Describes an introductory engineering course that emphasizes open-ended projects with concurrent instruction in supporting principles and encourages student decision-making. (MLH)

Describes a project that compared the attitudes of freshman engineering students to their status as sophomores, i.e., whether they remained in the engineering program. Showed that motivation, commitment to engineering, and strong high school records are indices of persistors in engineering. (MLH)

Discusses a survey of the techniques used by 29 engineering colleges to recruit and keep women engineering students. (MLH)

This paper describes an experiment designed to reveal the consequences of the development of a concentration boundary layer. The rate of a mass transfer limited electrochemical reaction is measured and used to obtain the dependence of average Sherwood number on Reynolds number and entrance length. (Author/BB)

Estimates from an interagency labor-demand model of energy-related employment in the next few years indicate that coal mining and power plant construction will provide most of the new jobs. (MF)

In this program, engineering students who have proven to be excellent writers are trained to give individual help to other students. (BB)

The role of professions in their self-regulation is discussed. Recent federal interventions into licensing and professional ethics are presented. (CP)

Describes the nature and development of an alternative degree program in the area of physics. The program in engineering electronics prepares electronics technicians for employment in industry as senior technicians or junior engineers. (Author/GA)

Reviews the earthquake phenomenon and its possible relation to ionospheric disturbances. Discusses the basic physical principles involved and the methods upon which instrumentation is being developed for possible use in a tsunami disaster warning system. (GA)

Licensed professional engineers should discourage mandatory continuing education as a requirement for licensing. Such requirements should be instituted only after proof that a serious problem exists and that it could be addressed by continuing education. (RE)

This article describes two simple undergraduate heat transfer experiments which may reinforce a student's understanding of free convection and radiation. Apparatus, experimental procedure, typical results, and discussion are included. (Author/BB)

This article describes the undergraduate ChE thermodynamics course at Drexel University and the reasons for incorporating a series of laboratory experiments into the course. Included is a list of lecture topics and a description of each of the experiments. (BB)

Two architects review housing needs of the handicapped elderly and give some specific design considerations for safety and mobility. (MF)

Reviews the past year during which the emphasis was one of rethinking the goals of future investigation of the ocean floor by drilling. Scientific and technical needs are discussed and planning procedures included. (MA)

Examines many issues in the debate concerning mandatory licensing of engineers. Political, safety, and financial considerations are discussed. (CP)