Engineering Education
Magazine
Rebuilding After 9/11
By Mary Kathleen Flynn THE NEW SKYSCRAPER GOING UP ON THE WORLD TRADE CENTER SITE IS EMPLOYING ALL SORTS OF ENGINEERING INNOVATIONS TO THWART TERRORISTS. Standing on the 30th floor…
Category: Teaching - Part 3
The Science of FUN
By Thomas K. Grose ENGINEERS KNOW HOW TO HAVE A GOOD TIME. JUST LOOK AT ALL THE ENTERTAINMENT ENGINEERING PROGRAMS SPROUTING UP AROUND THE COUNTRY. The fierce steam-covered head of…
A World-class Act
By Thomas K. Grose ENGINEERING STUDENTS ARE TRAVELING FAR AND WIDE TO IMPROVE THE LOT OF SOME OF THE WORLD’S POOREST COMMUNITIES. LAST JANUARY, Dale Meck, then a senior civil…
Turned on to Technology
High School Goes High Tech Until recently, high schools that catered to students gifted in math and science were few and far between, but now they’re popping up all over…
Openning A New Book
Today’s engineering students must be able to communicate well, work in teams, and take societal concerns into account. The question for educators is how to teach these skills. – BY…
School For Wonks
Engineering schools are slowly responding to the need for grads with both technical and public policy know-how. – BY LINDA CREIGHTON Ask any engineering student in the country whether modern…
On Campus By Marie Horrigan
Two is better than one Virginia Tech didn’t have a medical school facility—except for its veterinary program—and Wake Forest University lacked an engineering school. And both schools saw the future…
Engineers at Play
A little levity can go a long way in your classes. By Phillip Wankat and Frank Oreovicz “Fun and games? Harrumph! Engineering is serious business and students aren’t here to…
The Virtues of Virtual Labs
Web-based laboratories allow students to conduct detailed experiments any time they want–and cost far less to create and maintain than the real thing. By Margaret Mannix There’s no question the…