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Tricks of the Trade: The Tenure Process

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ali Kashef; Morteza Sadat-Hossieny; Mark Rajai

educationalleadership as a head/chair and how a good leader can make a difference in assisting new andespecially younger faculty to obtain tenure and promotion.IntroductionImportant aspects of departmental leadership have been identified as dealing with politics ofacademia, encouraging teamwork, faculty recruitment/retention, faculty professionaldevelopment, and motivating senior faculty to maintain their research activities. The otherimportant issues for department heads/chairs are: providing new faculty with start-up money tofacilitate initiation of their research, summer funding opportunities for research, travel money forpresentation, assigning a graduate assistant, assigning a senior faculty as a mentor, released time,summer teaching, involving a faculty

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Graduate Student Experiences and Funding

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Nolan Hertel; Michael Shannon

Broadening the Knowledge Base of Nuclear Engineering Students: The Development of a Course in Radiation Sources and Applications Nolan E. Hertel, Michael P. Shannon Neely Nuclear Research Center, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA/ Department of Physics, United States Military Academy, West Point, NYAbstract Nuclear engineering curricula have undergone significant revisions over the past tenyears, in response to both declining enrollments in the early 1990s and to broaden the visions ofnuclear engineering students beyond nuclear power applications. The keystone of traditionalnuclear engineering curricula was the need for competence in the design

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Innovative Graduate Programs & Methods

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2004 Annual Conference

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Linda Katehi; Kamyar Haghighi; Heidi Diefes-Dux; Katherine Banks; John Gaunt; Robert Montgomery; William Oakes; P.K. Imbrie; Deborah Follman; Phillip Wankat

degree program will be designed to prepare the recipient for a career in engineeringeducation at the undergraduate or post-graduate level. Students with expertise in qualitative andquantitative research methods will be well-positioned to work for K-12 schools, communitycolleges, and universities as well as other nonprofit and for-profit organizations (includingtesting organizations, foundations, governmental organizations, etc.) as faculty members,researchers, assessment and accreditation coordinators, policy makers, program officers,curriculum designers, corporate trainers, and directors of teaching/learning centers, diversityprograms, or outreach programs.Students pursing a Ph.D. in engineering education will be advised by a graduate

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EM Skills and Real-World Concepts, Pt. 1

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2004 Annual Conference

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Hamid Khan

Session 2642 Organizational Behavior Management for Engineering Research and Development: A Classroom Experience in Ethical Engineering and Management Intervention Hamid Khan Our Lady of the Lake University Graduate School of Business Administration Engineers must be exposed to R & D management with the clear understanding ofhow Organizational Behavior Management (OBM) works for them from an ethicalperspective in R & D environment. Organizational Behavior Management began as theapplication of behavior analysis in R & D organizational

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The Best of Interdisciplinary Programs

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

kenneth weaver

in place at Rowan, ̇ providing sufficient laboratory space to attract the level of external funding necessary to sustain graduate level research, ̇ leveraging the strengths of the Rowan Industrial Affiliates program, ̇ attracting small high tech incubator tenants, ̇ providing administrative office space for the SJTP staff and incubation services, ̇ providing professional meeting space (including teleconferencing) for incubator tenants, and ̇ providing a common design, brainstorming and prototyping space that promotes creativity and innovation among students, faculty, staff and incubator tenants.Capital costs for the Innovation Center are projected at $12 million and ground breaking isanticipated for

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Tricks of the Trade: Outside Class

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Lori M. Bruce; J.W. Bruce

of teaching these courses, thendeveloping other specialized graduate courses can be an excellent opportunity to grow yourresearch expertise in a new direction.8 Slow and Steady Wins the RaceGrow your research program slowly. This includes the number of graduate students that you willinclude. Again, your research plan can be used here to determine the direction of your researchprogram. Don’t get caught in the trap of feeling as if you must mimic your Ph.D. advisorquickly. Remember that it probably took them many years to grow their research program intowhat it was when you joined it. Having unrealistic expectations for yourself can quickly lead toburnout. Taking on too many graduate students can have a negative impact on your

Conference Session

New Program/Course Success Stories

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Josh Humphries; David Radcliffe

), A Guide to Writing as an Engineer, Wiley, New York [10] Samson, D. (ed) (1989) Management for Engineers, Longman, Cheshire, UK. [11] Turns, J., M. Valeriano, and R.S. Adam. (2003) Websites for Engineering Educators: A Benchmark Study to Identify Best Practice. in Frontiers in Education Conference. Boulder, CO: IEEE. [12] Farkas, D.K. and J.B. Farkas, (2000) Guidelines for Designing Web Navigation. Technical Communication, (Third Quarter): p. 341-358. [13] Spyridakis, J.H., (2000) Guidelines for Authoring Comprehensible Web Pages and Evaluating Their Success. Technical Communication, Third Quarter): p. 359-382.Biographical InformationDAVID RADCLIFFE has research interests in engineering systems design (theory and

