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2013 ASEE International Forum

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Kwadwo Osseo-Asare, Penn State University; Victor A Atiemo-Obeng, The Dow Chemical Company (Retired)

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Paper ID #8256Challenges and opportunities in developing STEM curricula for tertiary in-stitutions in Africa: Materials Science and Engineering at AUST-AbujaProf. Kwadwo Osseo-Asare, Penn State University Kwadwo Osseo-Asare, Distinguished Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and of Energy and Geo-Environmental Engineering, has been a Penn State faculty member for the last thirty-six years. Prior to this he spent one and a half years as a research metallurgist and project leader with AMAX Extractive Metallurgy Lab (Golden, CO) working on a variety of industrial research projects in hydrometallurgy. Osseo-Asare

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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Farida Tagirovna Shageeva, Kazan National Research Technological University; Natalia Vladimirovna Kraysman; Inna Mikhailovna Gorodetskaya, Kazan National Research Technological University; Vasiliy Grigoryevich Ivanov, KAZAN NATIONAL RESEARCH TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

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theoryand real practice. Engineering university graduates should be able to solve various tasks inproduction and management, adapt to the rapidly changing challenging environment. Allfundamental engineering skills, including mechanization, automation, creating new andmodernization of existing technologies, and other kinds of activity, should, first of all, aim atsociety and its members. Existing social and technical reality requires professionals with broadoutlook and systemic thinking, able to see interdisciplinary connections. Contemporarytechnologies create a specific environment. Nowadays every engineering decision intrudes intosocial reality, transforms it, creates and imposes new material needs, and sets up new qualitystandards

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Track 1 - Session I - Student Development

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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Teresa Restivo, University of Porto

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, Civil, Electrical and Computer,Industrial and Management, Informatics, Mechanical, Metallurgy and Materials, Miningand Physics Engineering. FEUP has been active in the Erasmus mobility program(1988-) and also in Mobile (2003-), and at present around 8% of its students are foreign,within 1st and 2nd cycle degrees and PhD programs.U.Porto and FEUP are very active in research, development and innovation: about 20%of all scientific papers in Portugal are from this centenary university among the 15public Universities in the country. Naturally, understanding the permanent role ofresearch in the teaching/learning process, U.Porto and FEUP have been aware of worlddevelopments in the area of higher education. In 1998 the Boyer Commission Reportentitled

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Alina Yurievna Khramova, Kazan National Research Technological University; Vasil Yurievich Khramov; Vasiliy Grigoryevich Ivanov, KAZAN NATIONAL RESEARCH TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

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: development and implementation of individual educational trajectories,creation and development of joint educational programs of several institutions of highereducation, sources and mechanisms of financing, status, rules of distribution and recognitionof documents, language of teaching and academic communication. The last position is theknowledge of a foreign language and even several foreign languages. Unfortunately it is theweakest link for the majority of Russian students. According to analysis the leading Russian Universities possess real potential forcreating a corporate system for inner and international academic mobility, including jointinternational innovative educational programs. In the European Union partnership educationalprograms

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Track 2 - Session II - Curriculum Development

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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Brad Rogers, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Kiril D Hristovski, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Nalini Chhetri, Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State University; Benjamin L. Ruddell, Arizona State University; Mark R Henderson, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; John H Takamura Jr, Arizona State University

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Curriculum Development

Partnered to form a GlobalResolve satellite organization in Tolucca to work together on creating a sustainable in the adjacent barrio of San Antonio Buena Vista. • Aprotec Ghana o Co-developing local uses of sustainable materials for value-added exports and local construction materials. • Macedonian State University “Goce Delcev” o ASU undergraduate students are engaged in investigating the water resources and trends in Macedonia. • Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti (BMVSS) Jaipur, India o Along with MIT and Penn State evaluating the mechanical performance of the Jaipur foot prosthetic followed by design of an injection molding based manufacturing system • Universidad Católica Santa María La Antigua in

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Track 3 - Session I - Faculty Development

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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Dirk Schaefer P.E., Georgia Institute of Technology

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Paper ID #8378Invited Paper - Fostering a Culture of Professional Faculty Development andRecognition of Engineering & Engineering Technology EducatorsProf. Dirk Schaefer P.E., Georgia Institute of Technology Prof. Dirk Schaefer serves on the faculty of the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Prior to joining Georgia Tech, Schaefer was a Lecturer in the School of Engineering at Durham University, UK. During his time at Durham, he earned a Postgraduate Certificate in ”Teaching and Learning in Higher Education”. He joined Durham from a Senior Research Associate

