Month: May 2009

  • Designing Engineers

    I’ve been on the road a lot this month. First an NSF proposal review panel then a meeting of the EE departments that were awarded NSF Department Level Reform grants. After a short visit home it was off to an NSF Engineering Research Center site visit and I’m writing this just before a workshop in…

  • Intermission

    It is funny how one little piece of information can give you a new perspective on something you have known for years. For some reason I found myself looking up the meaning of the word “bismillah” the other day. Thank you Google. Did you know that two of the inmates in Guantanamo are named Bismillah?…

  • Oh Joy! ABET time again!

    It has been a hectic month with many deadlines and trips rearing their head in May like the weeds in my neglected lawn. One of the activities that has been eating my lunch is preparing the ABET report which is due sometime this summer. As with all organizational reviews, reports are called for; the ABET…