21st Century Engineering: How Do We Maintain a Global Advantage?

Dean's Distinguished Lecturer Event

Featuring Dr. Mary L. Good
Donaghey University Professor and Founding Dean
Donaghey College of Information Science and Systems Engineering
University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Location:  McDonnell Douglas Auditorium, UC Irvine Campus
Reception to follow

Complimentary parking located in the engineering parking structure at the intersection of East Peltason and

Anteater Drive

Directions: http://www.eng.uci.edu/visiting

This event is free to the public, however an RSVP is required. Please email engineerRSVP@uci.edu or call 949.824.3923.

Abstract:

The evolution of engineering education in the has progressed from field engineers who could simply design and build, to science-based research projects and programs, and more recently, has shifted focus to “hands on” engineering education.  Moving forward in the 21st century’s global economy, engineers are contributing to unconventional disciplines, using traditional engineering skills, and facing diverse international cultures and broad systems problems.  Join Dr. Good as she tackles the question of how to educate engineering students and encourage them to take advantage of multifaceted career paths in the face of time, talent and overall interest. She believes exploring this topic, followed by successful implementation of new educational paradigms, will help define the success of the United States and other countries in the 21st century race to maintain a standard of living and quality of life that society has come to expect.

Dr. Good, a member of the National Academy of Engineering and a previous Under Secretary for Technology for the Technology Administration in the Department of Commerce, received a Ph.D. degree in inorganic chemistry from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.