2006 International Mechanical Engineering Education Conference
“Mechanical Engineering Education and Global Industry”
Beijing Friendship Hotel, Beijing, China
March 31-April 4, 2006
Organized jointly by ASME and CMES
Conference Co-Chairs: Dongming Guo, Vice President, Dalian University of Technology (China)
E. Dan Hirleman, Chair, Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University (USA)
Honorary Chairs: Hongbin Ren, President, China National Machinery & Equipment Corporation (China)
John C. Wall, Vice President & Chief Technical Officer, Cummins (USA)
Plenary 1: Engineer 2020 — Global Perspectives
Moderators: Liu Baicheng, Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering, Tsinghua University
Robert Warrington, Vice President-elect, ASME Center for Education
China's Perspective [Presentation]
Xu Kuangdi, President, Chinese Academy of Engineering |
The Development and Perspectives of China’s Mechanical Engineering Education [Presentation]
Zhou Ji, Minister of Education, China |
The Engineer of 2020: Motivating Curricula Change [Presentation]
Stephen Director, Provost, Drexel University |
Perspectives of the Engineering Education in Germany and Europe [Presentation]
Dietmar von Hoyningen-Huene, Member of the VDI Advisory Council on Professional Affairs, President, Mannheim University of Applied Sciences (Germany) |
Engineers – The 2020 Saviours [Presentation]
Andrew Ives, President, Institution of Mechanical Engineers (UK) |
Plenary 2: Undergraduate Education and International Collaboration
Moderators: Wang Jingsong, Vice President, Tsinghua Unversity
Nimal Rajapakse, Head, Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of British Columbia, Canada
Preparing Students for the Global Workplace [Presentation]
John Grandin, Executive Director, International Engineering Degree program, University of Rhode Island |
International Cooperation of Undergraduate Student of Shanghai Jiaotong University
Lin Zhongqin, Vice President, Shanghai Jiaotong University |
Global Engineering Alliance for Research and Education (GEARE) [Presentation]
Albert Albers, Professor, Institute for Product Development, University of Karlsruhe |
Rockwell Automation China University Partnership Program [Presentation]
Bruce Quinn, Vice President, Rockwell Automation |
Undergraduate Education of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering in China [Presentation]
Li Peigen, President, Huanzhong University of Science & Technology |
Plenary 3: Innovation & International Collaboration in Graduate Education & Research
Moderators: Guo Dongming, Vice President, Dalian University of Technology
Rohan Abeyaratne, Head, Department of Mechanical Engineering, MIT
Future Directions for NSF Engineering Education Programs [Presentation]
Gary Gabriele, NSF Division Director, Division of Engineering Education & Centers, Washington, DC |
Sino - Germany Joint Master’s Program: Progress and Lesson [Presentation]
Zheng Li, Deputy Chairman, Department of Industrial Engineering, Tsinghua University |
Creating Innovative PgD and MSc Programmes with Research Council Support and Global Industry Collaboration [Presentation]
Nicholas Bennett, Director, Regional Center for Manufacturing Industry, and Professor of Engineering Manufacture & Innovation, University of Portsmouth (U.K.) |
Graduate Education of Mechanical Engineering in China: Issues of Concern and Recommendations for Revolution [Presentation]
Zhu Jianying, Former President, Nanjing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics |
A Basis for a New Engineering Masters Programme [Presentation][Paper]
Paul Bland, Head of Mechanical Engineering Department Asian University (Thailand) |
Plenary 4: Global Industry/University Partnerships
Moderators: Shao Xinyu, Dean, School of Mechanical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science & Technology
Belinda Batten, Head, Mechanical Engineering Department, Oregon State University
Service Industry Perspectives on Industry - University Collaboration for the Engineer of the Future [Presentation]
Richard E. Feigel, Vice President, Engineering, Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection & Insurance Company |
Partnering with Universities to Develop Engineers for a Global Profession [Presentation]
Christine Hobbs, Executive Director, High Horsepower Application Engineering, Cummins Inc |
From Local Institution to Global Network - a Paradigm Shift in Corporation/University Partnership [Presentation]
Walther Zimmerli, Founding President, AutoUni, Volkswagen |
Independent Innovation: A Challenge for University and Industry [Presentation]
Arding Hsu, Vice President, Siemens Ltd., China, Head, Corporate Technology |
Competency Growth of Mechanical Engineers in GE [Presentation]
Zheng Jianming, Manager of Digital Manufacturing Lab, GE Global Research Center, GE China |
Revitalization of Equipment Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Education [Presentation]
Chen Huiren, Chairman of the Board, Shenyang Machine Tool (Group) Co., Ltd. |
Global Engineering, University Education, and John Deere [Presentation]
Jeffrey Finn, Engineering Manager, John Deere, Tianjin |
Plenary 5: Accreditation Practices
Moderators: Yang Huayong, Zhejiang University
Judy Vance, Professor and Chair, Mechanical Engineering, Iowa State University
Reform of the Higher Engineering Education and Engineering Education Accreditation [Presenation]
Yu Shouwen, former Vice President, Tsinghua University |
Accreditation of Academic Programmes [Presentation]
Sir Michael Moore, Chief Executive, Institution of Mechanical Engineers IMechE (UK) |
