2008 Annual Meeting

Session: The Global Engineer

This session invites contributions on a wide variety of educational issues associated with the globalization of the chemical engineer. This can be from student-related projects, international opportunities and educating international students, among other areas.

Chair

Nada Marie Anid, New York Institute of Technology

Co-Chair

Maria G. Rasteiro, University of Coimbra

Presentations

12:30 PM

(514a) Weblab in Chemical Engineering as a Tool for Cooperative Learning within a Global Environment. A Report of Experiences Between Brazilian Universities Connected through Kyatera
Galo Carrillo le Roux, Giann B. Reis, Charles D. F. de Jesus, Antonio J G Cruz, Roberto C. Giordano, Paulo F. Moreira, Luiz V Loureiro, Claudio A. O. Nascimento

12:51 PM

(514b) Global Chemical Engineering Workforce Statistics
Tom R. Marrero

01:12 PM

(514c) Are We Preparing Our Students for a Flat World?
Nada M. Assaf-Anid, William F. Zucker, Gordon Silverman, Arthur T. Andrews

01:33 PM

(514d) Students and Graduates Exchange Programmes in the Chemical Engineering Department of the University of Coimbra in Portugal
Maria G. Rasteiro

01:54 PM

(514e) The Nigerian Society of Chemical Engineers: Challenges and Opportunitiesfacing Chemical Engineers in Nigeria
Alexander O. Ogedegbe

02:15 PM

(514f) Chemical Engineer for Today and Tomorrow through Curricular Reform
Álvaro Rámirez

02:36 PM

(514g) Student Learning through Engineers without Borders
Randy Lewis, Wade Vincent Wilding