Flowers to lecture on changes in engineering education
Published Jan 11, 2011Dr. Woodie Flowers, the Pappalardo Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), will present "An Argument for a Major Change in Engineering Education" on 17 January as the third lecture of the Distinguished Lecture Series. His lecture is designed to stimulate discussion about the future of engineering education. The FIRST Robotics competition and selected design courses from MIT will be used as examples of education-centered services. The lecture will begin at 6:30 p.m. in lecture hall 238 of the Texas A&M Engineering Building. To RSVP or for information contact Laila Sayeh: laila.sayeh@qatar.tamu.edu.