Role of engineering education within undergraduate-focused institutions and graduate-focused institutions
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Eric T. Baumgartner - Dean of the T. J. Smull College of Engineering at Ohio Northern
University
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Dr. Baumgartner is the
Dean of the T. J. Smull College of Engineering and a Professor of Mechanical Engineering
at Ohio Northern University. Prior to joining ONU, Dr. Baumgartner spent 10 years
at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, where he held a number
of technical and management positions including a leadership role on the Mars Exploration
Rover project that successfully launched, landed and operated the Spirit and Opportunity
rovers on the Martian surface. Dr. Baumgartner was honored with the NASA Exceptional
Achievement Medal in 2004 for his efforts on the Mars rover project and, in May
2008, Dr. Baumgartner, along with two of his colleagues at JPL, was presented with
the 2008 IEEE Robotics and Automation Award.
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Key Note Discussion
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Why have a Freshman Program? Dean Baumgartner will discuss why the Ohio Nothern
University thought it was worth the effort to start a Freshman Engineering Program.
He will discuss the reasons for this decision and the results of their new program.
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