Konuşmacı: Dr. Niaz Latif
Konu: Packaging Machinery Industry-Focused BS Degree Program in Mechatronics Engineering Technology
Tarih: 18 Mart 2014 - 11.00
Yer: Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi, Beşiktaş Kampüsü, Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü, F-17 nolu salon
Özet: Prompted by an industrial need for trained technologists to design, build and service the type of complex, high speed machinery used in the package industry, Purdue University Calumet introduced its mechatronics engineering technology baccalaureate degree program in 2008. The program has received ABET accreditation in 2013. In recent years, successful implementation of the program is evidenced through significant enrollment growth and receiving federal grants for curriculum development and workforce development, two from National Science Foundation and a $2.74 million grant from US Department of Labor. The industry and education partnership resulted in the establishment of an endowed state-of-the-art laboratory, a training center, a knowledge center for packaging machinery industry, and the opportunity for paid internships for all students in the program. The presentation will provide a chronicle of the program development and implementation focusing on the active participation of industry partners and the nature of an industry-education partnership for long-term sustainability of the program.
Kısa biyografi: Dr. Niaz Latif is Professor and Head of the Department of Industrial Technology at Purdue University. Prior to joining Purdue, he was a faculty member and coordinator of Engineering Technology programs at Northern Kentucky University (NKU). At NKU he also served as Director of the Technical Services Institute under the Department of Technology. Dr. Latif has authored/co-authored numerous refereed journal articles and peer reviewed conference proceedings articles and has made national and international conference presentations. His teaching and research interests are in the areas of lean manufacturing, alternative energy, human factors, and computer-aided engineering design. He has developed and taught undergraduate and graduate-level courses and has supervised graduate student projects, in these areas, both at master’s and doctoral level. His current research focuses on applied ergonomics in manufacturing, and he supervises graduate student research in the area.
Dr. Latif earned his Ph.D. from the University of Missouri—Columbia and an M.S. from South Dakota State University; both degrees are in Agricultural Engineering. He holds a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Chittagong in Bangladesh. He received the 1998 Outstanding Professor of Industrial Technology Award (Region 3) from the National Association of Industrial Technology (NAIT). Dr. Latif served as the Chair of the Executive Board of NAIT. He is a fellow of the Academic Leadership Program under the Committee on Institutional Cooperation of Big 10 Universities.