| Thursday, March 21 |
| 12:00 – 1:30p |
Summit Opening & Welcome Luncheon
Oscar Barton, Head, Department of Mechanical Engineering George Mason University
Chair, Committee on Engineering Education
H. Dwayne Jerro, Head, Department of Mechanical Engineering of Southern University
Co-Chair, 2019 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Education Summit
Nadir Yilmaz, Head, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Howard University
Co-Chair, 2019 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Education Summit
Aisha Lawrey, ASME, Director, Engineering Education
ASME Strategy & Technology Portfolio
Thomas Costabile, ASME, Executive Director
|
| 1:30 – 2:30p |
Opening Keynote
Pamela Norris ,Executive Dean of Engineering, University of Virginia, and Chair of the ASEE Engineering Research Council
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| 2:30 – 5:00p |
Plenary I: ENGAGE This session will explore how industry and department heads/chairs can engage mechanical engineering departments to prepare them to better meet the demand for a digital mechanical engineers. Speakers from academia and industry will discuss challenges and opportunities for university-industry collaborations. A breakout session after the panel will provide dialogue on the ME program criteria and potential modifications. Report outs will follow the breakout session. |
| 2:30 – 3:30p |
Panel discussion and Q&A
Moderator: Lee Redden, CTO / Co-Founder at Blue River Technology
Panelists
Tracee Walker Gilbert, Office of the Secretary of Defense for Research & Engineering Digital Engineering Lead
Ron Benczkowski, Vice President – Engineering, Moog Inc., Space and Defense Group<
Marcelino Gomes, Executive Manager of Pipeline Protection, Petrobras Transporte
|
| 3:45 – 4:30p |
Breakout Working Session
Facilitator - Mahesh AggarwalChair, Mechanical Engineering Department, Gannon University
|
| 4:30 – 5:00p |
Report Outs
|
| 5:30 – 6:00p |
Briefing I: Engineering 4 Change/ Global Development
Iana Aranda, ASME Dir. of Programs, E4C, Engineering for Global Development |
| 6:00 – 6:30p |
Briefing II: Joint International Conference on ME Education in China
Wang Hao, Vice Dean for International Affairs, Shanghai Jiao Tong University |
| 7:00 – 8:30p |
Networking Reception & Research Poster Session
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| Friday, March 22 |
| 8:00 – 8:30a |
Briefing III: Overview of Mechanical Engineering Technology
Michael Johnson, Associate Department Head for Undergraduate Studies, Dept. of Engineering Technology & Industrial Distribution Texas A&M University |
| 8:30 – 11:00a |
Plenary II EXPLORE: This session will explore the current best practices and innovative approaches to tackle the intersection of mechanical engineering and digital tools. Speakers from academic research centers will provide opportunities and challenges in their respective sectors. A Q&A discussion session will follow the presentations.
Panel discussion/ Q&A
Moderator: Patrick A. Hillberg, Siemens Academic and Workforce Business Development
Panelist: Patrick Mensah, Associate Dean for Research, College of Sciences and Engineering at Southern
University; Director of the NSF CREST Center for Next Generation Multifunctional Composites (NextGen
Composites Phase II)
Shengmin Guo, Holmes Endowed Professor, LSU; Director of the Turbine Innovation and Energy Research (TIER); NSF-EPSCoR Consortium for Innovation in Manufacturing and Materials (CIMM)
Steven Goldsmith Professor, Mechanical Engineering Michigan Tech
|
| 11:00 – 11:30a |
Briefing IV: NAE Grand Challenges
Jenna Carpenter, Dean Campbell University |
| 12:00 – 1:00p |
ASME Engineering Education Awards Luncheon |
| 1:30 – 4:00p |
Plenary III (EMPOWER): This session will explore the past, present, and future of these tools and the effect they will continue to have on mechanical engineering training and students. Speakers from academia and industry will provide opportunities and challenges in their respective sectors. A Q&A discussion session will follow the presentations.
Panel discussion/ Q&A
Moderator:Marcio de Queiroz, Professor; Director-iCORE Lab; Coordinator, Robotics Engineering Minor LSU
Fab Clayton, Education Engagement Program Manager Autodesk
Mario Rotea, Department Head, Mechanical Engineering UT-Dallas
William Messner, Professor, Mechanical Engineering Tufts University
Darrell Robinette, Faculty Advisor of SAE/GM AutoDrive Challenge Team Michigan Tech
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| 4:00 – 4:30p |
Briefing V:ABET Updates
Joe Sussman, Chief Accreditation Officer, Chief Information Officer, ABET |
| 5:30 – 6:30p |
Open Mic Reception (for the benefit of new and nearly new Department Chairs)
Kevin Lynch, Northwestern University MEDH ExCom Kemper Lewis, University at Buffalo MEDH ExCom
(Dinner on Your Own) |
| Saturday, March 23 |
| 8:30 – 9:00a |
Briefing V: The Impact of Online Education |
| 9:00 – 11:30a |
Engineering Education Town Hall
- Update on NSF Revolutionizing Engineering Departments grantees — Purdue University and the University of Seattle
- Graduate Education (international impact)
- Opportunities for Engagement with ASME
- Resources to create an inclusive classroom
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| 11:30 – 12:00p |
Conference Wrap-Up & Close
Oscar Barton, Chair, Department of Mechanical Engineering George Mason University
ASME Chair Committee on Engineering Education
H. Dwayne Jerro, Head, Department of Mechanical Engineering of Southern University
Co-Chair, 2019 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Education Summit
Nadir Yilmaz, Head, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Howard University
Co-Chair, 2019 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Education Summit |