Standards Education Improvement Project Lynn Catlin, P.E. Capstone Design Manager

Professional Background 20 years semiconductor equipment design & CAE/Vision application engineering JEDEC standards commonly used for mechanical interface design 2011-2013: Engineering Manger for V-Tek, Inc. Learned CE mark certification and associated standards in trial-by-fire CCC issues avoided by careful scrutiny of regulations

Today Capstone Design Manager, Dept. of Mechanical & Biomedical Engineering (1 of 2) Undergraduate student enrollment in capstone-related programs MBE: 694 ECE, CE, MSE, CS: 1434 Self-assessment: Instruction related to standards and their use needs improvement

Local Standards Education Drivers Past Experience Regional employers’ direct comments Lamb Weston (food products) Woodgrain Millwork (building products) Industrial Advisory Board members ABET

Identified Potential Standard(s) What is the pain? Student: “I can’t find a standard on how to design ________” Students need to learn and practice the connection of: Fuzzy Concept Identified Potential Standard(s) Detailed Concept

Thoughts Learning unit focused on practical application: Intro to Standards, Organizations Do all U.S. products need UL compliance? OSHA concerns? A case study related to a student’s field Electrical, Mechanical, Materials, Comp. Sci, etc. Exercise: matching concept to applicable standards How to understand export issues (CE, CSA, CCC, others?)

Thank You Lynn Catlin, P.E., Capstone Design Manager Email lynncatlin@boisestate.edu Thank You