The 2007 ASEE New England Section Conference is hosted by the University of Rhode Island in Kingston, Rhode Island, on April 20-21, 2007.
The theme of this meeting is Making the Case for Engineering: Its Great to be an Engineer. Several events are planned around this theme. Original R&D papers will be delivered, a student poster competition will be held, and the ASEE New England Section will sponsor the Outstanding Teacher Award.
The conference banquet is scheduled for Friday evening, April 20. Conference Proceedings will be distributed after the meeting on CD.
Friday, April 20
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10 a.m. - 5 p.m. |
Conference Registration
Outside Cherry Auditorium in the Kirk Building |
10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. & 12:30 - 2 p.m. |
Student Poster Competition
Kirk Building |
11 a.m. - 6 p.m. |
Educational Technologies - Presentations and Exhibits
Kirk Building Gallery |
12 - 1 p.m. |
Buffet Lunch
University Club |
1 - 1:10 p.m. |
Robert Carothers, President of the University of Rhode Island, Welcome
Cherry Auditorium, Kirk Building |
1:10 - 2 p.m. |
Keynote address: Peter McLaren and Linda Jyzk, Science and Technology Specialists, Office of Instruction, RI Dept. of Elementary and Secondary Education
“Making the Case for Engineering: Improving the Transition from High School to the College of Engineering.” Cherry Auditorium, Kirk Building |
Workshop I
2 - 4 p.m. |
Teaching Engineering Workshop, Bob Potter, Dean of Engineering, Roger Williams University
Room TBA |
Workshop II
2:00 - 4:00 p.m. |
Nanotechnology Exploration, Otto Gregory, Surfaces and Sensors Laboratories
Kirk 212 |
Workshop III
2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Workshop IV 4:00-5:00 pm
3:30 – 4:10 P.M.
TOUR 4:00-500 |
Digital Workshop
Tim Johnson, Wentworth Institute of Technology
Kirk Computer Center Room 203A
Rapid Prototyping
COFFEE
URI Engineering LABS |
5:45 - 7 p.m. |
Cocktail Reception
University Club |
7 - 7:30 p.m. |
Student Poster Competition Awards
Outstanding Teacher Award
University Club |
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Saturday, April 21 |
7:30 - 8:30 pm |
Registration and Continental Breakfast
Kirk Building |
8:30 - 10:00 am
Parallel Sessions |
Session 1A Electrical & Computer Engineering
Room TBA
Chairs: Prasad, Boudreau |
Session 1B
Innovations in Engineering Education
Room TBA
Chair: McLaren, Jyzk |
Session 1C
Mechanical Engineering
Room TBA
Chair: Dukipatti |
Session 1D
Industrial & Automation Manufacturing
Room TBA
Chairs: Botosani, Sobh, Sodhi |
Session 1E
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Room TBA
Chair: Tsiatas, Thiem |
Session 1F
Curriculum Integration
Room TBA
Chair: Rose |
10:00 - 10:15 am |
Coffee Break Kirk Building |
10:15 am - Noon
Parallel Sessions |
Session2A
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Room TBA
Chairs: Boudreau, Prasad |
Session 2B Innovations: Dialog in Engineering Education Research
RoomTBA
Chairs: Dahleh, Macken |
Session 2C
Rapid Prototyping
Room TBA
Chair: |
Session 2D
Chemical and Bio Engineering
Room TBA
Chairs: Bothun, Barnett |
Session 2E
K-12 Education
Room TBA
Chair: Vin Rose |
Session 2F
Diversity in Engineering
ROOM TBA
Chair, Rivero, M., V. Speredelozzi |
Noon |
Lunch
University Club |
Noon - 1:00 pm
Noon – 1:30 pm |
ASEE New England Section Business Meeting, Bahram Nassersharif, Election of Officers, University Club
Campus Representatives Get Together University Club, Nelson Macken, Zone I chair |
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