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North West Houston Sub Section
Welcome to the website of the North West Houston Sub Section of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers International (ASME), the Internet resource of choice for Mechanical Engineers in the North West Harris County & Houston area.
March 22, 2012 Luncheon
with
Dr. Charles Camarda
Sr. Advisor for Innovation at NASA's Office of the Chief Engineer
The US education system is approaching a "tipping point" where the next disruptive idea can totally revolutionize not only the way we learn; but also optimize how we learn. What if we could ignite, excite, and align students' passion for solving problems with a customized roadmap which guides and facilitates the process for acquiring the knowledge and mastering the necessary skills in a collaborative/cooperative environment using a problem-based learning methodology?
The NASA Senior Advisor for Innovation, Dr. Charles Camarda, has formulated and proposed the Innovative Conceptual Engineering Design (ICED) methodology as a means for both increasing innovation within NASA, and encouraging STEM education in the United States. This methodology involves bringing real-world, open-ended, "epic" engineering challenges to a diverse mix of university, high school, and even middle school students. Under the guidance of relevant subject matter experts from academia, industry, and the government; these students initially work together in-person in a highly collaborative, concurrent engineering environment where creative ideas are rapidly conceptualized, prototyped, tested, and iterated upon. Following an initial workshop, a virtual platform is used to maintain links between the technical experts and the student teams, as they continue to mature their problem solutions.
The ICED program was developed by Dr. Camarda over several years, while participating in a wide range of NASA and Air Force research and development programs. Over the past four years, this program has been successfully field-tested over a wide variety of participant experience levels ranging from high school to young practicing engineer. A collaborative effort involving students from MIT and Penn State resulted in a potential feasible solution to a contingency land landing system for NASA's next generation space vehicle, the Orion/MPCV capsule!
When & Where :
Stress Engineering Services' Conference Center in Building #2
13610 Westland East Blvd, Houston
Cost: Free Admission, and Brown Bag lunch is $12 with reservation. Membership Not Required. Bring a Guest!
Reservations Requested. Please contact Wendy Davis at 281-890-8441.
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Thursday, March 22, 2012
- 11:30 am Lunch served
- 11:45 am Announcements
- 12 noon Presentation begins
- 1:00 pm Official Meeting Closes
A few notes about our Distinguished Speaker :
Charles Camarda was born in Queens, New York and received his undergraduate degree in Aerospace Engineering from the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn in 1974. Upon graduation, he began work at NASA's Langley Research Center (LaRC), received his M.S. from GW in Mechanical Engineering in 1980 and a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from VPI in 1990.> He was Head of the Thermal Structures Branch at LaRC and led the structures and materials efforts of two programs: The National Aero-Space Plane (NASP) and the Single-Stage-to Orbit Program. He was selected to be an Astronaut in 1996 and flew on the return-to-flight mission of Space Shuttle, STS-114, in 2005. He was selected Director of Engineering at JSC in December 2005 and is now the Sr. Advisor for Innovation at NASA's Office of the Chief Engineer.
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Executive Committee for Northwest Houston Sub Section
The officers for the 2012
operating year for the Northwest Houston Sub Section of ASME are:
Chair: Dr. Rafik Boubenider, P.E.
Vice-Chair: Jackie Smith, P.E.
Secretary: Ramon San Pedro, P.E.
Treasurer and Webmaster: Richard Boswell, P.E.
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Student Relations : Dr. Ed Marotta (FMC)
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