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Graduate Student Experiences

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Angela Linse; Tammy VanDeGrift; Jessica Yellin; Jennifer Turns

Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationOur initial step has been to design the program and conduct a formal study of how twoindependent groups experienced the program. We are currently using the data to gain insight onthe impact of the program and learn how to improve it. In this paper, we will a) describe theprogram and concurrent research study, b) present case studies for a sample of the participants,with a focus on characterizing their experiences, and c) identify implications for continuousimprovement.Background and Motivation for Focusing on Engineering Graduate StudentsThere are strong reasons to focus on helping graduate students become more effective educators.Here we

Conference Session

Teaching Teaming Skills Through Design

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Pei-Fen Chang; Jiunn-Chi Wu

all the group members agreed. From this experience, we learned the wonderful experiences of brainstorming and the importance of reaching consensus so that our tentative plan could be done efficiently. 2. Growth of problem-solving ability Because it was the first time that students designed a product, they confronted manydifficulties, for example, they tended to try out an idea without concerning how to make it, therequired cost, and its practicability. It was due to their lack of information gathering skills andhands-on experience: The massage backpack we designed is a vibrator which controls the back from the breast. After testing its feasibility, we found that the slide did not move well, and it even stuck

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Design Throughout the ChE Curriculum

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2004 Annual Conference

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Mariano Savelski; Stephanie Farrell; Robert Hesketh; C. Stewart Slater

. Sukumaran, and R. Harvey, "Multidisciplinary Design and Communication: a Pedagogical Vision," The International Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 15, no. 5, pp. 376-382 (1999).[2] R. A. Buonopane, "Engineering Education for the 21st Century: Listen to Industry!," Chemical Engineering Education, Vol. 31, no. 3, 1997, pp. 166-167.[3] S. H. Bhavnani and M. D. Aldridge, "Teamwork across Disciplinary Borders: A Bridge Between the Collegeand the Workplace," Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 89, no.1, 2000, pp.13-16.[4] J. K. Borchardt, "Navigating the New Workplace," Graduating Engineer, Vol. 17, no. 3, 1996, pp. 22-26.[5] Heshmat, A.A., and A. Firasat, "Hands-on Experience: An Integrated Part of Engineering Curriculum Reform

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Innovative Curriculum Development in BAE

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2004 Annual Conference

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David Fisher; Anthony Ellertson; Steven Mickelson; Thomas Brumm

recognized – a single Criterion 3 Outcome requires more than one of the fourteenISU Competencies. For example, Outcome (g) “an ability to communicate effectively,” requiresthe demonstration of five ISU Competencies. In addition to the Communication competency, astudent or graduate must also demonstrate General Knowledge, Initiative, Customer Focus, andProfessional Impact to successfully demonstrate this Outcome.A single ISU Competency can contribute to multiple Outcomes. For example, the ISUCommunication Competency is required for the successful development and demonstration offour Outcomes, including the obvious connection to Outcome (g), “an ability to communicateeffectively.” Thus, by providing a multiple opportunities for students and graduates

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Innovative Graduate Programs & Methods

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

William Devenport; Terry Wildman; Glenda Scales

that is free of politics. In any case the otherdemands on faculty time, not least from research, make it unlikely that faculty willparticipate willingly unless they see real value in the activityThe purpose of this paper is to describe an initiative that has been underway at VirginiaTech for the last three years, designed to address these issues. The goals of the initiative are - to foster the development of groups where faculty can freely discuss and exchange their teaching ideas in an environment that encourages collaboration and exploration to improve teaching, - to encourage the participation of a large proportion of the engineering faculty in these groups.Below we describe the faculty-study group

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Industrial-Sponsored Design

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Monte Tull; Gerald Crain

Engineer. Many young graduates are confronted with the difficult tasksof learning the design process of their new employer, while trying to adapt to a new set ofbusiness priorities and metrics not associated with their educational experience. This course isdesigned to place them in a position of design responsibility on a multi-talented team, while theydirect a project from the point of establishing a comprehensive requirement to demonstration of aproduct. In a single semester, they are exposed to targeted research, project budgeting andscheduling, formal oral reviews, design audits, documentation processes and team organization.Industry sponsorship provides a meaningful use for the student product, budgets to allow creativesolutions to be

