Engineering Week Begins
Jason Gomes
Issue date: 2/18/05 Section: News
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The College of Engineering will host its 11th annual National Engineers Week Feb. 20-26 by conducting many events for its students, faculty and staff.
According to the Engineers' Week website, the Week is a formal coalition of over 70 engineering, education and cultural societies along with over 50 corporations and government agencies.
"The CoE is celebrating by promoting the importance of engineers among parents, students, teachers and to motivate the youth of Philadelphia to pursue engineering careers," Public Relations and Events Coordinator Ashley Meyers said.
"This week is very important for all of Drexel University because it raises the awareness of the positive contributions engineers continue to give to all aspects of life. Drexel University has some of the most prestigious engineer alumni in the country."
While the Week kicks off Feb. 20 the College hosted its first event, the Men's Basketball game, Feb. 14 with its Alumni Association. They occupied the Hospitality Suite in the Daskalakis Athletic Center and offered free food and beverages to all engineering students and faculty.
"It was a great game to watch and it was a delight to see many of our students and faculty mingling," Dean of CoE Selcuk Guceri said.
There will be the annual Kamikaze Egg Drop Feb. 22 in the Great Court of the Main Building. All University students are eligible to participate in the event. The objective of the Egg Drop is to design and construct a device that will move with a trolley car provided by the design committee and safely carry a large uncooked egg down a steel cable and into a barricade. During the first round, the devices will be released from the second floor to impact a barricade on the first floor. If the egg survives the first round, then the team will advance to the second round and their device will be released from the third floor. First place will receive $200, second place will receive $150 and third place will receive $100. The winning faculty member or faculty team will receive a plaque.
The Honors Day Ceremony and Reception will take place Feb. 23 in Mandell Theater with a reception to follow thereafter in the Grand Hall. The event will celebrate the achievements of the college's students and faculty.
The CoE Career Fair, reserved only for engineering students, will take place Feb. 24 in Grand Hall. Employers registered for the event include Pennoni Associates, founded after C.R. Pennoni, L-3 Communication Systems East, Black & Decker, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.
There will be a panel discussion hosted by Society of Women in Engineering Feb. 24 in Grand Hall. The whole University community is invited to attend as six distinguished women from the corporate and business world will serve on the panel. Some of them have their own women-registered businesses.
Engineer of the Year Mark Adler, currently Mars Exploration Program Architect for National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory, will be giving a talk to students Feb. 25 in CAT 061, Adler will be showing many samples and videos of his project and students will be able to ask questions throughout the entire presentation. This presentation is designed to be very student-focused and he will be sharing not only technical content but also his work experiences.
"We have chosen Dr. Mark Adler as the 2005 Engineer of the Year because of his work in advancing the Mars space travel to unprecedented levels and the College is pleased to honor an engineer at his caliber," Meyers said.
"It is very important for students to meet someone of this high caliber," Guceri said.
"He has led a great life and has advanced not only technically but also in the business world. He is a great role model to the students and I strongly encourage them to attend this event."
"I personally hope that Dr. Adler will realize that Drexel is doing very well in the academics and research world and we hope that Drexel engineering students will continue to be even more involved in the NASA program and hopefully have some students and faculty work on his Mars project," Guceri said.
Later that night will be the Engineer of the Year Banquet where Adler will receive his 2005 Engineer of the Year Award at the Union League of Philadelphia. The Alumni Circle of Distinction Induction and faculty awards presentation will also take place during the banquet. The semi-formal dinner is by invitation only. Student representatives from the engineering societies and a few undergraduate and graduate students will be in attendance. Many alumni and faculty will also be there along with most of the Board of Trustee members and corporate executives.
According to Guceri, most engineering schools do not celebrate National Engineers Week and commented that it is great that Drexel is one of the very few schools that choose to celebrate.
"From the engineering schools that do celebrate this week I must say that Drexel celebrates it best."
Guceri also encourages the engineering students to participate in the Week.
"Studying is big and essential but it is not the only part of a college education. Engineering students are notorious for only focusing on class work and not pursuing other avenues whether inside or outside of the CoE. Students should take advantage of this learning environment, attend the seminars, programs and activities that this university hosts. Don't make any excuses. Students have a wonderful opportunity to network with fellow students, faculty and also learn about new and fascinating ideas."
Charles Avila, a junior majoring in mechanical engineering responds. "I would rank engineering at Drexel among the best in the nation based primarily on two criteria: the co-op experience students gain is an invaluable insight into the 'real world' engineering they will encounter once they actually receive the coveted piece of paper that takes [them] five years to obtain and that the CoE is big enough to supply students with valuable resources (experimental and computer labs, a nice library and much more) and yet not so large that you get lost in the crowd."
"The CoE has put together yet another exciting week of events celebrating the engineering achievements of our day and age," Undergraduate Student Government Association CoE Senator Edward Asbury said.
