College of Science and Technology
Spring 2009 Newsletter
News Updates
Electronics Engineering Technology Accreditation
The College of Science & Technology is proud to announce that the department of Electronics Engineering Technology accreditation has been renewed through September 20, 2014. Accreditation by The Technology Accreditation Commission (TAC) of ABET serves to evaluate curricula for applied science, computing, engineering and technology programs in the United States to ensure the quality of specific programs and graduates. The current assessments were performed during the recent 2008 Summer Meeting and were based on the program evaluations conducted during 2007-2008 academic year.
Message from the Dean
As I reflect back on the year 2008, I can only feel pride for the group of students, faculty and staff that represent the College of Science and Technology. Our college students, faculty and staff continually strive to put their best foot forward and achieve great results in their endeavors.
Our Electronics Engineering Technology Program received accreditation by the Board for Engineering and Technology, (ABET). Under the fine leadership of Dr. Biswajit Ray, the EET program passed the rigorous accreditation review with flying colors and doesn't need to be reviewed again until 2014. Professor Christine Mehlbaum, achieved recognition from the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists, (ARRT), for the Biological and Allied Health Sciences Radiologist Assistant masters program. Thanks to the efforts of these faculty and others we are providing outstanding programs for our students.
Student News
Internship takes student to South African bush
Deborah Hunsberger, a senior biology and biochemistry major, interned as a research assistant for Operation Wallacea this past summer. She spent two months South Africa working on various conservation projects. Her first week was spent learning the basics of bushcraft in Hluhluwe-Imfoluzi Game Reserves. The most important thing she learned was that the saying, "you don't have to be the fastest runner, just don't be the slowest," was not a useful saying unless one wanted to become dinner. The best thing to do is to stand your ground.
Alumni News
Physics graduate honored as top Navy engineer
Vincent Urick, a 2001 graduate of BU's physics program, recently received the 2007 Department of the Navy Top Scientists and Engineers of the Year award. Urick accepted the award during a ceremony at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va. According to the Navy announcement of the award, Urick's research is focused on how analog fiber optics can be used by Navy and Department of Defense. Urick has been working as a research physicist at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, D.C., since 2001. He earned his master of science and doctoral degrees from George Mason University in Fairfax Virginia in 2005 and 2007.
Grants and Gifts
Kapp awarded $800K National Science Foundation Grant
Karl Kapp, Professor of Instructional Technology, was named Co-Principal Investigator of a $1.8 million dollar National Science Foundation Grant. The research is being performed in collaboration with investigators from Hofstra University. Bloomsburg University will receive $800,000 over a five year period to develop and examine the academic potential of a hybrid instructional model that infuses computer simulations, modeling and educational gaming into middle school technology education programs. Bloomsburg University's Institute for Interactive Technologies will be creating the scripts and storyboards for the development of an interactive online, multi-player game which explores concepts in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) disciplines. The research portion of the grant includes a test of three conditions: the experimental (hybrid) condition; the gaming and simulation condition that involves only the virtual tasks engaged in by the student and the actual physical tasks performed by the students in the model.
Faculty Scholarship
How Fast Can They Run?
Reza Noubary, Professor in the Department of Mathematics, Computer Science and Statistics, has worked for years to combine his interests in mathematics, statistics, and sports. Recently, he has received much press attention around the World because of his publications on prediction sport records and their relevance to records set in sprint events in the recent Olympics.
In the last two decades the athletics performances and related issues have received considerable attention by physiologists, physical educators, and public. One aspect of interest has been the improvement of the performances over time in order to address the question of predicting the future performances.
