High Performance Engines: Fast Cars Accelerate Learning

Authors

  • Sang M. Han The University of New Mexico
  • Joseph L. Cecchi The University of New Mexico
  • John J. Russell The University of New Mexico

Abstract

Summer School Poster Session Paper

We have introduced a course on High Performance Engines that incorporates problem- and simulation-based learning approaches. The central topic, carefully chosen to appeal to a large student audience, facilitates integrating core chemical and mechanical engineering principles. When immersed in the active learning environment, the students quickly develop skills to analyze complex engineering systems and to consider multiplexed engineering issues.

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Author Biographies

Sang M. Han, The University of New Mexico

Sang M. Han is Assistant Professor of Chemical and Nuclear Engineering at the University of New Mexico. He earned his BS in Chemical Engineering with honors from the University of California Berkeley (1992) and his PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of California Santa Barbara (1998). His primary research interest is in micro- to atomic-scale surface science and engineering on Si and Ge based systems.

Joseph L. Cecchi, The University of New Mexico

Joseph L. Cecchi is Dean of the School of Engineering at the University of New Mexico and Professor of Chemical and Nuclear Engineering. He earned his BS from Knox College and his PhD from Harvard University His primary research is in semiconductor and MEMS fabrication technology on the micro and nano sea/es.

John J. Russell, The University of New Mexico

John J. Russell is Interim Chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of New Mexico. He earned his BS in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from the Ohio State University and his PhD in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Michigan Ann Arbor. His research interest lies in vehicle dynamics and controls.

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Published

2003-07-01

Issue

Vol. 37 No. 3 (2003): Summer 2003

Section

Summer School Special Section