Engineering opens doors to additional business and government partners

Rowan University’s College of Engineering will hold its Second Annual Industry Day on Friday, March 26, from noon to 4 p.m., in Rowan Hall on the Glassboro campus and at the South Jersey Technology Park in nearby Mantua Township.

Industry Day is designed to introduce business and government representatives to partnership possibilities and research opportunities with the highly ranked College of Engineering.

Each semester, Rowan Engineering professors and students undertake engineering clinic projects with businesses and government organizations in the Delaware Valley and beyond, from industry giants to small offices. During Fall 2009, 234 Rowan Engineering juniors and seniors and professors worked on a total of 51 projects for 31 organizations, including Disney, the National Science Foundation, the Federal Aviation Administration, the U.S. Navy, the New Jersey Department of Transportation, Inductotherm, Johnson-Matthey, Sunoco, Pfizer and K-Tron International.
 
Rowan Engineering plans to expand its work with companies and organizations looking for collaborations in the areas of chemical, civil and environmental, electrical and computer, and mechanical engineering. The College also expects to continue its relationships with the vast majority of its current partners, some who have worked for more than 10 years with the College.

Industry Day will feature, among other activities, tours of the College and the Tech Park, where engineering faculty and students conduct sponsored research; an industry panel on Rowan’s engineering clinics; and networking opportunities with colleagues who share similar interests. Participants will be able to meet with professors and students from Rowan’s four engineering disciplines (chemical, civil and environmental, electrical and computer, and mechanical); observe some of the work they are pursuing in Rowan’s hallmark engineering clinics; and learn how the College can collaborate with their organizations.

Businesses, government organizations and non-profit groups from New Jersey and beyond are welcome to attend Industry Day. To reserve a place at the free event, RSVP by March 12 to Kathy Urbano at urbano@rowan.edu or 856-256-5309. For directions to the South Jersey Technology Park and Rowan University, visit http://www.sjtechpark.org and www.rowan.edu, respectively.

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