Thursday, November 8, 2007: 8:30 AM-11:00 AM
Room 253 A (Salt Palace Convention Center)

Education (04)

#547 - New Frontiers for Chemical Engineering Education (04007)
The range of applications and nature of engineering science seems to have changes so much in the past decade that we must now redefine elements of the curriculum. New frontiers in chemical engineering such as nano- and micro- science and technology and biomolecular engineering that were once confined to research are now "new frontiers" for chemical engineering education. How do we define chemical engineering as we enter the 21st Century? How will nano-science, bio, micro-technology, environmental issues, energy conservation, homeland security, communication infrastructure, etc. impact on what the undergraduate degree in chemical engineering is or what will become? Join us to hear how some departments are addressing these issues.
Chair:Joseph J. Biernacki
Cochairs:Polly R. Piergiovanni
David Tomasko
8:30 AMHow The Ch E Curriculum Is Failing Students, Industry And Society (And Some Things That Can Be Done About It)
Gavin P. Towler
8:55 AMChemical Engineering Curriculum - Spiraling Out Of Control Or Spiraling Into Control?
Vinay K. Gupta
9:20 AMUndergraduate Chemical Engineering Option: Biology Track
Stanley M. Barnett
9:45 AMShould We Teach Ethics In Chemical Engineering?
R. Ocone
10:10 AMDeveloping Design Projects That Scan The Length Scale
Richard Turton, Joseph Shaeiwitz
10:35 AMA Micro-Macro Transport Sequence for the Che Curriculum: Role of Scaling
Pedro E. Arce, Joseph J. Biernacki, Ileana C. Carpen, Venkat Subramanian

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