Co-principal Investigator:

Edem G. Tetteh currently, serves as founding Dean of STEM at Rowan College at Burlington County. He was previously Interim Dean of Academic Affairs at Potomac State College of WVU. Prior to that position, he served as Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs and Associate Professor at Paine College. He has previously held a faculty position in the Industrial and Logistics Technology (INLT) program in the Department of Technology at Virginia State University. He received his B.S. in manufacturing systems and an M.S. in industrial engineering both from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. He received his Ph.D. in technology from Purdue University, West Lafayette. Tetteh has authored three books and several publications in the area of ergonomics and human factors, logistic and supply chain, and manufacturing productions.

Poster of grant activity from the 2017 & 2018 ATE Principal's Investigator's Conferences

NSF Display at 10_25_17 ATE Conference (1).pdf

NSF poster 2018-final.pdf

2019 ASEE paper and PowerPoint presentation: An Innovative Mechanical Engineering Technology Pathway Aligned with Industry Needs

ASEE2019paper_final.pdf

RCBC-RU ASEE 2019 PowerPoint slides.pptx

2018 ASEE Paper: A Model for Aligning Engineering Technology Curriculum with Industry Needs

ASEE Paper June 2018.pdf

Investigators and Their Work

Our team has written reports and made presentations related to the grant. Their work has given rise to RCBC's new A.A.S., M.E.T. degree as seen on our website, as well as print and on-line materials. Through our team's work, a unique "3+1" B.S. degree has been established. Leveraging this, the team has also expanded RCBC's A.A.S., E.E.T. degree to also offer a  3+1 B.S, E.E.T. degree with Rowan University. The two degrees share some courses, including engineering clinics all 4 years.

Paper and PowerPoint presentation from the 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition: Two-year College and University Collaboration in Creating Advanced Manufacturing Curricula and Programs

RCBC-RU ASEE 2017-PowerPoint (3).pptx

RCBC-RU ASEE Paper 2017 ID#20221.pdf

Final Grant Meeting Presentation

July 30, 2020

Grant Summary Meeting-Agenda-FINAL-7.30.20.pdf

PI Dr. Spang-NSF Summary Meeting-7.30.20-2.pptx

Co-PI Dr. Tetteh-NSF Summary_Summer 2020_Final.pptx

CO-PI Dr. Rattan Jha presentation-MET Curriculum_NSF Meeting 07202020-7.23.20.PPTX

Dr. Ratan Jha is Department Head & Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Rowan University. He is a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and an Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.  Previously, he was professor & graduate program coordinator in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Mississippi State University, where he also served as the Director of Raspet Flight Research Lab/Advanced Composites Institute.  Prior to MSU, Dr. Jha served as an assistant/associate professor of mechanical & aeronautical engineering at Clarkson University. Over the course of his career, he has supervised 30 MS/PhD students, published 130+ papers, and received over $8 million in research grants and contracts. Dr. Jha earned his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Arizona State University, and holds an MS in aerospace engineering from Georgia Tech.  He received his BS in aeronautical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology. Between his MS and PhD, Dr. Jha worked at Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (Bangalore, India) for 12 years leading a team of engineers to design a combat aircraft (HAL Tejas) currently under production.

Principal Investigator:

Dr. David Spang is the Sr. Vice President & Provost at Rowan College at Burlington County in Mt. Laurel, NJ. Prior to being named Sr. Vice President & Provost, Dr. Spang served as Interim President, Provost, Vice President of Academic Programs and as Dean of the Science, Mathematics, and Technology division. Dr. Spang holds a PhD degree in Materials Science and Engineering and a MBA degree, with a concentration in Innovation and Technology Management. Prior to joining academia, Dr. Spang spent nearly twenty years in R&D and business development.