Conference Session

Design Experiences in Energy Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Alan Scaroni; David DiBiase; Jonathan Mathews; Sarma Pisupati

company provided the electricity, gas and oil? Duquesne Light Company is my family’s electricityprovider and Peoples Gas Company provides our home with Natural Gas.Which is the fuel you used for cooking and water heating? Our stove and water heater are both suppliedby natural gas.Do you have air conditioning at home? If so, is it a room air conditioner or a central air conditioner?Yes, I have central air conditioning.Which fuel did you use for home heating? Our home is heated with Natural Gas. This exercise helped me understand utility bills in a few ways. First, they are expensive, so it is best tohave the most efficient ways of limiting energy consumption. But more importantly, after going through myfamily’s bills, I have realized that quite

Conference Session

Educational Research Initiatives at NSF

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Nicole DeJong Okamoto

universities, and even experiments or training materials from industry maybe used. The effects of these materials and practices on the original institutions should behighlighted. The developers of the work being adapted must be cited, and it is beneficial toinclude them as consultants. The projects should not merely copy the work of another institutionbut rather should adapt it in unique ways. Students should be involved in the project, whetherthat be in designing and building experiments or in offering their guidance in the development ofnew curricular materials. Work may address a single course, entire programs, or even curriculain several different disciplines. Funds may pay for equipment (which requires 50% cost-sharingfor most universities

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Karen Davis

that they possess these skills(working on multidisciplinary teams, solving engineering problems, possessing anappreciation for lifelong learning, and using techniques/skills/tools in engineeringpractice.) The outcomes listed as important but with below average competency are (c)ability to design a system/component/process to meet desired needs, and (f)understanding of professional and ethical responsibility.Over two recent graduating classes3, our students consistently respond that outcomes (d)working on multidisciplinary teams, (e) solving engineering problems, and (k) usingtechniques, skills, and tools in engineering practice, are important and they have highest

Conference Session

Unique Courses & Services for Freshmen

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Catherine Blat

-20003 FLC participants who are now sophomores have been hiredas MAPS mentors, SI Leaders, and ENGR 1201 (Introduction to Engineering) teachingassistants. These students indicate that after just one year they have established a strongconnection with the College community and already desire to “give back” to help others.ENGR 1201: Introduction to Engineering Practices and Principles IIntroduction to Engineering Practices and Principles I (ENGR 1201) provides a way for allCollege of Engineering students, freshmen or transfers, to be a part of a learning community.ENGR 1201 is a required course that introduces students to the engineering disciplines, thecollege’s computing system, the design process, teamwork, oral and written communications,and

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

James Reising

easier reference in what follows: (a) an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering (b) an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data (c) an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs (d) an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams (e) an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems (f) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility (g) an ability to communicate effectively (h) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context (i) a recognition of the need for, and an

Conference Session

Faculty Reward System Reform

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Stanford Thomas; Donald Keating

Technology 7/ Western Carolina University 8 AbstractThis is the fourth paper in the special panel session focusing on issues driving reform of faculty rewardsystems to advance professional engineering education for creative engineering practice and leadership oftechnological innovation to enhance U.S. competitiveness. This paper explores the conceptual beginningsof a template for improved faculty reward systems that better reflect the practice of engineering for full-time, tenure track professionally oriented faculty in schools of engineering and technology.1. Background and HistoryThe United States has built an excellent system of research-oriented graduate education that is second tonone for the

Conference Session

Ethics & HSS in Engineering

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Andrew Lau

engineering (b) an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data (c) an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs (d) an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams (e) an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems (f) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility (g) an ability to communicate effectively (h) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context (i) a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning (j) a knowledge of contemporary issues (k) an ability to use the

Conference Session

Understanding Students: Cognition

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Beyerlein; Denny Davis

learning skills withinthe cognitive domain. Over 90 distinct learning skills are grouped into skill clusters that fallwithin process areas aligned with Bloom's taxonomy. Learning skills within the classificationapply from pre-college through graduate study. Candidate skills were inventoried fromnumerous literature sources and then validated, positioned, and refined through deliberations ofan inter-disciplinary focus group. This paper includes a holistic rubric for defining, measuring,and elevating individual learning skills as well as discussion of how targeting specific skills canstrengthen activity design, facilitation of learning, and classroom assessment.NEED FOR LEARNING SKILL CLASSIFICATIONEducators committed to applying learning theory to

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DEED Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Vaz

ECE design project reports consistentlyrevealed that design content was consistent with WPI’s and ABET’s expectations, reviewers alsonoted that some considerations of the design process—for example safety, reliability, aesthetics,ethics, and social impact—were not evident from the report documentation. Similarly, notenough reports revealed appropriate use of simulation and design analysis steps, or consistentlymade clear how students synthesized designs from user requirements, design criteria, andtechnical specifications. These shortcomings were in some cases exacerbated by students’ lackof experience in applying fundamental principles in the context of the design process.The faculty concluded that a formative ECE design experience could

