Engineering speakers for High School Groups
The School of Engineering at Christian Brothers University offers a variety of presentations suitable for high school students. These are available free of charge and cover a variety of topics related to engineering. We hope that these presentations will encourage students to pursue careers in engineering and science and to better understand the role of engineers in solving societal problems.
Speakers can visit area schools to speak to classes, clubs, etc., or you may bring small groups to the CBU campus for a talk and tour of the engineering laboratories.
To schedule a speaker, we encourage you to contact the faculty speaker directly at the phone number or email address provided; or if you prefer, contact the School of Engineering at (901) 321-3405 or engineering@cbu.edu.
Engineering (General)
- Engineering: Bridging to the Future
Overview of engineering fields and careers
Dr. Randel Price
Email: rprice@cbu.edu
Phone: (901) 321-3412 - The Role of Women in Science and Engineering
Dr. Divya Choudhary
Email: dchodhry@cbu.edu
Phone: (901) 321-3427
Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Construction Management
Mr. Gene McGinnis
Email: gmcginni@cbu.edu
Phone: (901) 321-3279 - Careers in Civil & Environmental Engineering
Mr. Gene McGinnis
Email: gmcginni@cbu.edu
Phone: (901) 321-3279 - Site Remediation
Environmental and hazardous waste clean-up
Dr. K. Madhavan
Email: kmadhava@cbu.edu
Phone: (901) 321-3407 - Waste Not, Want Not
Solid waste disposal
Dr. L. Yu Lin
Email: llin@cbu.edu
Phone: (901) 321-3403 - Will My Town be Flooded?
Hydrology and water resource engineering
Dr. L. Yu Lin
Email: llin@cbu.edu
Phone: (901) 321-3403 - The Day the House Fell
Engineering aspects of soils and foundations
Dr. K. Madhavan
Email: kmadhava@cbu.edu
Phone: (901) 321-3407
Chemical Engineering
- Chemical Engineering: Careers with Chemistry
Dr. Randel Price
Email: rprice@cbu.edu
Phone: (901) 321-3412 - Pollution Control
Dr. Ali Pourhashemi
Email: apourhas@cbu.edu
Phone: (901) 321-3401 - How is Gasoline Made
Chemistry and processes of petroleum refining
Dr. Asit Ray
Email: aray@cbu.edu
Phone: (901) 321-3418 - Plastics: The All-Purpose Material
Chemistry, manufacture, and uses of plastics
Dr. Asit Ray
Email: aray@cbu.edu
Phone: (901) 321-3418
- Smiles & Stoichiometry
Toothpaste manufacturing used to illustrate industrial stoichiometry calculations
Dr. Randel Price
Email: rprice@cbu.edu
Phone: (901) 321-3412
Electrical & Computer Engineering
- Computer Networks: An Engineer’s Perspective
Dr. Eric Welch
Email: ewelch@cbu.edu
Phone: (901) 321-3405 - From Yarn to Electrons: A Short History of Computers
Dr. Eric Welch
Email: ewelch@cbu.edu
Phone: (901) 321-3405 - Keeping Secrets Secret: An Introduction to Cryptography
Dr. Eric Welch
Email: ewelch@cbu.edu
Phone: (901) 321-3405
Mechanical Engineering
- Manufacturing Engineering
Dr. Paul Shiue
Email: pshiue@cbu.edu
Phone: (901) 321-3424 - 3-D Modeling and Rapid Prototyping
Basic product development processes from design through manufacturing, product realization, and testing
Dr. Paul Shiue
Email: pshiue@cbu.edu
Phone: (901) 321-3424 - Solar Thermal Engineering
Warming our lives with the clean power of the sun
Dr. Jose Davila
Email: jdavila@cbu.edu
Phone: (901) 321-3572
Packaging Engineering
- Packaging: More Than Meets the Eye
Materials, selection, and design of packaging systems
Dr. Asit Ray
Email: aray@cbu.edu
Phone: (901) 321-3418 - Career Opportunities in Packaging
Dr. Pong Malasri
Email: pong@cbu.edu
Phone: (901) 321-3419
Other Topics
- Dissecting Disasters: Forensic Engineering
Dr. Eric Welch
Email: ewelch@cbu.edu
Phone: (901) 321-3405 - How Technology Makes Aviation Possible
Dr. Eric Welch
Email: ewelch@cbu.edu
Phone: (901) 321-3405 - Navigation: Sextants to Satellites
Dr. Eric Welch
Email: ewelch@cbu.edu
Phone: (901) 321-3405
