Discusses the importance of avoiding welding fumes. The sources of these fumes are presented in a table. Criticizes currently used ventilation systems and reviews the Occupational Safety and Health Act requirements. Describes a low-cost exhaust system developed for agricultural mechanics laboratories. (LRA)

Discusses why technical writing should not be taken out of the English department and be placed in an engineering department or any other technical department. (HM)

Presents a response to a Presidential inquiry about the adequacy, both in quality and in numbers of graduates, of engineering education for our long-term needs. Addresses the principal problems of engineering education and outlines a nine-point policy for their correction. (GS)

Illustrates a variety of approaches that can be used in training undergraduates, graduates, and professionals in industry to solve trouble shooting or diagnostic problems. (CS)

Describes an inexpensive modeling technique for demonstrating large-scale displacement phenomena in rock masses, such as slope collapse and failure of underground openings. Excavation of the model material occurs through openings made in the polyurethane foam in the correct excavation sequence. (Author/SA)

Describes computer utilization in the engineering curriculum at a community college, placing special emphasis on meeting the needs of student learning styles. (Author/CMV)

Presents a biographical sketch and lists qualifications of John B. Slaughter, a successful Black electrical engineer, recently appointed the new director of the National Science Foundation. (CS)

The author describes an engineering and architecture course for junior high school students. It is a nonmathematical approach to understanding why buildings and bridges stand up and, basically, covers the same content as that of an architecture course he offers to Columbia University graduate students. (Author/KC)

Described is physical oceanography as analyzed by seven dependent variables, (three components of velocity, the pressure, density, temperature and salinity) as a function of three space variables and time. Topics discussed include the heat balance of the earth, current patterns in the ocean, heat transport, the air-sea interaction, and prospects…

Describes how to use patents as teaching tools in engineering courses. These documents can illustrate a field's historical and technological development as well as its current frontiers. (WB)

Presents the history, curricula, and faculty accomplishments of Notre Dame's chemical engineering program from its inception in 1909 to the present. (WB)

Summarizes the state of the art and speculates about future trends in chemical process control research and education in the United States. Most chemical engineering departments will continue to offer only basic courses, while the industry is likely to go its own way. (WB)

Discusses the present state of governmental support for basic scientific research and for technological advancement. Explores various sources of advice for the coordination and integration at the federal level in technological-social-economic-political interactions. (CS)

Presents an integral approach to the boundary value problem in waveguides deduced from the Kirchoff's integral formulation of the electromagnetic field. Also, the basis for the numerical solution of more general problems is given, including the example of the isosceles right triangular guide. (Author/SK)

Related are the results of the discussions at a meeting of the world's chemical society presidents in Washington, D.C. Members of the executive committee involved in formation of an international chemical society are listed. (SA)