Conference Session

Anything New in the Mechanics of Materials?

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ing-Chang Jong, University of Arkansas

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

theneighborhood of its equilibrium configuration is constant. Fig. 1 Actual beam Fig. 2 Conjugate beamThe beam in Fig. 1 is in neutral equilibrium and will adopt a deflected shape. Is it possible to as-certain the deflection of a loaded beam in neutral equilibrium? The answer is yes according to theconjugate beam method,1– 4 but a resounding no according to all other established methods,3–12such as (a) method of double integration (with or without the use of singularity functions), (b)method of superposition, (c) method using moment-area theorems, (d) method using Castiglia-no’s theorem, and (e) method of segments. These other methods all expect a beam to have suffi-cient well-defined boundary conditions for use

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Reginald Rogers, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

noone application is the best, each one can be tailored to meet the needs of the instructor andstudents. These applications are also not the only possibilities. Other applications that theinstructor finds meaningful can be interwoven into that particular classroom setting.Table 1 – Electronic applications with advantages and disadvantages Application Advantages Disadvantages • Messages can get lost in • Allows for thorough spam box responses in one message • High dependency on instead of multiple

Conference Session

Manufacturing Engineering Technology Curriculum

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rex Kanu, Ball State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

to its diameter. Page 13.804.4Why polymer-clay nanocomposites (PCNs)?The interests in PCNs emanate from the remarkable properties they demonstrate at lowfiller loadings. While traditional composites require filler loadings greater than 10 wt%6,PCNs filler loadings range from 2 – 5 wt%4,7. A reason why low filler loading arerequired for PCN is the enhanced interactions between the nanofillers and the polymermatrix brought about by the greater surface area-to-volume ratio (specific surface area) ofnanofiller relative to that of traditional fillers. This difference in specific surface area isillustrated with Figure 1. The cylinders (representing

Conference Session

Global Cooperative Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Akins, Georgia Institute of Technology; Debbie D. Gulick, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jack Lohmann, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

/. There is also a link to this specificinitiative, the Global Engineering Internship Program (GEIP).To accomplish this ultimate goal of quality global preparation of engineering studentsthroughout the world, the Global Engineering Internship Program (GEIP) seeks to: 1. Establish a global network of students, universities and companies 2. Define areas of knowledge, skills, and attitudes for a globally competent engineer 3. Offer globally-oriented international internships with mentoring by industry 4. Offer an educational infrastructure before, during, and after the internship by universities 5. Assess the academic infrastructure, internship environment, and student learning outcomes and provide a feedback mechanism for quality

Conference Session

Assessing Design Coursework

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Plumley, US Coast Guard Academy; Vincent Wilczynski, U.S. Coast Guard Academy

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

Guard.Portfolios may be developed to reflect different aspects of a program. If implemented annually,portfolios can be quickly collated to reflect the work of a particular course, graduating class, oreven an entire accreditation cycle. Used individually portfolios may provide an excellent tool forstudents to showcase their own work to faculty, fellow students, and potential employers.As stated above, the portfolio is composed of few words and many examples. The binder itselfcontains pictures of students in action and actual design deliverables. It also contains examplesof student reports where appropriate. It very purposefully is void of course syllabi or homeworkassignments as it is intended to showcase the very best of student work. Figure 1 gives

Conference Session

Engineering in Middle Schools

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Juanita Jo Matkins, College of William and Mary; John A. McLaughlin, McLauglin Associates; Eugene Brown, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Gail Hardinge, College of William and Mary; Nancy West, College of William and Mary; Robert Stiegler, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division; Kirk Jenne, Office of Naval Research

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

for problem-based learning,which is a fundamental component of the program. The results are presented in a form ofvaluable results and broadly transferable methodologies that will inform a variety of K12 STEMoutreach activities.The ProgramMany studies have confirmed that America’s educational system is lacking. Listed under thetitle “Some Worrisome Indicators” in the Executive Summary of the National Academy ofEngineering’s Rising Above the Gathering Storm (2005)1, three particularly compellingstatements can be found: 1) “Fewer than one-third of US 4th grade and 8th grade studentsperformed at or above a level called “proficient” in mathematics, 2) “US 12th graders recentlyperformed below the international average for 21 countries on a test of

