Engineering & Science for the Future –STEM’10
Science, Technology, Engineering and
Mathematics (STEM) Conference 2010
The
Lehigh Valley Engineering Council (LVEC) in collaboration with Academic
Outreach & Special Projects at Lehigh University are sponsoring the fourth
conference on Science, Engineering, Technology and Mathematics (STEM) aimed at
further enhancing the technological vitality of the Lehigh Valley. This event
is being planned to provide an opportunity for students, engineers and
scientists of all ages to develop and present technical papers
before their peers. This represents a next step beyond posters, presentations
before judges, or class term papers; it is also an opportunity to have the work
published on a CD and discussed by other conference contributors. The first
conference, STEM’06, included papers from students in high school,
undergraduates, graduates and working engineers. The second and third
conferences, with the theme “Engineering and Science for the Future”, were a
similar success. Individuals interested in developing a paper for the fourth
event on Saturday, October 9th are invited to contact Keith Gardiner
at kg03@lehigh.edu; further details will
also be available on the LVEC web site www.lvengineer.org
.
Important target dates
(preliminary):
August 26th
(Thur.) - Submission
deadline for title, abstract and bio. to kg03@lehigh.edu
September 9th
(Thur.) - Acknowledgement,
confirmation, acceptance etc.
September 23rd
(Thur.) - Final
paper due – Word (or .pdf) format per instructions to be defined
October 1st (Fri.) - Conference
schedule available
October 9th (Sat.) - 8.00-12.00
Lehigh University Rauch Business Center
This
event affords an opportunity for writing and presenting a technical paper
before a forum of peers. The event is
cross-disciplinary and invites students at all levels to contribute and learn
from the experience collaboratively and with minimal cost. Communicating,
defending and discussing results forms an important part of the engineering and
scientific endeavor, builds confidence and offers tremendous intellectual
rewards. All scientists and engineers at
any stage in their careers benefit from opportunities to share their knowledge
and learn from others. There is no
registration fee.
Why
such an age range? For our brightest
youngsters there is a need for something beyond preparing a science fair
poster; writing a paper is a next step.
Undergraduates and graduate students have many courses where term papers
or independent research is a requirement.
Frequently these papers rest in dusty stacks in faculty offices and
filing cabinets and are seldom disseminated, their educational purpose has been
accomplished and they are not widely shared. Graduate students, engineers or
scientists already working in industry may undertake ‘continuous improvement’
and similar projects that are worthy of reporting and sharing. None of these
individuals may have access to the resources or time that could take them to
Hawaii or similar locations to offer a paper – this conference aims to serve
all these individuals. Watch the LVEC
web site for further information about LV
STEM’10 or contact Keith Gardiner kg03@Lehigh.edu. [ http://www.lvengineer.org/
]
Organizations or individuals interested in becoming co-sponsors
and/or assisting with this event are invited to contact Keith Gardiner
at 610-758-5070, e-mail above, or Dr. Henry Odi, 610-758-4802 or huo0@lehigh.edu