Welcome to ChE Links from Dr.
Bernhard Spang. Dr. Spang has brought this extensive collection of chemical
engineering links from his site at About.com. We're happy to have this collection
now available on The Chemical Engineers' Resource Page.
Academic Chemical Engineering Sites all over the World
Chemical engineering departments grouped by country, compiled in part from the book Chemical Engineering Faculties 1994-1995, Volume 43, Ed. James B. Rawlings
http://www.abklex.de/chemeng/chem-eng.ac.html
Academic Improvement Skills
From the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, tips to improve your study skills and the ten traps of studying.
http://campushealth.unc.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=466&Itemid=65
An Engineering Student Survival Guide
Article by Richard M. Felder that discusses resources available to students who are not getting what they need from the instructor and text in a class.
http://www.ncsu.edu/felder-public/Papers/survivalguide.htm
Best Graduate Schools Engineering
Top 50 Engineering Schools according to U.S. News. Ten variables are given, indicating
reputation, student selectivity, faculty resources, and research activity. At the same
site: Best Graduate Schools Chemical Engineering
http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/usnews/edu/grad/rankings/eng/brief/engrank_brief.php
Building a New Culture for Learning
From CHEMTECH December 98 issue, article by Stephen V. Letcher and William B. Euler about a multidisciplinary research-education partnership program at the University of Rhode Island.
http://pubs.acs.org/hotartcl/chemtech/98/dec/buil.html
Chemical Engineering Departments in the US
List of academic institutions related to chemical and process engineering located in the United States of America. Maintained by Dale W. Kirmse at the University of Florida.
http://www.che.ufl.edu/WWW-CHE/academic/geo/USA.html
Chemical Engineering Departments Rankings
From the University of Patras, Greece, chemical engineering departments worldwide ranked by the number of papers published per year. Given are also impact per paper and papers per faculty. Note however that the list is by far not complete.
http://www.chemeng.upatras.gr/rankings/papers_year.htm
Chemical Engineering Faculty Directory
Searchable directory of faculty members from ChE departments in the United States and worldwide.
http://www.che.utexas.edu/che-faculty/index.html
Engineering Education Innovators Conference
Provided by the Engineering Education and Centers Division of the National Science Foundation, a "Best Practices Summary Report" from this conference.
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/1998/nsf9892/start.htm
Graduate School Rankings
Find a graduate program based on user-weighted criteria. Information used for these ratings has been derived from data of the US National Research Council
http://www.phds.org/rankings/
History of Chemical Engineering Education
Retrospective glance at the development of chemical engineering education in the U.S.
http://www.pafko.com/history//h_grow.html
Index of Learning Styles
Developed by by Richard M. Felder and collaborators for providing an indication of probable strengths and possible tendencies that might lead to difficulty in academic settings. A self-scoring questionnaire can be downloaded.
http://www.ncsu.edu/felder-public/ILSpage.html
Resources in Science and Engineering Education
Dr. Richard M. Felder, Hoechst Celanese Professor
Emeritus of Chemical Engineering at North Carolina State University, offers
guidance, tips and resources on techniques effective in teaching college level engineering courses.
http://www4.ncsu.edu/unity/lockers/users/f/felder/public/RMF.html
Transforming Undergraduate Education...
...in Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology (1999). Report by the Committee on Undergraduate Science Education at the Center for Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Education of the U.S. National Research Council.
http://books.nap.edu/books/0309062942/html/index.html
What is the Debt Burden Of New Ph.D.s?
Study from the National Science Foundation about the level of indebtedness of 1993-96 Science & Engineering Ph.D.s resulting from their undergraduate and/or graduate education.
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/issuebrf/ib98318.htm
Who Needs These Headaches?
Reflections on teaching first-year engineering students by Dr. Richard M. Felder, Hoechst Celanese Professor of Chemical Engineering at North Carolina State University.
http://www.ncsu.edu/felder-public/Papers/headaches.htm
Welcome to ChE Links from Dr.
Bernhard Spang. Dr. Spang has brought this extensive collection of chemical
engineering links from his site at About.com. We're happy to have this collection
now available on The Chemical Engineers' Resource Page.
