Revitalizing Achievement by Using Instrumentation in Science Education (RAISE)

Career Day (May 24, 2006)

Time Agenda Speaker Venue
08:45 am Welcoming Remarks Dr. Noel N. Kriftcher
Ms. Cynthia Fowlkes, Director (Career and Technical Education), New York City Department of Education
Regna Lounge
09:20 am Introduction to Mechanical Engineering Prof. Volken Otugen
09:55 am Introduction to Civil Engineering Prof. Magued Iskander
10:30 am Visit to Laboratories
Materials (ME) Prof. Nikhil Gupta RH 413
Mechatronics (ME) Prof. Vikram Kapila RH 514B
Soil Mechanics (CE) Prof. Magued Iskander RH 415
Structures (CE) Prof. Magued Iskander RH 413
11:05 am Visit to Laboratories
Soil Mechanics (CE) Prof. Magued Iskander RH 415
Structures (CE) Prof. Magued Iskander RH 413
Materials (ME) Prof. Nikhil Gupta RH 413
Mechatronics (ME) Prof. Vikram Kapila RH 514B
11:45 am Luncheon Regna Lounge
12:30 pm Meet Engineering Professionals from Industry Kenneth Jack, Section Manager (Substation Planning), ConEd
Frank Rougier, Director (Engineering and IT), NABS

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.

Lunch provided thanks to The New York City Department of Education, Office of Career and Technical Education.

Special thanks to:

  • RAISE Fellows: Nerik Yakubov, Meetu Walia, David Chen, Artyr Nisonov, Elissa Seideman, Siu Kei (Edwin) Yu, Ilya Zarankin, Sookram Sobhan, Robert Mcgee, Chris Wilkins, William Kok, Arsen Zavlyanov
  • Department of Mechanical Engineering Assistants: Sang-Hoon (Nathan) Lee, Anshuman Panda