Division of Engineering Education and Centers (EEC)

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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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

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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