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Track 1 - Session II - Student Development

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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Kimberly Lau, University of California, Berkeley; Alice Merner Agogino, University of California, Berkeley; Sara L. Beckman, Haas School of Business

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Paper ID #8345Global Characterizations of Learning Styles among Students and Profession-alsKimberly Lau, University of California, BerkeleyDr. Alice Merner Agogino, University of California, Berkeley Alice M. Agogino is the Roscoe and Elizabeth Hughes Professor of Mechanical Engineering and is affil- iated faculty at the Haas School of Business at the University of California at Berkeley. She directs the BEST (Berkeley Energy and Sustainability Technologies/ Berkeley Expert Systems Technologies) Lab and co-directs the Berkeley Institute of Design, the Human-Centered Design course threads for under- graduates and the

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Reception & Poster Session

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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Vasiliy Grigoryevich Ivanov, KAZAN NATIONAL RESEARCH TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY; Svetlana Vasilievna Barabanova, Kazan National Research Technological University; Mansur Galikhanov, Kazan National Research Technological University; Alina Guzhova, Kazan National Research Technological University

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books.Prof. Mansur Galikhanov, Kazan National Research Technological University Prof. Mansur Galikhanov is a first vice director of Institute of Additional Professional Education on in- dustrial affairs. In 1995 he graduated from Kazan State Technological University (now Kazan National Research Technological University) and received PhD in Sciences in 1999. In 2009 he took the Doc- tor of Sciences degree and became professor of the Processing Technology of Polymers and Composite Materials Department. His hobbies are travelling and collecting coins from different countries.Mrs. Alina Guzhova, Kazan National Research Technological University Mrs. Alina Guzhova is a teaching assistant at the Department of Foreign Languages for

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Partner Organization Plenary II

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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Vasiliy Ivanov, Kazan National Research Technological University; Svetlana Vasilyevna Barabanova, Kazan National Research Technological University; Mansur Galikhanov, Kazan National Research Technological University; Alina Guzhova, Kazan National Reserch Technological University

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books.Prof. Mansur Galikhanov, Kazan National Research Technological University Prof. Mansur Galikhanov is a first vice director of Institute of Additional Professional Education on in- dustrial affairs. In 1995 he graduated from Kazan State Technological University (now Kazan National Research Technological University) and received PhD in Sciences in 1999. In 2009 he took the Doc- tor of Sciences degree and became professor of the Processing Technology of Polymers and Composite Materials Department. His hobbies are travelling and collecting coins from different countries.Mrs. Alina Guzhova, Kazan National Reserch Technological University Mrs. Alina Guzhova is a teaching assistant at the Department of Foreign Languages for

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Ruth Rodriguez Gallegos, Tecnológico de Monterrey

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more specifically those in modeling as important. In an effortto define these competences 50,51 it is shown that mathematical modeling skills include theabilities to perform the modeling process adequately and to focus it properly. It is also concernedwith the possibility of setting those skills into action. Based on the above approach, this studyintends to present the design of activities that were designed to facilitate the transition betweenthe various stages of mathematical modeling by having the students face situations that arerelated to the contexts that students commonly live in engineering.3) Methodology in the design and implementation of innovative material in the DE courseSince 2008, innovative material (hands-on activities

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Steven Chingnam Goh, University of Southern Queensland

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Paper ID #8293A global accord for the postgraduate learning and professional developmentof engineers: A PropositionDr. Steven Chingnam Goh, University of Southern Queensland Dr Steven Goh completed his BEng in Manufacturing & Materials at UQ, MBA (Tech Mgt) at Deakin Uni, Master of Professional Accounting at USQ, Engineering Doctorate at USQ, and a Diploma in Com- pany Directorship from AICD. He joined USQ as an engineering academic staff in 2006 after spending over 10 years in industry in various roles including R&D Manager, Business Development Engineer to Managing Director of his own firm. He is currently active

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Brian Bielenberg, Petroleum Institute