Conference Session

Embedded System Design

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daren Wilcox, Southern Polytechnic State University; Steve Wilson, Southern Polytechnic State University; Gerd Wöstenkühler

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

AC 2008-2811: EMBEDDED DESIGN IN A SOPHOMORE COURSEDaren Wilcox, Southern Polytechnic State University 1100 South Marietta Parkway Marietta, Georgia 30060-2896, USA +1 678-915-7269 dwilcox@spsu.eduSteve Wilson, Southern Polytechnic State University 1100 South Marietta Parkway Marietta, Georgia 30060-2896, USA +1 678-915-7246 swilson3@spsu.eduGerd Wostenkuhler, Hochschule Harz (University of Applied Studies and Research) Friedrichstraße 57-59 D-38855 Wernigerode, Germany +49 3943 659-322 gwoestenkuehler@hs-harz.de Page 13.480.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008

Conference Session

Professional Skills and the Workplace

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margaret Huyck, Illinois Institute of Technology; daniel ferguson, Illinois Institute of Technology; Elizabeth Howard, Illinois Institute of Technology; June Ferrill, Rice University; Lisa Getzler-Linn, Lehigh University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

multidisciplinaryteams.;. All of the programs have some form of competitive presentation of project results at theend of the semester. Each of the partners has distinctive features, as summarized in Figure 1. Page 13.544.4The lead university, Illinois Institute of Technology, has the IPRO – Interprofessional ProjectsProgram -- with the broadest scope of projects of the four collaborating institutions, coveringservice learning, entrepreneurship, process improvement, and product/ venture development. Allundergraduates are required to participate in two IPRO projects as part of their GeneralEducation requirement. Students select projects, though some projects now

Conference Session

Assessment

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Wittenborn, Purdue University; Michael Richey, The Boeing Company; Craig Miller, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Page 13.236.2engineering education.1 Supporting this mindset, the nature of developmental research has beenhas been described as “The systematic study of designing, developing and evaluatinginstructional programs, processes and products that must meet the criteria of internal consistencyand effectiveness”.2 Central to the theme of advancing rigorous educational research, thisresearch has leveraged the Type I developmental research framework which will be brieflydescribed here.Research MethodologyRichey3 describes Type I developmental research as context-specific, usually involving fieldobservations and/or case studies. Type I research primarily focuses on a product design,development, validation and evaluation of a specific tool, technique or

Conference Session

Computer Simulation and Animation I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Black, American University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

discusses the student populations onwhich the project has been tried and the course contexts in which it was given. Finally, the paperlooks at the student response to the project and the creativity of their submissions.1. IntroductionMany students have difficulty when encountering computer organization for the first time. Thisis due partly to the unfamiliarity of the material, but is also because computer architecture as adiscipline is different from the fields that students encountered earlier. Unlike calculus,computer design has little underlying theoretical foundation. Instead, from its beginnings,computer design has always been a process of trial and error, with modern computers beingdesigned the way they are because “it works best”, rather

Conference Session

Distinguished Lecture: Indo/Us Collaboration

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Krishna Vedula, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Hans Hoyer, American Society for Engineering Education

@gmail.com. 1 1. INTRODUCTION The Indo-US Collaboration for Engineering Education (IUCEE) is an organization created by leading engineering educators in the US and in India, with the goal of improving the preparedness of the large number of faculty in engineering colleges in India and in the US to address the needs of the global economy. The American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) and the Indian Society for Technical Education are primary partners. The Action Plan, developed at two Forums, one in Mysore in June 2007 and the second in Washington DC in August 2007, recommended the creation of Regional Indo US Engineering Faculty Institutes with

Conference Session

Projects & Laboratories in Mechanical ET

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge Rodriguez, Western Michigan University; Pavel Ikonomov, Western Michigan University; Luis Rodriguez, University of Wisconsin - Waukesha; Alamgir Choudhury, Western Michigan University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

challenges and problems for the team. Figure 1. Steel foot in place of wheel to facilitate measurement Page 13.831.3Design Space. The first one of those problems came up because the wheels made it practicallyimpossible to take any measurements with them in place. The students responded by creating asteel foot to replace the front wheels. Figure 1 shows the left steel foot in place. It is important tonote that even with the wheel in place, the use of RE was providing more ‘realistic’ informationthan what the CAD models have provided.Reference Frame. The next issue to address was reference points, another learning experience forthe team

