Conference Session

IE Technical Session II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dean Walton Pichette, Wayne State University; Darin Ellis, Wayne State University; Walter Bryzik, Mechanical Engineering, Wayne State University; Kyoung-Yun Kim, Wayne State University; Ming-Chia D. Lai, Wayne State University; Yun Seon Kim, Wayne State University

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Industrial Engineering

Distinguished Endowed Professorship, WSU Career Development Chair Award, ASME Young Engineer of the Year, SE Michi- gan, American Natural Resources Research Award, WSU Faculty Research Award, and The Best Paper Award, 23rd Nat’l Heat Transfer Conference (ASME and AIChE), SAE Forest R. McFarland Award and SAE Fellow. He is also active in student capstone design and national student competition projects, including Ethanol Challenge, Hydrogen Student Design, SAE Formula Car, and DOD System Engineering Capstone Design. In addition to Mechanical Engineering, he is also a faculty of the the interdisciplinary Alternative Energy Technology (AET), and the Electric-Drive Vehicle Engineering (EVE) Degree programs.Dr. Yun Seon Kim

Conference Session

IE Technical Session II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heidi A. Taboada, University of Texas, El Paso; Jose F. Espiritu, University of Texas, El Paso; Abril Vazquez, University of Texas, El Paso; Olivia C. Moreno, University of Texas, El Paso

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Industrial Engineering

. OUTREACH TO MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND TEACHERS. In the Fall2009 semester, a presentation titled Sustainability Engineering and current initiatives at UTEPwas prepared by two of the graduate students supported under grant. This presentation was givento 36 high school teachers from Parkland High School with the main objective to interest highschool students in environmental related careers. Moreover, in summers 2009 and 2010 using theinfrastructure of the UTeach Miners Program, the project directors offered two modules to 50middle/high school teachers to introduce students to Sustainability related topics. Additionally, aSustainability Engineering Session was offered directly to 30 middle/high school studentsparticipating in the 2010 UTEP

Conference Session

IE Technical Session I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abhijit Gosavi, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Jane M. Fraser, Colorado State University, Pueblo

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Industrial Engineering

usage from going to conferences or reading suitable material. Results of our survey indicate that students believe these buzzwords are important in securing jobs and that employers value them. 2. From the long-run perspective of a student’s career, it is essential that the student recognize that the life of most buzzwords is limited and that it is more important to understand the underlying principle rather than the latest buzzword. Without this, the student may not be able to adapt to the new buzzwords of every generation. 3. Buzzwords that confuse students because of similarity with a buzzword of a similar meaning that was in use only a few years back should not be used. In other words, only