Discusses reasons why the university should conduct fundamental research related to the engineering curriculum rather than developmental research. (MLH)

Discusses programs aimed at lowering the dropout rate of minority engineering students. (MLH)

Discusses a survey of college undergraduates majoring in seven areas that investigated various characteristics, including reasons for attending college, involvement in campus life, and interest in current events. (MLH)

Discusses the nature and extent to which the concepts and techniques of project management are currently being taught in higher education, especially in the areas of business administration and engineering. (MLH)

Presents the methodology and evaluation of a course prepared by an interdisciplinary team of faculty members and aimed at developing an awareness, in engineering students, of the need for an interdisciplinary approach to societal problems. (MLH)

Describes a one-week career education experience in chemical engineering that allowed junior and senior high school students to operate prototype chemical processing equipment. (MLH)

Describes a set of experiments that uses a low-power gas laser to demonstrate difficult physical and mathematical concepts. (MLH)

Describes an education program in which engineering students remain affiliated with their traditional departments but obtain a subspecialty in engineering education by taking 20-30 quarter hours of elective coursework in engineering education. (MLH)

Describes an engineering course consisting of a sequence of specific, actual cases, that emphasizes the development of skills in synthesizing information, and in identifying and solving practical engineering problems. (MLH)

Discusses the evolution of the chemical engineering department at Iowa State. Describes the undergraduate and graduate programs, the department facilities, and faculty activities. (MLH)

Discusses the contributions, including research interests and instructional approaches, that James Douglas has made in the chemical engineering department at the University of Massachusetts. (MLH)

Describes an introductory course that provides a qualitative description of chemical engineering and the scope of professional activities of the chemical engineer. (MLH)

Ranks chemical engineering departments according to four indices, all measured per faculty member per year: master's degrees awarded, doctoral degrees awarded, thousands of dollars of extramural research funds expended, and refereed publications. (MLH)

Describes an efficient, manual method for organizing reaction engineering problems, based upon retrieving information by the key concept method. (MLH)

The purpose of this paper is to summarize recent research on the obstacles women encounter as they seek education and employment in the sciences and engineering and to offer suggestions for overcoming some of the barriers. (Author/BB)