"I strongly encourage the engineering students to take advantage of what their college has to offer and attend these events."
According to the Engineers' Week website, the Week is a formal coalition of over 70 engineering, education and cultural societies along with over 50 corporations and government agencies.
"The CoE is celebrating by promoting the importance of engineers among parents, students, teachers and to motivate the youth of Philadelphia to pursue engineering careers," Public Relations and Events Coordinator Ashley Meyers said.
"This week is very important for all of Drexel University because it raises the awareness of the positive contributions engineers continue to give to all aspects of life. Drexel University has some of the most prestigious engineer alumni in the country."
While the Week kicks off Feb. 20 the College hosted its first event, the Men's Basketball game, Feb. 14 with its Alumni Association. They occupied the Hospitality Suite in the Daskalakis Athletic Center and offered free food and beverages to all engineering students and faculty.
"It was a great game to watch and it was a delight to see many of our students and faculty mingling," Dean of CoE Selcuk Guceri said.
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There will be the annual Kamikaze Egg Drop Feb. 22 in the Great Court of the Main Building. All University students are eligible to participate in the event. The objective of the Egg Drop is to design and construct a device that will move with a trolley car provided by the design committee and safely carry a large uncooked egg down a steel cable and into a barricade. During the first round, the devices will be released from the second floor to impact a barricade on the first floor. If the egg survives the first round, then the team will advance to the second round and their device will be released from the third floor. First place will receive $200, second place will receive $150 and third place will receive $100. The winning faculty member or faculty team will receive a plaque.
The Honors Day Ceremony and Reception will take place Feb. 23 in Mandell Theater with a reception to follow thereafter in the Grand Hall. The event will celebrate the achievements of the college's students and faculty.
The CoE Career Fair, reserved only for engineering students, will take place Feb. 24 in Grand Hall. Employers registered for the event include Pennoni Associates, founded after C.R. Pennoni, L-3 Communication Systems East, Black & Decker, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.
There will be a panel discussion hosted by Society of Women in Engineering Feb. 24 in Grand Hall. The whole University community is invited to attend as six distinguished women from the corporate and business world will serve on the panel. Some of them have their own women-registered businesses.
Engineer of the Year Mark Adler, currently Mars Exploration Program Architect for National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory, will be giving a talk to students Feb. 25 in CAT 061, Adler will be showing many samples and videos of his project and students will be able to ask questions throughout the entire presentation. This presentation is designed to be very student-focused and he will be sharing not only technical content but also his work experiences.
"We have chosen Dr. Mark Adler as the 2005 Engineer of the Year because of his work in advancing the Mars space travel to unprecedented levels and the College is pleased to honor an engineer at his caliber," Meyers said.
"It is very important for students to meet someone of this high caliber," Guceri said.
"He has led a great life and has advanced not only technically but also in the business world. He is a great role model to the students and I strongly encourage them to attend this event."
 Engineer of the Year, Mark Adler |
"I personally hope that Dr. Adler will realize that Drexel is doing very well in the academics and research world and we hope that Drexel engineering students will continue to be even more involved in the NASA program and hopefully have some students and faculty work on his Mars project," Guceri said.
Later that night will be the Engineer of the Year Banquet where Adler will receive his 2005 Engineer of the Year Award at the Union League of Philadelphia. The Alumni Circle of Distinction Induction and faculty awards presentation will also take place during the banquet. The semi-formal dinner is by invitation only. Student representatives from the engineering societies and a few undergraduate and graduate students will be in attendance. Many alumni and faculty will also be there along with most of the Board of Trustee members and corporate executives.
According to Guceri, most engineering schools do not celebrate National Engineers Week and commented that it is great that Drexel is one of the very few schools that choose to celebrate.
"From the engineering schools that do celebrate this week I must say that Drexel celebrates it best."
Guceri also encourages the engineering students to participate in the Week.
"Studying is big and essential but it is not the only part of a college education. Engineering students are notorious for only focusing on class work and not pursuing other avenues whether inside or outside of the CoE. Students should take advantage of this learning environment, attend the seminars, programs and activities that this university hosts. Don't make any excuses. Students have a wonderful opportunity to network with fellow students, faculty and also learn about new and fascinating ideas."
Charles Avila, a junior majoring in mechanical engineering responds. "I would rank engineering at Drexel among the best in the nation based primarily on two criteria: the co-op experience students gain is an invaluable insight into the 'real world' engineering they will encounter once they actually receive the coveted piece of paper that takes [them] five years to obtain and that the CoE is big enough to supply students with valuable resources (experimental and computer labs, a nice library and much more) and yet not so large that you get lost in the crowd."
"The CoE has put together yet another exciting week of events celebrating the engineering achievements of our day and age," Undergraduate Student Government Association CoE Senator Edward Asbury said.
"I strongly encourage the engineering students to take advantage of what their college has to offer and attend these events."
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