Texas A&M University - Kingsville

Texas A&M Kingsville received awards in 2017, 2020, and 2021. 

Frank H. Dotterweich College of Engineering, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

NIST Standards Services Curricula Development Cooperative Agreement Program Awardee (2017)

Curriculum Innovation Through the Integration of Manufacturing Related Materials and Quality Control Standards for Different Level Engineering Students from Freshmen to Graduates

To create a systematic framework for engineering students at multiple levels including course modules for undergraduate and graduate students and a graduate certificate program. Webinars and an annual e-conference will also be offered.  

The contacts for this award are Kai Jin, kai.jin [at] tamuk.edu (kai[dot]jin[at]tamuk[dot]edu); Hua Li, hua.li [at] tamuk.edu (hua[dot]li[at]tamuk[dot]edu); and Yue Zhang, yue.zhang [at] tamuk.edu (yue[dot]zhang[at]tamuk[dot]edu). 

Frank H. Dotterweich College of Engineering, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering and the College of Business Administration, Department of Management, Marketing and Information Systems

NIST Standards Services Curricula Development Cooperative Agreement Program Awardee (2020)

Pathway to Excellence for Minority Students on Supply Chain Management and Logistics Standards through Interdisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

To develop modules for freshmen engineering and business courses to increase student awareness of standards and to create an interdisciplinary undergraduate minor program and an interdisciplinary graduate certificate program in supply chain management and logistics standards for career readiness. This collaboration between the College of Engineering and the College of Business Administration will include courses offered online and in person.

Presentation: Curriculum Innovation through the integration of Manufacturing related materials and quality control Standards for different level engineering students from freshmen to graduates (CIMS), November 2019

Presentation: Pathway to Excellence for Minority Students on Supply Chain Management and Logistics Standards through Interdisciplinary Curriculum Innovation (PEMS), November 2020
 

Kai Jin, Kai.Jin [at] tamuk.edu (Kai[dot]Jin[at]tamuk[dot]edu); Hua Li, Hua.Li [at] tamuk.edu (Hua[dot]Li[at]tamuk[dot]edu); Ruth Chatelain-Jardon, rchatelain [at] tamuk.edu (rchatelain[at]tamuk[dot]edu)

Frank H. Dotterweich College of Engineering, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering and Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering 

NIST Standards Services Curricula Development Cooperative Agreement Program Awardee (2021)

Curricular Integration of Design and Material Standards in Engineering

To incorporate standards and standardization into freshman through graduate-level course modules in the Mechanical & Industrial Engineering and Civil & Architectural Engineering Departments. A certificate program on Standards for Material Testing and Characterization for polymers and polymer composites will also be created.

Presentation: Curricular Integration of Design and Material Standards in Engineering (CID-MaSE), December 2021

Presentation: Curricular Integration of Design and Material Standards in Engineering (CID-MaSE), December 16, 2022 (updated March 2023)
 

The contacts for this project are Mohammad Motaher Hossain, mohammad.hossain [at] tamuk.edu (mohammad[dot]hossain[at]tamuk[dot]edu); Larry Peel, larry.peel [at] tamuk.edu (larry[dot]peel[at]tamuk[dot]edu); Breanna Bailey, breanna.bailey [at] tamuk.edu (breanna[dot]bailey[at]tamuk[dot]edu)

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