2009 International Mechanical Engineering Education Conference
The Tremont House, A Wyndham Historic Hotel
Galveston, Texas
April 4-8, 2007
Organized by ASME
Conference Chair:
Gretar Tryggvason, Professor & Department Head, Mechanical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Plenary 1: The Need for Change in the Education of Mechanical Engineers
Mechanical Engineering: Where did you come from and where are you going? [Presentation]
C. D. (Dan) Mote, President and Glenn L. Martin Institute Professor of Engineering, University of Maryland
Driving Innovation in a Global Environment - Industry Perspective [Presentation]
Gary Smyth, Director, Powertrain Systems Research Lab, GM Research and Development Center, General Motors
The Creativity Imperative and the Mechanical Engineer of the Future [Presentation]
David E. Goldberg, Professor of Entrepreneurial Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Preparing the Engineering Professional of Tomorrow [Presentation]
Jeffrey S. Russell, Professor and Chair, Construction Engineering & Management, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Lunch (Saturday)
NSF/NAE Engineering Equity Extension Service Opportunity [Presentation]
Norman L. Fortenberry, Director, Center for the Advancement of Scholarship on Engineering Education, National Academy of Engineering
Plenary 2: 5XME: Producing Value-added Engineers for the Global Market
Moderator: Adnan Akay, Director, Civil Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation Division, National Science Foundation
Recommendations from the 5XME Workshop on Transforming Mechanical Engineering Education [Presentation]
A. Galip Ulsoy, Professor of Manufacturing, University of Michigan
Change... the Enemy is Us! [Presentation]
Robert Warrington, Director, Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies, Michigan Technological University
Panel Discussion [Presentation]:
Norman Fortenberry, Director, Center for the Advancement of Scholarship on Engineering Education, National Academy of Engineering
Mario Rotea, Professor & Department Head, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst
A. Galip Ulsoy, Professor of Manufacturing, University of Michigan
Robert Warrington, Director, Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies, Associate Director, Michigan Technological University
William J. Wepfer, Professor & Chair, Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Tech
Plenary 3: Making Global Programs Work
Moderator: E. Dan Hirleman, Professor & Head, Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University
Panel Discussion [Presentation]:
Regina Clewlow, Co-Founder & Executive Director, Engineers for a Sustainable World
Paul Davis, Professor of Mathematics and Director, London Project Center, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Mary Dinh, Chapter Co-Advisor, Engineers Without Borders, University of California Santa Barbara
Richard N. Smith, Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Lunch (Monday)
Inspiring and Preparing the Next Generation of Engineers [Presentation]
Alan Jacobs, Senior Manager, University Programs, Autodesk
Plenary 4: Educating Innovative, Entrepreneurial Engineers
Entrepreneurship and Engineering Education: How Do They Fit?
Marjorie Smelstor, Vice President, Kauffman Campuses & Higher Education Programs, Kauffman Foundation
Panel Discussion [Presentation]:
Stephen Schiffman, Associate Dean for Academic Programs and Curricular Innovation, Olin College
Marjorie Smelstor, Vice President, Kauffman Campuses & Higher Education Programs, Kauffman Foundation
Thomas Zurbuchen, Director, Center for Entrepreneurship, College of Engineering, University of Michigan
Plenary 5: Planning for the Future of Mechanical Engineering
Current ASME Initiatives [Presentation]
Robert Warrington, Vice President, Center for Education, ASME
NSF Funding Opportunities
John Daniels , AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow, Program Director, Division of Engineering Education and Centers, Directorate of Engineering, National Science Foundation
[Presentation]
Eduardo A. Misawa, Program Director, Dynamical Systems Division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI), and Co-chair, Cyber-enabled Discovery and Innovation Initiative, National Science Foundation
[Presentation]
International Funding Opportunities [Presentation]
Regina Clewlow, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Engineers for a Sustainable World
Breakout Sessions [Group Work]:
- Vision & Change
- Global Programs & Education
- Entrepreneurial Programs
Workshops
ABET Preparation Workshop [Handout] [Handout]
Chair: Patricia Brackin, Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Speakers:
Patricia Brackin, Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
[Presentation]
John W. Cipolla, Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Northeastern University
[Presentation]
William J. Wepfer, Chair and Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
[Presentation]
Departmental Leadership Workshop [Presentation]
Session 1: Financial Management of the Department, Fundraising and Alumni Relations, & How to Best Form and Use your Advisory Board [Handout]
Chair: Joseph Rencis, Professor and Head, Mechanical Engineering, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
[Presentation]
Panel Moderator: Daisie Boettner, Director, ME Division and Associate Professor, United States Military Academy
Speakers:
Karen Thole, Head and Professor, Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, Pennsylvania State University
[Presentation]
William W. Predebon, Chair and Professor, Mechanical Engineering - Engineering Mechanics, Michigan Technological University
[Presentation]
Belinda Batten, Professor and Head , School of Mechanical, Industrial, & Manufacturing Engineering, Oregon State University
[Presentation]
John W. Cipolla, Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Northeastern University
[Presentation]
William J. Wepfer, Chair and Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
Session 2: Managing, Motivating & Mentoring Your Faculty
Chair: Mo Hosni, Professor and Head, Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, Kansas State University
Speakers:
Kenneth S. Ball, Professor and Chair, Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech
[Presentation]
Avi Bar-Cohen, Chair and Professor, Mechanical Enigneering, University of Maryland
[Presentation]
Hakan Gurocak, Director, School of Engineering and Computer Science, Washington State University Vancouver
[Presentation]
Hamid R. Hamidzadeh, Professor and Head, Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Tennessee State University
[Presentation]
Allan Kirkpatrick, Head, Mechanical Engineering Department, Colorado State University
[Presentation]
Programs in Nuclear Engineering Workshop
Chair: Mo Hosni, Professor and Department Head, Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, Kansas State University
Moderator: Robert Warrington, Director, Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies, Associate Director, Center for Wireless Integrated Microsystems, An NSF Engineering Research Center
50 Years of Accomplishment: Setting the Stage for a Nuclear Renaissance and the Next 50 Years [Presentation]
Larry Foulke, Director of Nuclear Programs, Swanson School of Engineering, University of Pittsburg, Past President American Nuclear Society, Engineering , University of Pittsburg, and former ANS President
Government Perspective: The Need for Nuclear Trained Engineers - a National Workforce Issue[Presentation]
John Gutteridge, Manager, Nuclear Education Program, Nuclear Regulatory Commission
The Nuclear Power Institute and the Nuclear Engineering Department's Effort in Educating Nuclear Engineers [Presentation]
Raymond J. Juzaitis, Department Head, Department of Nuclear Engineering, Texas A&M University
Big-12 Nuclear Engineering Consortium: A Collaborative Effort to Offer Nuclear Engineering Courses to Students [Presentation]
Mo Hosni, Department Head, Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, Kansas State University
Industry Perspective: Nuclear Energy and a Need to Include Codes and Standards in Engineering Education [Presentation]
Ken Balkey, P.E., Consulting Engineer, Westinghouse Electric Company |
