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2010 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Christopher C. Ibeh

Nanoscale Trends, Opportunities and Emerging Markets Christopher C. Ibeh Pittsburg State University (PSU), Pittsburg, KS 66762AbstractNanotechnology has attained the status of currency but is predominantly an emerging andtrendy technology. This is desirable as it is poised for growth and sustainability. At the 2010Nanotechnology Entrepreneurship Forum, there was a consensus among the guest speakersand panelists for the need to move beyond the “Forbes.Com” top ten nanotechnology productsto achieving its true potential in the aerospace, naval and homeland security infrastructuredevelopment. In order to achieve this potential that is currently estimated at 20 Billion($1,085

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2010 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Dave Sly; Daniel Bumblauskas; Frank Peters

5The topics of "hands-on-selling" and" ride-alongs" identified by the Industry Advisory groupcould not be effectively implemented in the course design for logistical reasons. In exchange,the Technical Sales 1 course involves between 6 to 10 in-class presentations by professionals thatare successful in Technical Sales. These professionals are synchronized with the coursesyllabus, such that they are able to reinforce the specific material being taught around the timethey are speaking. In the Technical Sales 2 course, students are required to individually beassigned to a specific company which they present to the class (every two weeks), and attempt toimprove, that company's sales organization to the other students in the class. Therefore, the

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2010 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Charles Baukal; Joe Colannino; Wes Bussman; John Matsson

knowledgeable, 11,12 teach entire courses outside the specific area of expertise of thefaculty,7,13,14 and teach courses at off-campus locations. 15 One example is using adjunctinstructors from industry to teach courses in a non-traditional professional engineering andtechnology graduate (Masters) program. 16Industry ResourcesIndustry can provide cooperative positions and internships which allow students to work side-by-side with engineering professionals to see what they have learned in class and how it is appliedin practice. 17,18 Industry can provide paid part-time positions that are part of a work-studyprogram required for a degree program. 19 Industry can sponsor senior design projects to producesome type of product of interest to them, while