Sustainability and the IDEAL Center

Authored by: Lafayette College EGRS 451 group (Nicholas Bisignano, Peter Gross, Monica Nelson, Jonathan Simmons) Date: Fall 2013 Course Instructor: Professor Cohen Project Links: Memo and Brochure Side A and B Abstract: As capstone Engineering Studies students with an interest in taking on a sustainable development for our final project, we realized that we share the vision …

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Entrepreneurship and Engineering at IDEAL

Authored by: Lafayette College EGRS 451 group (Brendan Hodgens, Amos Han, and Nick Marinaro) Date: Fall 2013 Course Instructor: Professor Cohen Project Links: Memo and Website and Video Abstract: This Engineering Studies Capstone project worked with a specific research question: What form of entrepreneurship education is best suited Lafayette’s campus, via the IDEAL Center?  To begin our …

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Engineering and Entrepreneurship: A Minor and Course of Study

Authored by: Lafayette College EGRS 451 group (Michael Gadigian, Christopher Schellens, and Colin Tofel) Date: Spring 2013 Course Instructor: Professor Cohen Project Links: Memo Abstract: Working in close coordination with the proposed Center for Innovation, Design, Entrepreneurship, and Leadership (IDEAL Center), the project develops an entrepreneurship minor at Lafayette College. The minor is proposed for students of all …

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Brain-Computer Interface Technology: An Interdisciplinary Study

Authored by: Lafayette College EGRS 451 group (Sam Burd and Terrin Kalian) Date: Spring 2013 Course Instructor: Professor Cohen Project Links: Memo and Website Abstract: The website we produced discusses different uses of brain-computer interface technology and why it has the potential to become an important, yet controversial innovation. The goal of the website is to provide unbiased …

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3d Printing/Additive Manufacturing: An Interdisciplinary Study

Authored by: Lafayette College EGRS 451 group (Nick Hepp and Ryan McVeigh) Date: Spring 2013 Course Instructor: Professor Cohen Project Links: Memo and Website Abstract:  We live in an era of technological development that is fueled by widespread communication, and the ease of data transfer. The Internet and wireless communication networks have made it possible for collaboration unseen …

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Development Engineering short course

Authored by: Lafayette College EGRS 451 group (Kelsey Lantz and Kristin Tuttle) Date: Spring 2013 Course Instructor: Professor Cohen Project Links: Memo and Proposed Syllabus Abstract: This project’s main research question was: How can we effectively prepare Lafayette College students to tackle engineering problems in developing communities? We decided to cater a new course curriculum to a three-week …

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