Conference Session

State of the Art in Freshman Programs

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Walsh

companies also underwrite the material costs for the laboratory, and provide anyspecial materials or software. By fostering strong industry participation early in the curriculumsequence, students establish a continuing relationship which often segues into CO-OP /Internship positions, T.A. positions as an upper division student, or undergraduate researchpositions for follow-on industry sponsored projects.Case Study: Accurate Heart ModelThe impact of this class on individual students can best be illustrated by an example from ourfirst trial experience. A typical case involves a Biomechanical Engineering student with noprevious research experience, and pre-class survey results illustrating her belief that she hadbelow-average aptitude for computer use

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Valerie Vance; Michael Cornachione; Harriet Cornachione

by the introduction of the RFP. The immediate objectiveof the company is to develop the best conceptual plan possible for the project. A“competition” is set up, with the junior engineers assigned to teams by senior engineers.These initial planning teams are grouped to provide “evenly” distributed attributes suchas leadership, technical ability, and communication expertise by faculty using an informalprocess, rather than a formal team formation strategy such as “MBTI” indicators3.Typically, close friends or known study partners are split during this phase of the course.These planning teams are charged with developing the following: a conceptual design plan which addresses the RFP components a firm name and logo a poster

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ajay Agrawal; Zahed Siddique

foster life-long learning The program supports the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET)Criterion 3 – Program Outcomes and Assessment. According to ABET, engineering programsmust demonstrate that their graduate have:(a) ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering(b) ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data(c) ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs(d) ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams(e) ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems(f) understanding of professional and ethical responsibility(g) ability to communicate effectively(h) broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering

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BME Courses

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

James Sweeney; Heather Cullen; Alyssa Panitch

understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context‚ (3i) A recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning‚ (3j) A knowledge of contemporary issues‚ (3k) An ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice‚ (4) Students must be prepared for engineering practice through the curriculum culminating in a major design experience based on the knowledge and skills acquired in earlier course work and incorporating engineering standards and realistic constraints that include most of the following considerations: economic; environmental; sustainability; manufacturability; ethical; health and safety; social; and political

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Teamwork and Assessment

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Fabio Carrera; David DiBiasio; Natalie Mello

A Multilevel Assessment Process for Student/Faculty Teams in a Project-Based Learning Environment David DiBiasio1, Natalie Mello2, and Fabio Carrera2 1 Department of Chemical Engineering and 2Interdisciplinary and Global Studies Division Worcester Polytechnic InstituteIntroductionHigh tides, sinking buildings, 12 million tourists a year - all contribute to the problems of Venice,Italy. Canals designed to handle limited human-powered boat traffic are now inundated bypowerboats. Biological, chemical, and mechanical factors damage centuries-old walls, resultingin annual repair costs of several million euros

Conference Session

Novel Courses for ChEs

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Brian Dickson

Chemical Technology & Management for industry-based students taught by distance learning on a part time basis. The MEng course is a first-degree course extended to provide depth beyond BEng level and requires a higher level of qualifications at entry from school leavers. The MSc courses are post-graduate level and normally require a good first degree for entry. It is the strength of this post-graduate Masters programme in terms of its industrial contacts, development of relevant and new course material bound in industrial practice that has had a significant impact on our undergraduate teaching programme. The existing BEng & MEng course material has always provided underlining teaching and the development of Core

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Unique Courses & Services for Freshmen

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Audeen Fentiman; John Demel; Richard Freuler

and Retention Characteristics of Engineering Students at OSU, M.S. Thesis, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, 1996.21. Freuler, R.J., M.J. Hoffmann, T.P. Pavlic, J.M. Beams, J.P. Radigan, P.K. Dutta, J.T. Demel, and E.D. Justen, “Experiences with a Comprehensive Freshman Hands-On Course – Designing, Building, and Testing Small Autonomous Robots”, Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, June 2003.22. Van Heuvelen, A., "Learning to think like a physicist: a review of research-based instructional strategies", American Journal of Physics, 59, pp. 891– 897, 1991.23. Van Heuvelen, A., and D. Maloney, "Playing physics jeopardy", American Journal of Physics, 67, pp

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NASA Fellowship Program

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Philip Chen; John Tharakan

Program (NAFP).The paper describes NASA’s education framework and outlines the enhancement of graduatechemical engineering education in the department through enhanced elective course offerings,expanded research opportunities and networking to broaden research and employmentopportunities for undergraduate and graduate students, concluding with the critical role NASAhas in promoting and impacting engineering and science graduate education. "To inspire the next generation of explorers...as only NASA can" is the NASA educationprogram's mission. This “can-do” concept guides all NASA’s programs and activities andrequires a diverse pool of talented scientists and engineers. The NASA NAFP Fellow and theDepartment of Chemical Engineering at Howard