Project RAISE Engineering Career Day Program
A National Science Foundation Supported Project
AGENDA
8:45 AM Welcoming Remarks --Regna Lounge
Dr. Noel N. Kriftcher, Executive Director, David Packard Center for Technology and Educational Alliances, Polytechnic University
Ms. Frances Capuana, Executive Director, Career and Technical Education, New York City Department of Education
9:20 am Introduction to Mechanical Engineering
Prof. Volkan Otugen
9:45 am Introduction to Civil Engineering
Prof. Magued Iskander
10:15 am Visits to Laboratories
ME Labs
A. RH 413 Materials Prof. Said Nourbakhsh
B. RH 509C Race Car Prof. Vikram Kapila
C. RH 514B Robotics Prof. Vikram Kapila
CE Labs
D. RH 415 Soil Mechanics Prof. Magued Iskander
E. RH 415 Structures Prof. Magued Iskander
10:40 am Visit to Laboratories
CE Labs
A. RH 415 Soil Mechanics Prof. Iskander
B. RH 415 Structures Prof. Iskander
ME Labs
C. RH 413 Materials Prof. Nourbakhsh
D. RH 509C Race Car Prof. Kapila
E. RH 514B Robotics Prof. Kapila
Note: Each student is expected to follow his assigned program and visit one Civil Engineering laboratory and one Mechanical Engineering laboratory.
11:30 am Luncheon --Regna Lounge
Master of Ceremonies: Dr. Vikram Kapila
Meet Engineering Professionals from Industry
1. Franck Rougier, Director of Engineering/Global IT Manager, NABS, Inc.
2. Andy Woo, Associate Engineer, Distribution Engineering, Network Systems, Consolidated Edison, Company
3. Kangpin Tee, Symbol Technologies
4. Walid Aboumoussa, Senior Engineer, Antonucci & Associates
Support provided by The New York City Department of Education, Office of Career and Technical Education
Co-Principal Investigators for Project RAISE: Prof. Vikram Kapila, Prof. Magued Iskander,Prof. Noel Kriftcher
Special thanks to RAISE Fellows: Nerik Yakubov, Dong-Young Ko, Meetu Walia and Artyr Nisonov
and to ME Dept. Assistants: Sang-Hoon (Nathan) Lee, Hong Wong, Anshuman Panda, Saul Harari, Pawan Kumar Bhagavatula and Rishi Raj