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Paper ID #8328Infusing Engineering Practice into the Core to Meet the Needs of a Knowledge-based EconomyDr. Brian Bielenberg, Petroleum Institute Dr. Brian Bielenberg holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Metallurgical Engineering, a Master’s in Materials Science, and a Ph.D. in Education. His research interests revolve around engineering education reform, content and language integrated learning, and academic language and literacy needs in design classrooms. He currently serves as Head of the Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching and Assistant Director of the Arts and Sciences Program at the Petroleum Institute in Abu

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Mohammed A Omar, Clemson University

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Paper ID #8303The development of the global automotive engineer, a case study from theClemson University International Center for Automotive ResearchProf. Mohammed A Omar, Clemson University Dr. Omar is an Associate Professor of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering at Clemson University, and the Director of Graduate studies. Dr. Omar also served as a visiting scholar at the Toyota Motor Corporation, Research and Development Headquarters in Japan in 2005; Dr. Omar’s research has been recognized by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers SME through its Richard L. Kegg award, the Soci- ety of Mobility Engineers SAE through

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Track 3 - Session I - Faculty Development

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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Thomas Lachlan Goldfinch, University of Wollongong

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Paper ID #8370Invited Paper - Embracing complexity in engineering education: A way for-ward for developing intercultural competencyMr. Thomas Lachlan Goldfinch, University of Wollongong Tom Goldfinch is a lecturer in engineering education at the University of Wollongong. He has worked on engineering education research and development projects since 2006. His key research focus areas are engineering mechanics education, and the social and cultural aspects of engineering education and prac- tice. Tom was recently project leader of an Australian Office for Learning and Teaching funded project Exploring Intercultural

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Track 1 - Session II - Student Development

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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Edward J. Berger, University of Virginia; Reid Bailey, University of Virginia

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Student Development

Paper ID #8335Designing Short-Term Study Abroad Engineering Experiences to AchieveGlobal CompetenciesDr. Edward J. Berger, University of Virginia Edward Berger is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Virginia, and he is also currently the Associate Dean for the Undergraduate Program. He does technical research in the area of dynamic friction, the mechanics of built-up structures, and tribology, with his educational research focused on technology-based interventions and pedagogies for sophomore mechanics courses. He has created and delivered study

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Track 2 - Session I - Curriculum Development

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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Lynette Frances Johns-Boast, Australian National University

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a curriculum as they saw them – the process involved withdesigning and developing a curriculum; the output of that process, that is the course material; andthe formal, written curriculum – and would not begin discussing their concepts until they were allclear they were discussing the same thing, they discovered at one point that two of the group weretalking about curriculum in terms of a program while the other was thinking about it in terms of acourse. Participants also suggested that program and course curricula were organized in someform of hierarchy, potentially with the courses mapped from the program curriculum almost‘cookie cutter’ style.Focus group interviews have highlighted the variance in participants’ understanding of the

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Track 1 - Session I - Student Development

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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Lyn Brodie, University of Southern Queensland; Lesley Jolly, Strategic Partnerships; Caroline Crosthwaite, University of Queensland; Lydia Kavanaugh, University of Queensland

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for the teaching team which successfully designed a strand of PBL courses for the faculty. Her work has been recognised through several awards including a University Award for Design and Delivery of Teaching Materials, Carrick Institute Citation and Australian University Teaching Award for Innovation in Curricula Learning and Teaching, USQ Associate Learning and Teaching Fellowships for curriculum and assessment development and recognition from the Australian Association of Engineering Educators for innovation in curricula. On several occasions Lyn has been a visiting Professor to the University of Hong Kong – Centre for Advancement of University Teaching, consulting in both PBL and online curriculum development

Conference Session

Track 4 - Session II - Student and Curriculum Development II

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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Ashley Ater Kranov, ABET, Inc.; Rochelle Letrice Williams, ABET; Patrick D. Pedrow P.E., Washington State University; Edwin R. Schmeckpeper, Norwich University; Steven W. Beyerlein, University of Idaho, Moscow; Jay Patrick McCormack, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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levels. Williams holds a Ph.D. in Science and Mathematics Education and a Master’s of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering from Southern University and A&M College in Baton Rouge, La., and a Bachelor’s of Science in Physics from Spelman College in Atlanta, Ga.Dr. Patrick D. Pedrow P.E., Washington State University Patrick D. Pedrow received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Idaho, Moscow, in 1975, the Master of Engineering degree in electric power engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic In- stitute, Troy, NY, in 1976, the M.S. degree in physics from Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, in 1981, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, in 1985

