Describes details of the construction of a simple compact schlieren experimental setup as an instructional aid. This new optical method is easy to apply, noninterfering, nondestructive, free from inertia, and can produce instantaneous records of transient phenomena, and is comparatively inexpensive. (Author/SK)

Presents a quantitative procedure for estimating a chemical product's potential market area at a given time. The technique demonstrates to engineering students how how economic, technical and regulatory factors influence the potential markets for a chemical commodity. (Author/WB)

Describes reasons and methods of taking advantage of the increase in engineering student enrollment and student interest. Weighs pros and cons of strategies to limit enrollment and suggests methods of improving teaching efficiency. (Author/DS)

Discussed are the technical, economic and environmental feasibilities of ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) as a generating source of electricity. (BT)

Detailed are the history, development, and future objectives of the Coriolis program, a project designed to place large turbine units in the Florida Current that would generate large amounts of electric power. (BT)

Discussed is the current, world-wide status of tidal energy as a potential power source. Potential sites and global tidal power prospects are identified. New engineering concepts relevant to the harnessing of tidal power are identified and described. (BT)

Discusses the problems engineers face in continuing competence and suggests approaches for maintaining competence. The technical specialty certification program and recertification program of the American Society for Quality Control are detailed. (BT)

The demand for chemists in 1980 and the recruitment plans for college campuses are discussed. The employment trends in chemistry and chemical engineering are presented in a data table. (SA)

Presented are the results of a survey to determine how qualified the recent graduates of engineering schools are. Comments from employers are included. (SA)

This article describes the continuing education program developed by the Society for Professional Engineers. The computer-assisted system is multi-faceted to respond to the social, political, and economic changes the engineer encounters. The system also provides a registry which can produce a computerized transcript for each individual in the…

Described is a new continuing education program in engineering management instituted at the University of Pittsburgh. The program focuses on exposing engineers to management concepts and methodologies not presented in the engineering education. (CS)

An effective demonstration of the phase relationships in a series RLC circuit, resonance and Q, is made possible by multiplexing four signals onto a single channel, thereby converting a single-channel scope to four channels. (Author/GA)

The Stanford School of Engineering Communications Project is described. One professional composition expert teaches engineering students with strong writing abilities to instruct other students in writing. (BB)

A program is described which integrates technical writing into the introduction to a chemical engineering course at the University of Texas. The students write seven essays on engineering topics. The essays are graded by teaching assistants from the English department. (BB)

When engineering teachers assign a paper or report, they can help students by providing at the time of the assignment an acceptable format for the report. (Author/BB)