Conference Session

STEM Pipeline: Pre-College to Post-Baccalaureate

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nancy Healy, Georgia Institute of Technology; Lynn Rathbun, Cornell University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Page 13.1038.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Research Experience for Undergraduates in Nanotechnology: Analysis of Participants 1997-2007AbstractNanotechnology is considered by many to be the next “industrial revolution.” The NationalScience Foundation (NSF) estimates that by 2015 nanoscale science and engineering will be $1.5– 2.0 trillion industry with the U.S. needing approximately 1 million workers. Workforcedevelopment programs are needed to excite undergraduates about possible education and careeropportunities to ensure that the U.S. maintains its competitive edge in this fast-growing field.The National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network (NNIN) is an integrated geographically-diverse

Conference Session

Advancing the Global Capacity for Engineering Education Research: A Year of International Dialogue

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jack Lohmann, Georgia Institute of Technology; Erik De Graaff, Delft University of Technology

Tagged Divisions

International

(EJEE) and the Journal of Engineering Education (JEE) havejoined in collaboration to promote an international dialogue on the role of engineering educationresearch to help advance global engineering excellence. 3 The initiative involves a series of mod-erated interactive sessions offered at a number of key international engineering education confer-ences between July 2007 and December 2008. The initiative has four goals: (1) build a network among the community of scholars and practitioners who participate in the AGCEER sessions; (2) produce a report which characterizes the nature of engineering education research, its ar- eas of inquiry, and its role within scholarly inquiry and practice of engineering education based on

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Civil Engineering Technology

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nirmal Das, Georgia Southern University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

courses thatcontribute to the outcomes to varying degrees are summarized in Table 1, the CurriculumMapping Worksheet.II. Assessment DetailsData identificationWhile multiple courses within the CET curriculum contribute with varying degrees to each of theoutcomes, only specific measures that are considered to be the strongest measure of the outcomeare tracked, analyzed, and capable of triggering a continuous improvement action. Thesemeasures are agreed upon by the entire CET faculty at the end of each academic year. Althoughall measures are not necessarily applied to every given outcome, at least two measures for eachoutcome are attempted. Since the primary assessment of program outcomes is based on directmeasures, i.e., student work related to

Conference Session

Public Engineering of Engineering, K12 Standards, and Overview

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Sanders, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

success and greater self-esteem in the confines of the school day. So,despite all efforts in the post-World War II era to provide a “curriculum to reflect technology”for all students, the high school IA curriculum became a destination of convenience for many“general track” high school students.Current Status of Technology EducationThe Rise of Technology EducationIn 1985, the AIAA formally changed its name to the International Technology EducationAssociation (ITEA), signaling the change from IA to TE. Most state and local IAdepartments/programs quickly followed suit, though at the end of the century, nearly 1 programin 10 was still using IA to describe their program18. In the late 1980s, ITEA received funding todevelop, publish, and promote a

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics I

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jose Cruz, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; William Frey, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Halley Sanchez, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Aury Curbelo, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

mainstreamBSE curricula and in providing students with a practical ethics education.1 EAC, however,requires a robust educational infrastructure which empowers BSE professors as ethics mentorsand provides them with renewable materials to carry out this role.Modeled upon the practice of open source code development effectively used by computerprogrammers to collaborate in the development of software and building on an existing opencourseware tool named Connexions®2,3,4,5, the project known as the EAC Toolkit hasestablished an online environment that enables the sharing of best practices in ethics instruction.The Toolkit online platform facilitates integrated access, collaborative creation, continualimprovement, and interactive dissemination of EAC

