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National Science FoundationDivision of Engineering Education and Centers
Division of EngineeringEducation 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
National Science FoundationDivision of Engineering Education and Centers
EECFY 2006 in Brief
Engineering Centers
$89million
Engineering Education
$9 million
Human Resources
$13 million
ERC HISTORY
Started in 1985 6 Centers in First Class 1985 Budget 10 Million 43 Centers to Date Currently: 19 ERCs, 3 Earthquake
FY 2007 Engineering Research Centers
Speedup of Tomo From ~ 3 Hours- Single PC
To ~2 Minutes – 64 PCLeads to Real Time Biopsy
Fusion of Tomo Info With Optical Probes
Leads to Better TumorID and Localization
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64 32 16 8 4Number of processors
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PhantomPatient
CenSSIS Is Working With Mass. Gen. Hospital Clinicians to Improve 3D X-Ray (Tomosynthesis) Breast Cancer Screening Methods
CenSSIS Is Working With Mass. Gen. Hospital Clinicians to Improve 3D X-Ray (Tomosynthesis) Breast Cancer Screening Methods
Energy Savings in Transportation via Fluid Power
Weighs 250kg
Occupies 200 Liters
Too heavy and too large for passenger cars
HLA on a class 3 Ford F350 truck
$10B/yr.
$110M/yr.
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
ERC for Compact andEfficient Fluid Power
HIGH COUNTRY TEK
Member of the Schaeffler Group
National Tube Supply Company
Ralph Rivera
Master Pneumatic
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
Education and Human Resource Development
EDUCATION INITATIVES of EEC
REU(1980s)RET(2002)Education Research(2005) International(2006)
University of Maryland Amir Ali Ahmadi(REU)
1)Published paper on “time delays”
2)Washington Society of Engineering
Award(2005)
3) 2010 ?????
Carnegie-Mellon’s Robotics AcademyResearch Experience for Teachers
Education Research
EpistemologyLearning MethodologiesLearning SystemsDiversity and InclusivenessAssessment
Learning Systems
Are the current objectives of engineering programs aligned
with the NAE Engineer of 2020?
(Lisa Lattuca---Penn State—2006)
Engineering Curriculum
ABET DESIGN COMMUNICATION GLOBAL ……………………..
International Research and Education in Engineering (IREE) – FY 2006
$3.267 Million
177 Proposals / 115 Awards
403 Researchers
31 Countries
Recent NSB Issues/Responses Pre-college Programs 1) NSF Partner with FIRST
Retention
Public Perception of Engineering
Professor Pipeline
First Robotics Competition
Recent NSB Issues/Responses Pre-college Programs 1) NSF Partner with FIRST 2) College/School Board Advisories
Retention
Public Perception of Engineering
Professor Pipeline
Industry
Advisory
Board
STUDENT PIPELINE
School
Board
Advisory
?
K-12 University Industry
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
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
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
WHAT’S NEW IN TECHNOLOGY?
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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