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Division of Engineering Education and Centers (EEC)

Gary A. Gabriele – Transitioned from Division Director of EEC to Dean of Engineering of Villanova University on July 31, 2006 Allen L. Soyster – Transitioned from Dean of Engineering of Northeastern University to Division Director of EEC on November 1, 2006.

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Division of Engineering Education and Centers (EEC)

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  1. Gary A. Gabriele – Transitioned from Division Director of EEC to Dean of Engineering of Villanova University on July 31, 2006 Allen L. Soyster – Transitioned from Dean of Engineering of Northeastern University to Division Director of EEC on November 1, 2006 Division of EngineeringEducation and Centers (EEC) National Science Foundation Division of Engineering Education and Centers

  2. Engineering Centers $89million EECFY 2006 in Brief • Engineering Education • $9 million • Human Resources • $13 million National Science Foundation Division of Engineering Education and Centers

  3. ERC HISTORY • Started in 1985 • 6 Centers in First Class • 1985 Budget 10 Million • 43 Centers to Date • Currently: 19 ERCs, 3 Earthquake

  4. FY 2007 Engineering Research Centers

  5. CenSSIS Is Working With Mass. Gen. Hospital Clinicians to Improve 3D X-Ray (Tomosynthesis) Breast Cancer Screening Methods Fusion of Tomo Info With Optical Probes Leads to Better Tumor ID and Localization Speedup of Tomo From ~ 3 Hours- Single PC To ~2 Minutes – 64 PC Leads to Real Time Biopsy

  6. Weighs 250kg Occupies 200 Liters Too heavy and too large for passenger cars $110M/yr. $10B/yr. Energy Savings in Transportation via Fluid Power ERC for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power • Hydraulic launch assist (HLA) • Parallel hybrid • Regenerates 80+% braking energy • 30% fuel saving • Significant reduction in emissions (50% of NOx, 30% CO2) • 280KW power & 380kJ energy HLA on a class 3 Ford F350 truck

  7. Master Pneumatic National Tube Supply Company Ralph Rivera HIGH COUNTRY TEK Member of the Schaeffler Group

  8. New Features of Gen 3 Centers • Market Partnerships • 1) Engage small innovative firms • 2) Engage local, state, other to • promote entrepreneurship • Students • 3) Build sustaining partnership • with middle and high schools • 4) Engage ERC students in all • phases of innovation process • Global • 5) Partnership with foreign • institutions

  9. Education and Human Resource Development

  10. EDUCATION INITATIVES of EEC • REU(1980s) • RET(2002) • Education Research(2005) • International(2006)

  11. University of Maryland Amir Ali Ahmadi(REU) • Published paper on “time delays” • 2)Washington Society of Engineering • Award(2005) • 3) 2010 ?????

  12. Carnegie-Mellon’s Robotics Academy Research Experience for Teachers

  13. Education Research • Epistemology • Learning Methodologies • Learning Systems • Diversity and Inclusiveness • Assessment

  14. Learning Systems Are the current objectives of engineering programs aligned with the NAE Engineer of 2020? (Lisa Lattuca---Penn State—2006)

  15. ABET DESIGN COMMUNICATION GLOBAL …………………….. Engineering Curriculum

  16. International Research and Education in Engineering (IREE) – FY 2006 • $3.267 Million • 177 Proposals / 115 Awards • 403 Researchers • 31 Countries

  17. Recent NSB Issues/Responses • Pre-college Programs • 1) NSF Partner with FIRST • Retention • Public Perception of Engineering • Professor Pipeline

  18. First Robotics Competition

  19. Recent NSB Issues/Responses • Pre-college Programs • 1) NSF Partner with FIRST • 2) College/School Board Advisories • Retention • Public Perception of Engineering • Professor Pipeline

  20. STUDENT PIPELINE Industry Advisory Board School Board Advisory ? K-12 Industry University

  21. Recent NSB Issues/Responses • Pre-college Programs • 1) NSF Partner with FIRST • 2) College/School Board Advisories • Retention • 3) Poor Teaching/Advising • Public Perception of Engineering • Professor Pipeline

  22. Northeastern University GE Master Teacher Team • Engineering/ Arts of Science Team for 1st year Engineering Students( 1999) • 88% Retention in Engineering(2006) • Issue- Good Teaching is sound business

  23. Recent NSB Issues/Responses • Pre-college Programs • 1) NSF Partner with FIRST • 2) College/School Board Advisories • Retention • 3) Poor Teaching/Advising • Public Perception of Engineering • 4) Role of Technology in World • Affairs • Professor Pipeline

  24. WHAT’S NEW IN TECHNOLOGY?

  25. Recent NSB Issues/Responses • Pre-college Programs • 1) NSF Partner with FIRST • 2) College/School Board Advisories • Retention • 3) Poor Teaching/Advising • Public Perception of Engineering • 4) Role of Technology in World • Affairs • Professor Pipeline • 5) REU Expansion

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