Conference Session

Sustainable Energy Issues in Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara Utley, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Andrea Ludwig, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; John Cundiff, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Sean McGinnis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

the course attracts students from all disciplines within theCollege of Engineering, it is challenging to teach given the variety of backgrounds, specific skillsand knowledge, and perspectives. Analysis of course assessment data and revision to the coursecontent and teaching methods are part of an on-going effort to improve this course. The Green Engineering course has lectures which present background material on the keyenvironmental and energy issues facing society. To differentiate this course from one inenvironmental science, an engineering analysis component is included with the assignment offour mini-projects which are completed by teams of not more than four students. The projectsare: 1) biomass logistics, a project to document

Conference Session

Information and Network Security

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Okechi Egekwu, James Madison University

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

to ease adoption pains. The paper will also discuss efforts at James MadisonUniversity to expose students to the various aspects of this technology.RFID NetworksAt the enterprise level, an RFID system will comprise many different technologies, includingbarcodes systems, passive and active tags, GPS/GIS systems, and chain of smart software – thehardware and software from different vendors must be seamlessly integrated. See Figure 1 forrepresentative auto ID technologies that one will find in a robust enterprise system. Transport Movement Item Packaging Unit Load Container unit

Conference Session

Assessing Design Coursework

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marcia Friesen, University of Manitoba

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

. According toGreen, conscience speaks in five ‘voices’:1. Conscience as craft: one’s technical skill, accompanied by the ability to judge one's own performance (for example, satisfaction, pride, shame, embarrassment, etc.).2. Conscience as membership within a community and acquisition of the norms of the community. Norm acquisition is said to be strong when one’s behaviour conforms to a Page 13.1020.7 certain pattern, and when the departures from normative behaviour have the capacity to elicit moral emotions, such as guilt, shame, anxiety, fear, embarrassment, or sorrow.3. Conscience as sacrifice, or the necessity of “experiencing the

Conference Session

Learning to Communicate with Engineers and Non-Engineers

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Judith Norback, Georgia Institute of Technology; Nicoleta Serban, Georgia Institute of Technology; Nagi Gebraeel, Georgia Institute of Technology; Garlie Forehand, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

Lab set up for video review, storyboarding, presentation practice, and feedback.Assessment data focuses on student needs expressed prior to instruction and benefits describedafter instruction, and the value of instructional components. Examples of projects andinstructional materials will be provided so the instruction can be replicated at other institutions.Introduction Over the past decade, multiple studies have indicated the need for better communicationskills for engineers [1-5]. Studies have also identified, more specifically, the importance of oralpresentation skills to the advancement of engineers in the workplace [6,7]. As recently as 2007,students’ definitions of excellence in engineering education included communication

Conference Session

Teaching Engineering and Public Policy

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Boerger, Engineering Economic Associates, LLC

Tagged Divisions

Engineering and Public Policy

programs cannot and do not sometimesdeal effectively with technologically rich public policy problems or that EPP programs willnever be called on to consider non-technologically-related matters, rather that EPP programs arebest situated to deal with these kinds of problems. Page 13.123.3 Figure 1. Levels 1 and 2 of the taxonomy: problems that are and are not technologically related.6. The third level: public vs. nonpublic problemsIn looking at problems to be solved, the first categorization that we most usefully make (it shouldcome as little surprise) is between public vs. private problems. “Public

Conference Session

Metrology Laboratories

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Lapinskes, Sypris Test & Measurement Inc

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

inFigure 1. The grey and yellow are some of the DC and Low Frequency tasks that are performedin most of our labs. The courses shown in blue are online lectures and theoretical in nature. Thekey to proper support and a good continuity between the hands-on task list and the CGTC Page 13.1245.4Metrology curriculum is placement of the tasks within the class. The trainees are usuallyallocated 4 hours per day to do the CGTC class work online, and then spend 4 hours per day inthe lab doing hands-on support work for the theory they are learning. Figure 2 shows a portionof CGTC course, IFC 101 - Direct Current Circuits I. Look at where the curriculum states

Conference Session

Metrology Laboratories

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Georgia Harris, National Institute of Standards & Technology; Christopher Grachanen, Hewlett Packard Company

