Shipbuilding Technology and Education The U.S. shipbuilding industry now confronts grave challenges in providing essential support of national objectives. With recent emphasis on renewal of the U.S. naval fleet, followed by the defense builddown, U.S. shipbuilders have fallen far behind...
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Enhancing the Community College Pathway to Engineering Careers Community colleges play an important role in starting students on the road to ...
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Educating the Engineer of 2020: Adapting Engineering Education to the New Century Phase I in the Engineer of 2020 project, Visions of Engineering in the New Century, described a set of ...
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Engineering Studies at Tribal Colleges and Universities This study was designed to provide expert, objective, independent advice to 11 tribal colleges that are working together to offer engineering programs. The chief data-gathering activity was a one and one-half day workshop. Reasons for establishing a...
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Exploring Opportunities in Green Chemistry and Engineering Education: A Workshop Summary to the Chemical Sciences Roundtable (2007) Going green is a hot topic in both chemistry and chemical engineering. Green chemistry is the design of chemical products and processes that reduce or eliminate the use and generation of hazardous substances. Green engineering is the development and...
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Benchmarking the Competitiveness of the United States in Mechanical Engineering Basic Research (2007) Mechanical engineering is critical to the design, manufacture, and operation of small and large mechanical systems throughout the U.S. economy. This report highlights the main findings of a benchmarking exercise to rate the standing of U.S....
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An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Electronics and Electrical Engineering Laboratory: Fiscal Year 2007 (2007) The report on the EEEL presents an assessment of the Lab�s four divisions. The assessment is based on four criteria: alignment with national priorities, motivation of its programs, technical merit, and technical program quality. The report also...
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An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory: Fiscal Year 2007 (2007) The report on the CSTL presents an assessment of the Lab�s five divisions, covering�where appropriate�how well each division addresses national priorities, its impact and level of innovation, its technical merit, and its infrastructure. The report...
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An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Center for Neutron Research: Fiscal Year 2007 (2007) The report on the NCNR presents a general assessment of the Lab, followed by assessments of its facilities and personnel, its role as a user facility, and its science and technology. The report notes that the NCNR provides a high flux of neutrons...
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