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

2. Professional Background
20 years semiconductor equipment design & CAE/Vision application engineering
JEDEC standards commonly used for mechanical interface design
: 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

3. 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

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

5. 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

6. 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?)

7. Thank You Lynn Catlin, P.E., Capstone Design Manager
Thank You