Recipients of 2007 Engineering VISION Grant Announced
April 3, 2007, TORONTO, ON - The Engineering VISION Grant board announced today the recipients of the Engineering VISION 2007 Grants. This grant program was founded to encourage excellence in engineering education. The grants are awarded to engineering instructors and professors who demonstrate an ability to develop outstanding classroom and field educational aids that utilize advanced technology. All submissions are currently available for review online at CATIASTUDENT.com.
This year the grant recipients are Paul Nutter from Ohio Northern University , Charles Pezeshki from Washington State University and Lawrence Wolf from the Oregon Institute of Technology. The founding grant sponsors have contributed a selection of CATIA software, a Dell laptop computer, cash honorariums and training manuals for up to 30 students along with instructor training.
Paul Nutter's entry for a timing belt assembly was particularly well received by the judging panel. They admired the depth of knowledge that the project required of its students, and the real world applicability of the submission. Professor Nutter remarked, The Engineering VISION Grant was an excellent opportunity to demonstrate and share Ohio Northern University student projects using CATIA modeling and simulation applications in real industrial situations.
The judging panel included Dr. M.G.(Ron) Britton, P.Eng., Associate Dean in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Manitoba , Heidi M. Steinhauer, Assistant Professor, Engineering, is the Associate Professor at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University , Xavier Fouger, Director of Dassault Systmes' PLM Academy , and Mark Baldesarra, Research Assistant, Space Systems Laboratory, MIT.
Charles Pezeshki submitted teaching aids and a CAD model for a donut machine and an end effector for use in aircraft. According to the judges, his submission presented an excellent combination of design and analysis activities, especially the iteration between structural analysis and part redesign. Dr. Pezeshki stated, "My students and I entered the grant competition for the fun of it, of course, but also to demonstrate to other educators that CATIA is much more than a drafting/solid modeling tool it promotes a way of thought that leads to better, and faster results.
Lawrence Wolf's entry for the creation of a model for the Gateway Arch in St Louis was also praised by the judges for its ability to generate interest and excitement amongst engineering students.
The founding sponsors at ENGINEERING.com, Dassault Systmes
, Dell and Ascent believe that technology plays a critical role
in engineering education. Students in colleges,
universities and even in K-12 can better understand the
mechanical principles being taught when educators
embrace these tools.
For further information contact:
John Hayes, President
E-Mail: jhayes@engineering.com
ENGINEERING.com, Inc.
40 Village Centre Place , Mississauga , ON Canada L4Z 1V9
Telephone: 905-273-9991 , ext. 280
Web site: www.engineeringvision.org
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