The ANCRiSST Student Summer School

1. The ANCRiSST Student Summer School July/August, 2008, Daejon, Korea Engineering: Culture, Tradition, and Diversity Dr. S. C. Liu (sliu@nsf.gov) Program Director Sensors & Sensing Systems National Science Foundation

2. Teaching Research Practice What Do We Do?

3. As an Engineer… • What do we do? -- Research, Teaching, and Practice • What is the nature of our work? -- Analysis & Design (> 80%)

4. What is the Gender of Computers? “Male Group” decides Computer is “female” because: --No one but their creator understands their internal logics, -- The native language they use to communicate with other computers is incomprehensible to everyone else, -- Even the smallest mistakes are stored in long term memory for possible later retrieval, -- As soon as you make a commitment to one, you find yourself spending half your paycheck on accessories for it.

5. What is the Gender of Computers? “Female Group” decides Computer is “male” because: --In order to do anything with them you have to turn them on, -- They have a lot of data but still can’t think for themselves, -- They are supposed to help you solve problems, but half of the time they ARE the problem, -- As soon as you commit to one, you realize that if you had waited a little longer, you could have gotten a better model. The women won.

6. Five Pillars of Scholarship

7. EASTERN & WESTERN CULTURE Family value Individual value Personal level Business manner Traditional Less traditional Verbal Commitment Written contract Sharing of wealth Self-sufficient Long-term gain Short-term gain Balanced Centralized

8. Balance & Harmony Examples of Yin and Yang Shade Sunshine Hidden Exposed Earth Heaven Moon Sun Female Male Inward-looking Outgoing Closed Open

9. Balance & Harmony “Shoveling Manure For a Day is an Excellent Counterbalance to Intellectual Work.” -Baruck Blumberg Director, NASA Institute of Astrobiology 1976 Nobel Prize in Medicine

10. TEACHING • Generous time for students • Continuous curriculum updating • Knowledge transfer across the lines & out of the box • Enable students to search and innovate on his own • Concurrent teaching & learning • Cultivating & mentoring • Creating opportunities enabling students to mature • ……… Bottom Line: How many high-quality students has the teacher graduated?

11. Who are good teachers here today? • All of you are! In Particular: --Mete Sozen,….. --Tomizuka --Joe Penzien

12. The Best Teacher Ever? The God--as a teacher He has taught for K’s/M’s of years He has had millions of students all over the world Except a few, most students were loyal to Him He reaches out to students of all geographic locations, all genders, all races, all ages, and rich and poor

13. WHY GOD NEVER REC’VED TENURE AT ANY UNIVERSITY? He had only one major publication It was in Hebrew It had no reference It wasn’t not published in a refereed journal Some doubt he wrote it Himself He may have created the world, but what has He done since? The scientific community can’t replicate His results

14. WHY GOD NEVER REC’VED TENURE AT ANY UNIVERSITY? (Cont.) He rarely come to class and just told students: “Read the Book” Some say He has his son teach the class He expelled His first two students His office hours were irregular and sometimes held on a mountaintop Although there were only 10 requirements, most students failed

15. Discovery Inspired by Human Needs Engineering researchers ask— • “Why are natural systems like they are?” • “How do they function the way they do?” • “How can I use that knowledge to serve human needs?” Credit: Yoram Koren, University of Michigan

16. Research Engineering Style • Use-inspired discovery and innovation • Interdisciplinarycollaborations • Focuses on real systems for use in the real world

17. Engineering in a Global Environment Strategy: • Innovate to lead • Educate to innovate • Form strategic global linkages • Engage a broader talent pool

18. No Little Mistake for Civil Engineers

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