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

technicalcareer aspirations has become smaller and smaller: the allure of more ‘glamorous’ careeroccupations is taking its toll. Young people are often unaware of Metrology careers and ofrelated education and training opportunities that are available to them. This situation will nodoubt worsen if concerned individuals, industry sponsors and professional Metrologyorganizations fail to take action.NCSLI Metrology Education OutreachBackgroundIn 2005, NCSLI began a strategic roadmap effort by creating a set of objectives and a frameworkfor organizing these objectives and their related activities, followed by organizing committeesand action steps to address workforce challenges in the metrology community.1 During the

Conference Session

Accreditation and Assessment Concerns in Civil Engineering Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nirmala Gnanapragasam, Seattle University; Katie Kuder, Seattle University; Dragovich Jefferey, Seattle University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

part of the comprehensive examination is administered in the beginningof fall quarter and simulates the morning portion of the FE examination. Itconsists of 60 questions. The second part of the comprehensive examination isadministered within the first two weeks of the winter quarter. It simulates theafternoon portion of the subject specific FE examination and consists of 30multiple choice questions. Table 1 summarizes the topics covered in the fall andwinter quarter comprehensive examinations and the number of questions in eachcategory.Students are notified of the test dates, list of topics and number of questions ineach topic well in advance giving them plenty of time to prepare for theexaminations. The fall quarter examination is announced

Conference Session

Metrology Laboratories

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas Sugg, Navy; John Fishell, STEP

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

). Congressman Calvert had committee assignments on the Science Committeeand recently on Appropriations. He belongs to numerous House caucuses including the HouseScience, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education Caucus.In November 1999, Congressman Calvert received the “California Report on the Environmentfor Science and Technology” (the CREST Report) produced by the California Council onScience and Technology.1 The report indicated that 9.3% of all jobs in California were in hightech industries which was well above the national average of 5.6% at the time. About 20% of thenations R&D was being performed in California at the time of the report. This R&D helped tosustain and advance California’s high tech industrial base. Simply put

Conference Session

Case Studies & Engineering Education Around the Globe

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karim Altaii, James Madison University; Hennia cavallini, University of Costa Rica

Tagged Divisions

International

instructions on using public transportation from andto their host families and to and from the UCR campus. Meals and transportation outside of thisarrangement were the responsibility of the participating students. Field trip transportation wasprovided by UCR.Course OfferingsTwo courses were offered: 1. ISAT 212– Energy Issues in Science and Technology (3 Credits) 2. GEOG 450– Contemporary Costa Rica (3 Credits) including one hour per day of Spanish language study.A typical weekday schedule (Monday through Thursday) for a participating JMU student was asfollows: 9:30- 10:30 am ISAT 212 Lecture 10:30- 10:40 am Break with Refreshments 10:40 - 11:400 am ISAT 212 Lecture 11:40 am- 1:00 pm Lunch (UCR

Conference Session

Metrology Laboratories

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Helga Alexander, Keithley Instruments Inc

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Conference Session

Engineering Economy -- Outside the Introductory Course

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Boerger, Engineering Economic Associates, LLC

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy

showing the potential for useful interaction in helping economists with theirprimary work, some definitions are needed to place the two fields relative to each other. If weare to understand the relative place of economics and engineering economy, textbook definitionswill not be helpful. What we need is an understanding of the purpose of these two fields.Economics, I suggest, is inherently concerned with public policy decision-making. While truethat much of economics is concerned with understanding the decisions of and interactionsbetween private economic actors, it does so with the ultimate end of understanding how we allcan survive and prosper together in the face of 1) nature, which has no inherent interest infeeding us, and 2) other economic

Conference Session

Money and People; Resource Management for Recruitment and Retention

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margaret Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology; Elizabeth DeBartolo, Rochester Institute of Technology; Jacqueline Mozrall, Rochester Institute of Technology; Julie Olney, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

Engineering (KGCOE) to address the needs ofan engineering workforce that is lacking women leaders and to promote gender diversity withinour engineering programs. As the number of retirements in science and engineering and thedemand for trained professionals in those fields increases, while enrollment in college degreeprograms remains steady, our nation may be facing a shortage of scientists and engineers [1]. Itis critical to expose young people to the broad range of opportunities within engineering.WE@RIT outreach programs include fun activities that highlight applications of math andscience in less traditional areas of engineering thus appealing in particular to women and