ENES 182ENES 182Engineering the FutureEngineering the Future

Fall 2008

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ENES 182 Engineering the FutureENES 182 Engineering the Future

Wed 4:00 - 4:50 pm, Kim 1110, 1 credit Selected lecturers from across the Clark School of Engineering

GOAL – to provide an overview of engineering Its role in addressing challenges of our society and economy The diversity of engineering fields How different portions of engineering, science, and social science

interact How engineers think and work What’s exciting about engineering practice

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InstructorInstructor

Gary W. Rubloff2145 AV Williamsx52949rubloff@umd.eduwww.rubloffgroup.umd.edu

Gary W. Rubloff

Director, Maryland Nanocenter

Minta Martin Professor of Engineering

Dept of Materials Science & Engineering

Dept of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Fischell Dept of Bioengineering

Institute for Systems Research

Institute for Research in Electronics & Applied Physics

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SpecificsSpecifics

Registration: ENES 182, 1 credit Wed 4:00 – 4:50 pm, Kim 1110 Office hours: email exchange and by appointment Instructors

Selected lecturers from across the Clark School of Engineering Exciting, entertaining lectures posted to Blackboard by or soon

after class Requirements for course, basis for grading

(1/3) Attendance – check-in sheet (mark for yourself only) (1/3) Participation – submit comments & questions to Blackboard

Discussion Board, at least for ½ of the lectures (1/3) Short report (6 pages double spaced):

(a) Summarize challenging engineering challenges in the field from one of the lectures you heard

(b) Describe how the lectures influenced your thinking about choice of major and career interest

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Lectures – Style and ContentLectures – Style and Content

Concept Explained in words and simple pictures Little if any math or graphs

Applications Show where concept matters in our lives and careers

“Come to my lab” Experience the research and lab through pictures, videos, and

lab tours See what students do in experiments Learn about a few major advances and their impact

Pointers for further interest Simpler professional magazines useful for your reports

Questions and discussion

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Blackboard Site – Class ParticipationBlackboard Site – Class Participation https://bb.eng.umd.edu bb-help@umd.edu