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Track 4 - Session II - Student and Curriculum Development II

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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Jean N. Koster, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Paper ID #8243Students from around the World Design, Manufacture, and Fly an AircraftDr. Jean N. Koster, University of Colorado, Boulder Professor of Aerospace Engineering Sciences. Graduated from University of Karlsruhe Germany in Me- chanical Engineering. Taught at the University of Colorado at Boulder for 25 years, mainly materials science and capstone senior design. Research in fluid mechanics, heat transfer, and processing of elec- tronic and structural materials; aerospace systems engineering and electric vehicles. Developed space- flight hardware and led experiments on board of the Space Shuttle Columbia, STS 65

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Track 2 - Session I - Curriculum Development

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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J. P. Mohsen, University of Louisville; Michael Sanio, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

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evaluation of materials with a focus on concrete structures. He teaches courses and conducts research in the areas of design and con- struction of pavements. He is currently involved in conducting research in condition survey of bridge structures using remote sensing technology. He has also been actively involved the American Society of Civil Engineers, serving on the Educational Activities and Continuing Education committees as well as the Technical Council for Computing and Information Technology. He is active in the Transportation Research Board serving on Properties of Concrete and Design of Pavements committees. Dr. Mohsen was named Engineer of the Year in Education by the Kentucky Section of ASCE in1999

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Michael A. Gennert, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Gretar Tryggvason, University of Notre Dame

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Electrical Engineering in 1980 and the Sc.D. in Electrical Engineering in 1987 from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dr. Gennert is interested in Computer Vision, Image Processing, Scientific Databases, and Programming Languages, with ongoing projects in biomedical image process- ing, robotics, and stereo and motion vision. He is author or co-author of over 100 papers. He is a member of Sigma Xi, NDIA Robotics Division, and the Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council Robotics Cluster, and a senior member of IEEE and ACM.Prof. Gretar Tryggvason, University of Notre Dame Gretar Tryggvason is the Viola D. Hank Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Depart- ment at the University of Notre Dame. He

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Amos G Winter V, MIT; Robert James Stoner, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Charles H Fine, MIT Sloan School of Management

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+ years in the field. The students at ASU and PSU arecontributing to the project in substantive ways that align with their experience level andsemester-long time constraints, such as designing test fixtures to characterize the flexural and Page 21.63.5fatigue behavior of current and future versions of the foot. Dow Chemical is contributing vitalunderstanding about polyurethane processing, such as how storage time of the two materials usedto make it, polyol and isocyanate, can affect the mechanical properties of the resulting mixture.Pinnacle Industries has set up a prototype injection molding line for the foot and has learnedabout the challenges

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Scott Grenquist, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Roger G. Hadgraft, RMIT University

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from Curtin University of Technology in Perth, WA, Australia, his MSEE and BSME from The University of Notre Dame, and his BA in Modern Languages (Japanese) also from The University of Notre Dame. Scott has worked in Elementary Particle Physics at The University of Notre Dame, taught Mechanical Engineering Technology at Purdue University, taught Physics at The University of Newcastle in Australia, taught Engineering and performed research at The Instructional Software Development Center at The University of Missouri- Rolla and has taught Electrical Engineering at Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston for the past 15 years.Prof. Roger G. Hadgraft, RMIT University Roger Hadgraft BE(Hons), MEngSc, DipCompSc

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Chi N. Thai, University of Georgia; Yan-Fu Kuo; Ping-Lang Yen, National Taiwan University

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Mechanical En- gineering, National Tsing-Hua University, M.S. degree from Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, National Taiwan University, and PhD. degree from Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College, London in 1998, 1990 and 1996 respectively. He joined Acer Peripheral Incorporation from 1997 to 1999. Cur- rently, he is an associate professor of Department of Bio-Industrial Mechatronics Engineering, National Taiwan University. His research interests are medical robotics, computer-assisted orthopaedic surgery and computer-assisted breast cancer diagnosis. Page 21.24.1 c American

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Track 4 - Session II - Student and Curriculum Development II

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Abdel F. Isakovic, Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research; Szu Szu F Ling, Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research; Selwa Mokhtar Boularaoui, Khalifa University of Science, Technology & Research; Sara Bashir Timraz; Mualla Kara

