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More Effective Human Spaceflight Programs And Their International Security Implications, Bert Chapman, Sarag J. Saikia
More Effective Human Spaceflight Programs And Their International Security Implications, Bert Chapman, Sarag J. Saikia
Libraries Faculty and Staff Scholarship and Research
NASA can more effectively perform its missions by transferring its aeronautic responsibilities to the Federal Aviation Administration and be renamed the National Space Agency. The U.S. must also recognize that space is an emerging arena of international competition and conflict and militarily protect its space assets from China which seeks to use space to restrict the U.S.' ability to defend its strategic interests in regions such as the Western Pacific.
Beyond Jee: Finding Publication Venues To Get Your Message To The ‘Right’ Audience, Amy S. Van Epps
Beyond Jee: Finding Publication Venues To Get Your Message To The ‘Right’ Audience, Amy S. Van Epps
Libraries Faculty and Staff Scholarship and Research
Very few publications exist outlining the different publishing opportunities within engineering education as a discipline. Most researchers think immediately of the Journal of Engineering Education (JEE), and as the primary publication associated with the American Society for Engineering Education it is a logical first thought.
Questions arise with new graduate students and young faculty who are trying to learn the scope of engineering education as a research discipline and need to identify possible publication venues. A broad list of publications has been generated and is maintained by the ASEE Student Division in cooperation with the Center for Engineering Learning and …
Educating For Evidence Based Decisions In Engineering: The View As Librarian And Instructor, Amy S. Van Epps
Educating For Evidence Based Decisions In Engineering: The View As Librarian And Instructor, Amy S. Van Epps
Libraries Faculty and Staff Scholarship and Research
The First Year Engineering program at Purdue University is regularly reviewed and revised to adapt to the needs of the students, feedback from teaching faculty, and the changing needs of the university curriculum. In the last year, a unifying theme was added to the class to help tie all the different activities together. That theme was “evidence based decision making in engineering”, a perfect fit for introducing and discussing information literacy many times throughout the semester, rather than in a single, isolated session.
As instructor for one section of the class, the author identifies benefits to including this message throughout …
Mining, Uranium, Bert Chapman
Mining, Uranium, Bert Chapman
Libraries Faculty and Staff Scholarship and Research
Provides an overview of uranium mining's role and influence in the American West with comparative information on uranium mining in foreign countries.
Aridity, Bert Chapman
Aridity, Bert Chapman
Libraries Faculty and Staff Scholarship and Research
Provides an overview of how aridity in the American West has influenced that region's economic, environmental, and political development and U.S. Government policies in this region.
Army Corps Of Engineers, U.S., Bert Chapman
Army Corps Of Engineers, U.S., Bert Chapman
Libraries Faculty and Staff Scholarship and Research
Provides an overview of how the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has influenced historical and contemporary economic, environmental, and political developments in the American West.
Colorado River Compact (1922), Bert Chapman
Colorado River Compact (1922), Bert Chapman
Libraries Faculty and Staff Scholarship and Research
Provides an overview of the 1922 Colorado River Compact seeking to fairly distribute Colorado River water to Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming and their increasing populations.
Energy, U.S. Department Of, Bert Chapman
Energy, U.S. Department Of, Bert Chapman
Libraries Faculty and Staff Scholarship and Research
Provides information about the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and its predecessor agencies and how DOE influences federal energy policy and scientific research in the western U.S.
Oil Industry, Bert Chapman
Oil Industry, Bert Chapman
Libraries Faculty and Staff Scholarship and Research
Provides an overview of the historical and contemporary development of the American oil industry and how it has impacted U.S. natural resources policies in the American west.
Hydroelectric Power, Bert Chapman
Hydroelectric Power, Bert Chapman
Libraries Faculty and Staff Scholarship and Research
Provides a historical overview and contemporary analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of federal government support for hydroelectric power in the American West.