Bluefield State College Faculty Present Two Papers at 2009 ASEE Conference

(BLUEFIELD)— Two scholarly papers prepared and submitted by Bluefield State College faculty members were accepted and presented at the 2009 American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference and Exposition in Austin, Texas on June 15-18. The conference brings together an assembly of more than 3000 engineering educators, vendors, and publishers.  One of the papers describes collaborations with local industry arising from operations of the Center for Applied Research and Technology, Inc. (CART) at Bluefield State College (BSC).

The paper, “Operating a Center for Applied Research and Technology (CART, Inc.) at Bluefield State College,” was presented by Frank Hart (Dean/BSC School of Engineering Technology and Computer Science) and Bruce Mutter (CEO/Chair, CART).  ASEE proposal reviewers noted, “The Center for Applied Research and Technology appears to be a valuable resource for any state-of-the-art engineering program.  This is definitely a unique way to teach and promote innovation and entrepreneurship.”

BSC faculty members Roger Owensby (BSC Associate Professor, Mining Engineering Technology), Mike Plumley (BSC Adjunct Professor, Mining Engineering Technology), Hart and Mutter collaborated to produce and present “Development of a Web-Based Course in Miner Safety Training.”

"We have always enjoyed the opportunity to learn from others, participate in the sessions, and present the results of the past year’s research to our colleagues at the ASEE Conference," Mutter noted. "These presentations provide the platform for considering how the most current technology can be utilized in delivering technology-reliant engineering education.  The two papers approved for publication this year brings the total to 17 BSC-submitted papers accepted for an ASEE conference and exposition over the past five years.