Civil & Environmental Engineering
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The Engineering College at Rowan is committed to innovative methods of learning to best prepare students for a rapidly changing and highly competitive marketplace. Key objectives include:
- Creating multidisciplinary experiences through collaborative laboratories and coursework;
- Incorporating state-of-the-art technologies throughout the curricula;
- Creating continuous opportunities for technical writing and communication, and
- Emphasizing hands-on, open-ended problem solving, including undergraduate research.
To best meet these curriculum objectives, the four engineering programs at Rowan have common Engineering Clinic classes (Clinics) throughout their programs of study. Clinic classes mix students of different engineering disciplines. Students enroll in Clinics in each of their eight semesters at Rowan.
See examples of Junior Senior Clinic Projects:
Structures | Environmental | Geotechnical | Water Resources | Transportation
The Freshman Clinic is focused on engineering measurements and reverse engineering. The Fall semester of the Freshman Engineering Clinic introduces students to Rowan and Engineering. Students work on projects that instrudce the fundamentals of engineering. In the Spring semester, students work on a semester-long reverse engineering project. Reverse engineering is the systematic testing of existing products, for the purpose of improvement. For example, students have reverse engineered coffee makers, hair dryers, remote-control cars, electric toothbrushes, and portable water filters.
The Sophomore Clinic is focused on engineering design. For perhaps the first time, students are exposed to realistic design problems best solved by multidisciplinary engineering teams. This course has significant communication components, both writing and speaking. Past projects include the design of landfills and baseball parks, and the design and construction of cranes, guitar effect pedals and small bridges. Students have also conducted energy audits of buildings on campus.
In Junior and Senior Clinics, students work in small teams of juniors and seniors on open-ended projects under the supervision of one or more professor. Each team works on a unique project, which can be multiple semesters in length. A typical sequence includes: information search and review; development of a clear and concise problem statement; research and/or design and testing activities; and presentation of results via written report and presentation. Projects have ranged from evaluating the Betsy Ross Bridge to designing new wastewater treatment systems. Most projects are funded by industry or governmental agencies.
Use these links to find lists of Junior Senior Clinic Projects
Structures | Environmental | Geotechnical | Water Resources | Transportation
Structures
Environmental
Geotechnical
Water Resources
Transportation