Accreditation in Japan [Presentation][Paper]
Hideo Ohashi, President, Japan Accreditation Board for Engineering Education |
Accreditation in the U.S. and ABET's International Activities [Presentation]
Robert Warrington, Dean, College of Engineering, Michigan Technological University and International Program Evaluator for ABET |
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Panel Discussion: Is Global Accreditation Desirable
Shouwen, Moore, Ohashi, Warrington |
International Forum: Paper Presentations
Moderators: Gu Peihua, F.C.A.E University of Calgary
Col. Daisie Boettner, Asst. Professor, Dept of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, U.S. Military Academy
Zhang Yuru, Vice Dean, School of Mechanical Engineering, Beijing University of Aeronautics & Astronotics
Terrace Thompson, U.S. Air Force Academy
International University Collaborations
Global Cooperation in Pursuit of Learning Excellence [Presentation]
H.C. Pande/Birla Institute of Technology, Ranchi, Jharkhand (India)
L. Manzione, C. Sahay/University of Hartford (U.S.) |
Analysis of Thinking Preferences of Individuals and Impact of the Institutional Culture on the Success of Corporations and Universities [Presentation]
S. Tumis/Tongji University Shanghai-Sino-German University College (China) |
From Ad Hoc to Systematic Study Abroad [Presentation][Paper]
J.H. Bøhn, W.F. O'Brien, K.S. Ball/Virginia Tech (U.S.) |
Engineering Education & Industry
Preparing Engineers to Work in a Flat World—The WPI Global Perspective Program [Presentation][Paper]
G. Tryggvason, R. Vaz, P. Davis/Worcester Polytechnic Institute (U.S.) |
Study on New Product Development via Open Innovation [Presentation]
Xinguo, Ming, J.Q. Yan, Y.R. Ni, D.Z. Ma/Shanghai Jiaotong University (China) |
Collaborating with Industry to Improve the Role of Business in Engineering [Presentation][Paper]
S. Sorby, R. Warrington/Michigan Technological University (U.S.) |
Innovations in Undergraduate Education
Undergraduate Curriculum Models
Global Opportunities: Education and Industry [Presentation]
E.M. Fuentes, G.C. Risso/AMIME (Mexico) |
On Mechanical Engineering Education and Engineering Practice - the Case Study of Tsinghua Engineering Training Center [Presentation]
Shuigen, Fu, S.S. Li, L. Hong/Tsinghua University (China) |
Developing a New Mechanical Engineering Program at Peking University [Presentation]
Shaoqiang, Tang/Peking University (China) |
Redesigning the Philippine Mechanical Engineering Program to Promote Regional Development [Presentation][Paper]
M.C. Belino, E.G. de la Cruz/De La Salle University-Manila (Philippines)
J. Judilla/Mapua Institute of Technology (Philippines) |
Paradigms in Engineering University Programs: The Case of Mexico [Presentation][Paper]
J.G. Cervantes de Gortari/National University of Mexico (Mexico) |
Incorporation of Design, Analysis, Manufacture, and Testing of an All-Composite Torque Box in Aerospace Structures Course [Presentation]
H. Lu/Oklahoma State University (U.S.) |
Mechanical Engineering Education in Kochi University of Technology (KUT) [Presentation][Paper]
S.A. Pahlovy, S. Momota/Kochi University of Technology (Japan)
Y.Y. Xue/Harbin Institute of Technology (China) |
International Forum: Poster Presentations
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Simulation and Visualization Enhanced Engineering Education [Paper]
S. Chaturvedi, O. Akan/Old Dominion University (U.S.) |
Strengthening a Syllabus Without the Cost of High End Modern Technology or Applications [Poster]
P.W. Bland/Asian University (Thailand) |
Keeping Students Alive In Freshman Mechanical Engineering Technology [Poster]
R. Dandu, M. Hassan/Kansas State University at Salina (U.S.) |
Incorporation of Design or Emerging Technologies into the Undergraduate Program [Paper]
C. G. Yin/China Agricultural University (China) |
Curriculum Reform of the Mechanical Engineering Program at the City College of New York [Poster]
F. Delale/City College of New York (U.S.) |
Multimedia Instructional Design for Asynchronous Learning in Engineering [Paper]
C.Y. Yu, D.T. Shaw/State University of New York at Buffalo (U.S.) |
Preparing the Engineer of 2020 through the Wright Innovative Design Experience in Undergraduate Education [Paper]
P.R. Mawasha, Kumar Yelamarthi/Wright State University (U.S.) |
On Innovative Quality and Its Cultivation in Engineering Specialty Talent [Paper]
Guicheng, Wang, H. L. Xue, H. G. Pei, Z. Wang/Jiangsu University (China) |
Fostering Creativity and Innovation in Engineering Students [Paper]
C.Y. Yu, D.T. Shaw/State University of New York at Buffalo (U.S) |
The Final Year Design Project and Co-op Program at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology [Poster]
S.C. Kot/HKUST (China) |
Mechanical Engineering and the Aging Population [Poster][Paper]
J.A. McGeough/University of Edinburgh (U.K.) |
Developing a New Mechanical Engineering Program at Peking University
Shaoqiang, Tang/Peking University (China) |
Cross-Cultural Bicycle Design at Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo, CA) and the Munich University of Applied Science [Paper]
F. Owen, A. Davol, G. Leone/Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo (U.S.)
G. Fey/Munich University of Applied Science (Germany) |
Internet-based Tools for Mechanical Education [Paper] [Poster]
S.H. Kim, S.H. Ahn/Seoul National University (Korea) |
Introducing Students to Design and Manufacturing Globalization
R.H. Todd, C.G. Jensen, W.J. Bowman/Brigham Young University (U.S.) |
Lunar Construction Robotics Project
S.B. Lin/Prairie View A&M University (U.S.) | |