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world class faculty trained as postdoctoral research associates and industry research and development-experienced hires, primarily from leading North American and EU universities, government labs and industrial research and development centers. Maintaining their competitiveness on global scale requires optimization of substantial start-up investment;b. The desire (and a reasonable standard in the era of globalization) of the KUSTAR faculty and leadership is to enable and provide access of our students and faculty to world class user research facilities (such as nanofabrication foundries, US national laboratories, materials characterization facilities and similar) through exchange and internship programs, and such globally mobile

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Track 2 - Session II - Curriculum Development

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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Cheryl Matherly, The University of Tulsa; Sarah R. Phillips, Rice University ; Junichiro Kono, Rice University

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a graduate studentworking on an international research collaboration. Previous NanoJapan host labs include PIREresearchers at Osaka University, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo Institute of Technology,RIKEN, the National Institute of Materials Science, Chiba University, The University of Kyoto,Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Shinshu University, Tohoku University andHokkaido University.The primary language used throughout the international research experience is English, thoughNanoJapan students draw upon the Japanese language skills attained through the orientationprogram both in and outside of the lab. All Japanese PIRE research professors speak Englishand the Japanese graduate student mentors must be able to speak English with

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Track 1 - Session II - Student Development

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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Patrick D Ulrich, Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences; Chad D Vecitis; Jason Dyett, Harvard University, DRCLAS; Monica F A Porto, USP

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made.A total of 28 exceptional students (15 from Poli-USP and 13 from Harvard) participated in the2013 Course. While the majority of the students were undergraduates, the group included twoPh.D. candidates as well as a Master’s student from Harvard’s Graduate School of Design. The15 Poli-USP participants were studying Environmental Engineering, Electrical Engineering, andArchitecture, Urbanism & Civil Engineering. Harvard students were pursuing degrees inEnvironmental Sciences & Engineering, Biomedical Engineering & Computer Science,Electrical Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering & Material Science. The group was diversein terms of nationalities as well, with students representing Belgium, China, Colombia, Italy,Nigeria

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Track 2 - Session II - Curriculum Development

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Claudia María Zea Restrepo P.E., Universidad EAFIT; Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Juan Guillermo Lalinde-Pulido, Universidad EAFIT; Alberto Rodriguez P.E., Universidad EAFIT; Natalia Andrea Bueno Pizarro, Universidad EAFIT

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byselecting and integrating mechanical, electrical, electronic, and computer technologies.Finally, the first floor, called "space for production", is a place that includes a manufacturing anddesign machine shop and where engineering materials are worked. This is where the studentshave an opportunity to practice with and experience the different solutions proposed to projectspreviously identified on the upper floors.In summary, the result of the work done in each of the spaces of the building are the input for thenext floor: the fifth floor is a space built for collaborative projects and where the first ideas aregenerated, the fourth floor is the place to work on modeling and simulation of those ideas, thethird floor is a place of transit for the

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Track 2 - Session I - Curriculum Development

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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Russel C. Jones, World Expertise LLC

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built in SaudiArabia as an international, graduate level research university dedicated to stimulating anew age of scientific achievement in the Kingdom. The University is scheduled to openin September 2009 with degrees in 11 fields of study:  Applied Mathematics and Computational Science  Bioscience  Chemical and Biological Engineering  Chemical Science  Computer Science  Earth Science and Engineering  Electrical Engineering  Environmental Science and Engineering  Marine Science and Engineering  Materials Science and Engineering  Mechanical EngineeringIts international academic partnerships, designed to help build the curriculum and attractstrong founding faculty, include two US

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Eleonore Lickl, HBLVA for Chemical Industry

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examination. Were in the 1980s more graduatesfrom the AHS, now classified as ISCED 3A, turned this into an overload of graduates from thevocational training since 1989. In comparison, in 1960 graduated more than 10,000 students, atthat time only 32 % graduated from a vocational and technical college9.At present, more than 300 VET colleges are distributed all over Austria, with a number of almost138,000 students10. Disciplines of engineering colleges are civil engineering, interior design andwood technology, electrical engineering, electronics, mechanical engineering, mechatronics,materials engineering, media technology and media management, information technology,chemistry, chemical engineering, food technology, IT and computer science