Week 8 Topic and REU Webcast

Meeting Name: 2014 REU CCEFP Special Topic Webcast Series
Invited: REU Students of the CCEFP
Summary: Special topic presentations conducted by guests of CCEFP
Invited By: Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power
Date/Time: Wednesday, July 23, 2014 at 1:00 pm Eastern / 12:00 pm Central

Presentation:

"Everything You Needed to Know About Ethics Awareness" by Professor Jennifer Alexander, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota

Homework:
Please read these articles and prepare a blog in preparation for the webcast.

Blog Topic: 
Students should consider the relationship between the personal and public values of land and energy, and should consider how engineers, who usually work privately and quietly, might be connected to this large and controversial subject.

• "A Pipeline Threatens Our Family Land," by Ann Neumann, NYT July 12, 2014
• "Natural Gas Pipeline Plan Creates Rift in Massachusetts", by Tom Zeller, Jr., NYT July 10, 2014

Instructions:
To participate in the teleconference, dial: (866) 865-2157 ; enter the conference number: 7519913217#.
To view the presentation: https://umconnect.umn.edu/webcast2014/