance withstandards and guidelines. Cases, by and large, describe situations, projects, problems, decisions,etc., and are primarily derived from actual experience, and do reflect thoughts, outlook, andconcerns of: managers, professionals, regulatory agencies, communities, and owners. Cases arealso widely used in other disciplines such as: education, medicine, and law. Cases

Collection

2011 North Midwest Section

Authors

Waddah Akili

faculty to meet adjunct candidates, before andafter the seminar, to get to know the candidate and discuss matters of mutual interest, includingpotential future collaboration. (1)Some of the adjunct faculty-particularly those who are seniors in specific industries-could offerimportant linkages for the development of industrial affiliate programs, co-op activities, summertraining opportunities, and employment opportunities for new graduates. They may also providenew ideas for senior design projects, topics for graduate theses, or render help in theestablishment of collaborative research programs.When a choice has been made and the candidate has accepted, it is important that he/she feelswelcome and be assisted in becoming familiar with his/her new

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2011 North Midwest Section

Authors

Seraphin C. Abou

, and often team-based, research projects in systems biology whilealso educating a new breed of researcher to assume leadership positions in this emerging field.Notably, California has the opportunity to create a 21st Century multi-ethnic workforce to meetthe evolving and complex challenges of converging technologies—particularly nanotechnology,Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems or MEMS, and advanced manufacturing technology—thatwill dramatically change the state’s manufacturing sector by 2015.The proposed education and research program is centered on the impact of nanotechnology onoccupational and environmental health and safety from two perspectives, (Figure 2). The lifecycle of nano-based products envisioned is depicted in Figure 2. The