Engineering Education
Magazine
May/June 2001 – Action Man
By Thomas K. Grose An incredibly successful inventor and entrepreneur, Dean Kamen is about to unveil something that’s rumored to be truly revolutionary. But the thing that excites him the…
News - Part 28
All Things Great And Small
It’s sometime in the not-so-distant future. Scientific advances have made it possible to genetically engineer embryos in laboratories. Any disease can be eradicated, as can other “defects,” such as a…
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…
Solar Orchards in the Outback
AUSTRALIA—The self-styled “sunburn country” has long pioneered the use of solar power. Go to some remote outback settlements and it seems almost every dwelling is equipped with electricity-generating solar panels….
Is There an Engineer in the House?
The 107th Congress will include 15 lawmakers with engineering and science backgrounds, according to the National Society of Professional Engineers. John Warner, an influential Republican from Virginia, is currently the…
A Decision for the Birds
Although the U.S. Department of Agriculture and animal rights activists reached an out-of-court agreement in October to amend the Animal Welfare Act, the matter is far from settled. Or so…
Dec 2000 – More Briefings
American E-tailer Riles Canadians The North American Free Trade Agreement notwithstanding, when Canada’s graduate students learned last summer that their theses were being sold to the public by an American…
A Joint Venture in the Classroom
By Penny Hirsch and Barbara Swom When first-year Northwestern University students Eric Yang, Anita Patel, Liao Chang, and Antonella Lostumbo asked for a critique of their design project–a new feeding…
Section Meetings
2000-2001 ASEE Section Meetings ASEE Section meetings have been scheduled through spring 2001. These meetings are excellent opportunities to network with other engineering educators in your area and to discover…
Oct 2000 – Announcements
Engineering Deans Council Statement Jennifer Johnson, ASEE Today Section Editor/Writer The ASEE Engineering Deans Council issued the following statement at the annual business meeting on June 20, 2000, concerning support…