TERRE HAUTE —
The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology campus has taken an international flair this month with more than 60 students, professors and administrators from Korea and China coming to the college as part of educational collaborations.
These visitors feature 15 students from Korea’s Seoul National University of Technology participating in a four-week educational experience; seven students from China’s Huazhong University of Science and Technology serving as technical advisors for Rose-Hulman’s Operation Catapult program; and 42 rising high school seniors from China’s Jiangsu Province exploring American college options.
Rose-Hulman has expanded its international outreach in recent years. These efforts have improved the college’s profile throughout the world and increased international student enrollment. A record 40 international-based freshmen are expected to attend Rose-Hulman this fall, an increase from 23 students in 2009-10.
“Rose-Hulman continues to attract attention from international students and educators to our inventive and hands-on approach to undergraduate engineering, science and math education,” states Bill Kline, interim vice president of academic affairs/dean of faculty. “Rose-Hulman has increased its international presence through educational programs, led by our quality faculty, consortia with other leading institutions, and our study abroad programs.”
Fifteen students from Korea’s Seoul National University of Technology (also known as Seoul Tech) are participating in a four-week educational experience. They are learning about Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems from Rose-Hulman physics and optical engineering professors Azad Siahmakoun, Scott Kirkpatrick and Michael McInerney.
The Korean students are taking an Introduction to MEMS course and receiving valuable learning experiences in Rose-Hulman’s MEMS Laboratory. The group is also expanding its English skills through a course being taught by Indiana State University professor Andrea Puckett. Seoul National University of Technology teaches many engineering courses in English.
The Introduction to MEMS course, similar to one taught to Rose-Hulman students each spring quarter, covers the properties of silicon wafers, thin-film deposition, dry and wet etching, surface and bulk micromachining and MEMS applications using heat actuators. There is a strong laboratory component with the opportunity for work in a clean room laboratory environment.
The visiting students came to Rose-Hulman because the college offers a combination of English language and clean room experience, according to McInerney. He adds that clean room experience is rather difficult to achieve in Korea because of the laboratory’s high maintenance expense. Clean rooms in Korea are used for commercial production, rather than educational experience, according to McInerney. Students will be using Rose-Hulman’s clean room approximately five hours per week through Friday.
“The students have a basic understanding of MEMS, but this is the first time that they have been able to get a hands-on experience with this expanding technology,” stated Siahmakoun, director of Rose-Hulman’s Micro-Nanoscale Devices and Systems (MiNDS) Facilities, which includes the MEMS clean room laboratory. “MEMS experience looks very good on any undergraduate’s resume — in Korea or America.”
The Rose-Hulman visit has been a great learning experience so far for the Seoul Tech students, according to several members of the group.
“Coming to study in America offered a great opportunity to learn something new in an excellent educational environment,” stated Park Kyungnam, a fourth-year college student who is fluent in English. “The [Rose-Hulman] facilities are impressive and the people have been very friendly. America, with its wide open spaces, is very different than the area around Seoul.”
Seoul National University of Technology plans to return the favor next spring when Rose-Hulman students get the opportunity to attend classes at the Korean college and participate in internships with international high-tech companies, according to McInerney.
Elsewhere on campus, seven students from The Qiming School of China’s Huazhong University of Science and Technology have been providing a global educational experience for 112 American high school students participating in Rose-Hulman’s Operation Catapult program, through July 28. The Chinese students have been serving as technical advisors for many of the hands-on engineering and science projects being completed during the 15-day program.
The visit is paving the way for a pilot educational initiative integrating students and faculty from Rose-Hulman and Huazhong University of Science and Technology, recognized as the best engineering college in central China. Rose-Hulman electrical and computer engineering professors Jianjian Song, a HUST alumnus, and Mark Yoder have been appointed guest professors at the Chinese school. Song has taught electronic magnetic compatibility and high speed digital design courses at HUST during the past five summers.
“We hope through this visit to explore and find potential collaboration and personnel exchange between our two universities,” stated mechanical engineering professor Patsy Brackin, director of Rose-Hulman’s Operation Catapult program. “It has been a privilege to have these Chinese students involved in our Operation Catapult program. It has enhanced the educational experience for program participants.”
That certainly has been the case for Diana Reese, a rising high school senior from Loveland, Ohio, who has studied Chinese for two years. She has spent considerable time with the Qiming School students to learn variations of the Mandarin Chinese language and culture.
“I have been so fortunate to be in the same place at the same time as these students from another part of the world. Being able to sit down and have lunch or dinner with these Chinese students, and see how they interact with one another, has been such a great opportunity, and has certainly added value and perspective to my Operation Catapult experience,” Reese said. “I want to learn as much about the Chinese language as I can because it’s global focused.”
The Qiming School, a newly established interdisciplinary organization at HUST, wishes to send up to 100 students per year to other countries to obtain international experience in working on product development, project planning and management, new technology development and engineer interaction.
“Rose-Hulman’s academic environment is very similar to our school,” stated Professor Yu Liu, the school’s associate dean. “We have come to learn more about how Rose-Hulman teaches its students and inspires them to success in engineering and science.”
Besides assisting with Operation Catapult, the visiting Chinese students and Liu have also learned about technology and leadership through participation in the Summer Distinguished Speakers Series at Rose-Hulman Ventures.
Meanwhile, 42 rising high school seniors from China’s Jiangsu Province received a first-hand look at campus on July 21 as part of a trip to visit U.S. colleges and universities. Rose-Hulman has been a part of a consortium of American colleges that is working with the province to promote educational opportunities. The consortium partnership has helped bring 18 students from the area to be enrolled at Rose-Hulman this fall. Jared Goulding, assistant director of admissions, organized the group’s campus visit and has made recruiting visits to the province. He was assisted by Zhan Chen, a project manager at Rose-Hulman Ventures, and Song.
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