Revitalizing Achievement by Using Instrumentation in Science Education (RAISE)

Career Day (April 20, 2005)

Time Agenda Speaker Venue
08:45 am Welcoming Remarks Dr. Noel N. Kriftcher
Ms. Frances Capuana, Executive Director (Career and Technical Education), New York City Department of Education
Regna Lounge
09:20 am Introduction to Mechanical Engineering Prof. Volken Otugen
09:45 am Introduction to Civil Engineering Prof. Magued Iskander
10:15 am Visit to Laboratories
Materials (ME) Prof. Said Nourbakhsh RH 413
Race Car (ME) Prof. Vikram Kapila RH 509C
Robotics (ME) Prof. Vikram Kapila RH 514B
Soil Mechanics (CE) Prof. Magued Iskander RH 415
Structures (CE) Prof. Magued Iskander RH 415
10:40 am Visit to Laboratories
Soil Mechanics (CE) Prof. Magued Iskander RH 415
Structures (CE) Prof. Magued Iskander RH 415
Materials (ME) Prof. Said Nourbakhsh RH 413
Race Car (ME) Prof. Vikram Kapila RH 509C
Robotics (ME) Prof. Vikram Kapila RH 514B
11:30 am Luncheon Regna Lounge
12:15 pm Meet Engineering Professionals from Industry Frank Rougier, Director (Engineering and IT), NABS
Andy Woo, Associate Engineer (Distribution Engineering and Network Systems), ConEd
Kangpin Tee, Symbol Technologies
Walid Aboumoussa, Senior Engineer, Antonucci & Associates

Master of Ceremonies: Prof. Vikram Kapila

Note: Each student will follow his assigned program and visit one Civil Engineering laboratory and one Mechanical Engineering laboratory.

Special thanks to:

  • RAISE Fellows: Nerik Yakubov, Dong-Young Ko, Meetu Walia, Artyr Nisonov
  • Department of Mechanical Engineering Assistants: Sang-Hoon (Nathan) Lee, Hong Wong, Anshuman Panda, Saul Harari, Pawan Kumar Bhagavatula, Rishi Raj