http://www.engineeringcareersonline.com Engineering career information and job posting since 2004 Fri, 22 Jan 2010 22:39:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Drexel University Online, a leader in online degree programs, has added a new online degree program to its offerings, the online Master of Science in Engineering Technology from Drexel's Goodwin College. The online master's in Engineering Technology uses a professional, multi-disciplinary, team and project-oriented approach to graduate education. It focuses ... http://www.engineeringcareersonline.com/2010/01/22/drexel-university-launches-online-masters-in-engineering-technology/ Lockheed Martin, Manassas, recently introduced 89 female students from 17 local high schools to the world of engineering during the firm's sixth annual "Women in Engineering Day" at its local facility. [read full article at InsideNova.com] http://www.engineeringcareersonline.com/2010/01/05/girls-learn-about-engineering-during-lockheed-martin-event/ Auto ID Solutions has made a three year commitment to the University of St. Thomas School of Engineering's STEPS (Science, Technology and Engineering Preview Summer camp for girls) program. This program is for girls entering the 7th grade who spend a week taking classes in plastics, electricity, machining, computer-aided design, ... http://www.engineeringcareersonline.com/2009/12/31/auto-id-solutions-signs-multi-year-sponsorship-for-the-university-of-st-thomas-steps-program/ Fluctuating funding for NASA could drive away highly specialized workers at a time when fewer students want to embark on careers in science, space industry officials warned a House panel Thursday. "One of the reasons for a lack of interest in aerospace and defense could be the uncertainty of NASA programs," ... http://www.engineeringcareersonline.com/2009/12/11/for-space-careers-a-crisis-of-confidence/ Funded with a $95,500 Champlin Foundations grant, the Structural Monitoring and Remote Testing (SMART) Laboratory includes the high-tech instrumentation and processing power necessary to measure and analyze structures in natural conditions, all contained in a van for easy access to sites around Rhode Island. “The lab will enable students to work ... http://www.engineeringcareersonline.com/2009/12/03/engineering-professor-creates-mobile-lab-for-testing-bridges/ Four steps. Eight years. Two exams. It all adds up to what Ben O'Neal, engineering professor, calls two "pretty exhausting" eight-hour exams. After four years of undergraduate coursework, engineering students encounter additional education and practice for another four years before acquiring a professional engineer license. [read full article at TechnicianOnline.com] http://www.engineeringcareersonline.com/2009/11/27/professional-engineering-licensure-a-four-step-process/ A program at Case Western Reserve University to encourage career advancement of women and underrepresented minority men in sciences and engineering is expanding to five public institutions of higher education through a three-year, nearly $1 million National Science Foundation grant. Institutions Developing Excellence in Academic Leadership (IDEAL) brings together CWRU and ... http://www.engineeringcareersonline.com/2009/11/19/nsf-supports-case-western-reserve-universitys-ideal/ Sustainable energy jobs are being created all over the US in efforts to conserve the planet's dwindling fossil fuel resources. The American Solar Energy Society predicts that by the year 2030, the number of green jobs available will skyrocket to 40 million, proposing one in four workers will be in a ... http://www.engineeringcareersonline.com/2009/11/12/engineering-pioneers-green-ed/ While only one in 10 male engineers leave their field by the time they reach their 30s, about one in four women are not working in engineering despite having completed the necessary education. A study getting under way at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (UWM) will explore the reasons for the relatively ... http://www.engineeringcareersonline.com/2009/11/09/uwm-study-explores-why-women-leave-engineering-careers/ U.S. colleges and universities are graduating as many scientists and engineers as ever, according to a study released on Oct. 28 by a group of academics. But that finding comes with a big caveat: Many of the highest-performing students are choosing careers in other fields. The study by professors at ... http://www.engineeringcareersonline.com/2009/10/30/study-no-shortage-of-u-s-engineers/