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  1. 11 Weeks in Tshinghua from the Vantage Point of a Chinese-American

    13 Dec 2010 | Publications | Contributor(s): Yan (Daisy) Zheng

    Civil and Environmental research was performed at Tsinghua University understanding a wastewater treatment method allowing sulfur reclamation from biodesulfurization sludge. The research abroad vantage point is given from a Chinese-American student who, other than having been born in China, has …

  2. Integrated-Optic Nanoparticle Biosensor Arrays

    17 Apr 2009 | Publications

    Under IREE support, we have established a collaboration with the MOSAIC group at the Institut Fresnel, in Marseille, France. The collaboration centers around photophysical properties of metal nanocavities. The PI spent a total of four weeks in France (mostly in Marseille, with a few days in …

  3. Call for papers: International Conference on Technologies of Globalization (Oct. 30-31, 2008)

    14 Jul 2008 | Publications | Contributor(s): Jan Helge Bøhn

    Presently (re-)shaping social life as well as economics and science, the effects of globalization are in their turn – and in manifold ways – related to and in fact highly dependent on technology. The first International Conference of the DFG-Research Group "Topologies of Technology" seeks to …

  4. The Three Axes of Engineering Education

    14 Jul 2008 | Publications | Contributor(s): Edwin Daniel Hirleman, Eckhard A. Groll, Dianne Atkinson

    The goal of this paper is to encourage educators to recognize that engineering education is now comprised of three key axes: technical, professional and global skills. Just as research has shown that the incorporation of professional skills can strengthen students’ technical skills, the …

  5. Proceedings of the International Research and Education in Engineering (IREE) 2007 Grantees Conference: Summary and Recommendations

    13 Aug 2008 | Publications | Contributor(s): Yating (Chang) Haller, Edwin Daniel Hirleman

    This report provides a summary of the 2007 National Science Foundation International Research and Education in Engineering (IREE) Grantee Conference held at Purdue University October 30-31, 2007 as well as recommendations for future IREE programs. This report was written by Yating Chang …

  6. Interview with engineering student from Monterrey Tech (in Spanish)

    30 Jul 2008 | Publications | Contributor(s): Juan Lucena

    In this interview, an engineering student from Monterrey Tech, studying in the US for one year, describes her pathway into engineering, the tensions among family members from different schools, her experiences at the Tec, her perceptions on the differences between the Tec and other Mexican …

  7. To Create and Serve the Motherland: Engineers in Mexico Part I

    30 Jul 2008 | Publications | Contributor(s): Juan Lucena

    This paper describes the history of engineering and engineers in Mexico from pre-Independence times (late 1790s) through Mexican Independence to the end of the Maximilian Empire (1867). Although it might sound too historical for those of you who are interested in present-day Mexico, this paper …

  8. To Create and Serve the Motherland: Engineers in Mexico Part II

    30 Jul 2008 | Publications | Contributor(s): Juan Lucena

    This paper describes the history of engineering and engineers in Mexico from the end of the Maximilian Empire (1867) to the present. Although it might sound too historical for those of you who are interested in present-day Mexico, this paper will contribute to your understanding of the historical …

  9. Undergraduate GEARE Program: Purdue University’s School of ME Contribution to Educating Globally Sensitive and Competent Engineers

    24 Sep 2008 | Publications | Contributor(s): Eckhard A. Groll, Edwin Daniel Hirleman

    There is widespread agreement that engineering education must transform itself to produce global engineers. Global engineers must be able to function effectively on global teams in distance and face-to-face project work, as well as be fluent in how effective engineering solutions vary with …

  10. International Research And Engineering Education: Impact And Best Practices

    26 Sep 2008 | Publications | Contributor(s): Yating (Chang) Haller, Dianne Atkinson, Edwin Daniel Hirleman

    The National Science Foundation (NSF), through the Divisions in the Directorate for Engineering (ENG) and the Office of International Science and Engineering (OISE), created the International Research and Education in Engineering (IREE) initiative. Launched in 2006, the IREE program aims to …