Where: Montgomery Community College (Rockville Campus) – Humanities Building (HU), Conference Room 009
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Language: English
Synopsis:
Unique abilities of science and engineering majors as problem solvers, critical thinkers, and aptitude in dealing with abstract ideas and ambiguities may represent the necessary but not sufficient skill-set for the emerging generation of entrepreneurially motivated students preparing to enter a highly networked and high-tech knowledge economy. This presentation examines the need for greater focus on developing entrepreneurial mindset through Technical Innovation and Entrepreneurship education as part of their degree completion. Developing approaches in enhancing the entrepreneurial-mindset of students in the technical fields matches the paradigm shift associated with developing high tech and highly connected world and it resonate well with the growing number of entrepreneurially-minded college age students. This talk introduces current efforts in enhancing entrepreneurial mindset in science and engineering disciplines aiming at enhancing desirable skill-set for graduates aiming at entering the job market including desires to engage in startups and tech ventures.
About the Speaker:
Bahram Roughani currently is serving as Associate Dean for Natural and Applied Sciences at Loyola University Maryland. Prior to 2013, he served as the founding department head of physics at Kettering University, led the establishment of the very first full co-op undergraduate physics program in the country, established the very first ABET accredited Applied Physics degree program, and received the American Physical Society’s ward for “Improving Undergraduate Physics Education”. His most recent efforts involve development of new models for Physics Innovation and Entrepreneurship (PIE) in collaboration with American Physical Society (APS) that is supported by NSF. Bahram Roughani received BS (Physics) and MS (Physics: Optics) from Indiana State University, and MA (Physics) and PhD (Experimental Condensed Matter Physics) from University of Cincinnati. His research work in experimental condensed matter physics focuses on laser spectroscopy and electron microscopy of electronic materials. He has presented nearly 50 invited talks in addition to conference papers and peer reviewed journal publications related to his scholarship and his efforts in enhancing higher education programs.
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