Based on research conducted in a three-year, mixed-method, multi-site National Science Foundation, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Talent Expansion Program (STEP) Project, this book offers a comprehensive look into how engineering department culture and climate impacts the successful retention of female and under-represented…

India's substantial growth in recent years has resulted in a significant increase in demand for engineers. Information technology companies, now a major part of the Indian private sector, have been prominent in such recruitment, but the competences they seek in engineering students appear to be different in terms of priorities from those sought by…

This paper explores both how male and female high school pupils (15-16 years old) perceive the engineering profession and their willingness to pursue a career in this area. A study was performed around a one-day outreach activity, Girls' Day, organized for the first time in Spain. During Girls' Day, students were exposed to specific activities…

This paper describes the design and implementation of a tool for experimenting with mobile robotics concepts, primarily for use by children and teenagers, or by the general public, without previous experience in robotics. This tool helps children learn about science in an approachable and interactive way, using scientific research principles in…

Describes how a newsletter was used to continue communications between the former students and the instructional staff of an engineering technology program. (MLH)

A batch distillation apparatus has been designed and built for use in the undergraduate unit operations laboratory course. The column is fully automated and is accompanied by data acquisition and control software. A mixture of 1­-propanol and 2-­propanol is separated in the column, using either a constant distillate rate or constant composition…

The AIChE Chem-E-Car competition provides students an opportunity to demonstrate their design and teamwork skills. Engineering analysis is not required at the national competition and is often not applied. This work describes an engineering analysis of a Chem-E-Car to predict the distance traveled by the car. Engineering analysis is advantageous…

Metrication and the process of metric changeover in the United States are discussed; preferred terms and units of measure are specified. (DT)

A description of the purpose and course content of Carnegie-Mellon's program in Engineering and Public Affairs is provided. Problems of faculty participation are discussed. (DT)

Details of the operation of a program for freshmen engineering students and the evaluation of its effectveness are reported in this article. (DT)

The results of a survey of student attitudes toward technology showed substantial differences in attitude between engineering and non-engineering students, as well as differences among engineering students majoring in various areas. Some implications of these findings are presented. (DT)

Advocates a comprehensive design revolution based on the principle of doing more and more with less and less. States that man's "systems thinking" has been too heavily influenced by mechanistic views and that future concepts of economic progress must be based on improving the quality of life. (GS)