Intro to ChEn Terry A. Ring CH EN 4905 “Scientists investigate that which already is; engineers create that which has never been.” ~ Theodore von Karman

4905 Objectives Greatly similar to 4903 (or used to be). – Course description: “Continuation of CH EN 4903.” – What’s different? – Greater focus on team working. – Greater focus on experimental design. – Greater focus on independent thinking. Developing your own projects.

4905 Assignments *It’s possible to replace formal report with a journal article format, with the okay of the instructor. DueIndividualGroup Jan 17Single Page Proposal & Concept Slide - Jan 22Pitch- Feb 14-Full Proposal Mar 17 – Apr 9 Technical Presentation- April 11-Formal Report*

4905 Grading Individual Group

Late Assignments Translation: Being late at all causes a significant penalty and the penalties escalate as days go by, but late is somewhat better than never. Motivation: Mimic the type of late penalty one might find in the workplace. Assignments handed in past the due date and time will receive a 10% penalty, and an additional x% penalty for each day late (or fraction thereof), where x equals twice the number of days after the due date. If x > 50% then x = 50%.

Proposal Proposals should aim to satisfy your client. – The department, an outside company, a research group… – New equipment, physical measurement, control capabilities, novel project, teaching module for freshman lab or outreach… Each individual must choose a project that is significantly distinct from their peers. Single page proposal & single summary slide due Jan 17 th. – min Pitches: Section 2 – Jan 23 nd. A third of topics chosen and teams build around them.

The Effect on Your Grade Team assignment scores are affected by peers’ team working scores accordingly * : Translation: As long as you’re within 20% of the max, your score is unaffected. Below that, up to 25% of team project points could be lost. Motivation: Abnormally poor team working carries consequences, but the noise of an occasional lapse or personality conflict will not cause harm. where y max is the highest team working score received in your team, y is your team working score, P 0 are your team project points, and P are your final team project points adjusted for team working. *The professor reserves the right to swoop in and override, if needs be, to fight injustice

Technical Presentations Each student will give a presentation on research they have personally conducted. – In Projects Lab or in your workplace. 9 to 11 min talk with 5 min questions. All topics must be approved by the instructor. First choice of presentation time determined by first- -come-first-served. – the TA. – Choice of time and topic due Jan 31 th. Grade: – 50% Instructor, 50% CLEAR. – Peer scores?