betterprepare its graduates to be successful in a global environment.We live and work in a global environment that presents many new and interesting challenges forengineers and many other professionals. As engineering educators, it is no longer sufficient tomerely prepare students to understand the fundamentals of math, science, and engineering; wemust also prepare them to work effectively in international environments and across differentcultures5. It has become much more common for mechanical engineering graduates to work atglobal or multinational companies; they may work with international suppliers, provide servicesor outsourcing to international product markets, or be involved in developing products that willbe used internationally.Understanding
AC 2011-1975: INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN EN-GINEERING (IREE) 2010 CHINA: DEVELOPING GLOBALLY COMPE-TENT ENGINEERING RESEARCHERSBrent K Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette Brent K. Jesiek is assistant professor in Engineering Education and Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University. He holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Michigan Tech and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Science and Technology Studies from Virginia Tech. His research examines the social, histor- ical, global, and epistemological dimensions of engineering and computing, with particular emphasis on topics related to engineering education, computer engineering, and educational technology.Yating Chang, Purdue University