Gearing Up for Transportation Engineering, a Summer Institute: Phase III
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2002-12-31
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Alternative Title:Gearing up for transportation engineering, a summer institute : phase III
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Abstract:The numbers of female and minority students enrolled in engineering schools are increasing slowly; however, there is still a relatively small percentage drawn to the field of transportation civil engineering. As a consequence, there is a need to educate young people about the profession to encourage under-represented individuals to appreciate the contributions of engineers and encourage them to become transportation engineers. This Summer Institute project consisted of inviting twenty middle school students to the University of Alabama in Huntsville campus to learn about engineering as a career and experience a variety of transportation engineering design topics. The participants gained knowledge about the role of engineers in society as well as learn how engineers use their knowledge in design applications. Several University of Alabama faulty members as well as professions representing the Society of Women Engineers, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, and the National Society of Black Engineers acted as team mentors. As an important part of this project, local minority and female engineers served as mentors for the program. This is the third year of this successful summer program. /Abstract from report summary page/
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