Welcome Message from the Zone Chair
Dear Colleagues,
I am Bala Maheswaran from Northeastern University, and I have the privilege of serving as the Zone 1 Chair for the Council of Sections on the Board of Directors of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). Zone 1 encompasses three sections, uniting members from various states, universities, community colleges, technical institutes, and other distinguished organizations across the United States and Canada. This diversity highlights ASEE’s commitment to collaboration and inclusivity, fostering engineering education and innovation throughout our broad region.
Geographical Overview of Zone 1:
- Northeast Section: Includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Canada (postal codes beginning with A, B, C, and E).
- St. Lawrence Section: Covers New York (excluding specific zip codes under the Middle Atlantic Section) and Canada (postal codes beginning with G, H, J, K, L, M, and N).
- Middle Atlantic Section: Comprises Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York (zip code prefixes 005, 090-119, and 124-127), Pennsylvania (excluding certain prefixes under the North Central Section), and Washington, D.C.
Our previous section and zone conferences have been outstanding, featuring excellent presentations, posters, workshops, and invited talks focused on engineering education. These events provide a fantastic opportunity for networking and knowledge exchange among engineering educators and allow for collaborative research presentations alongside undergraduate and graduate students, enriching our collective insights.
To further encourage student engagement, we host dedicated poster sessions for both undergraduate and graduate students and recognize exceptional contributions with awards for outstanding papers and posters. We also celebrate exemplary faculty work and nominate deserving candidates for national awards, honoring outstanding educators and the best campus representatives.
I invite you to support and encourage engineering educators and interested individuals at your institution to join ASEE Sections and actively participate in upcoming section, zone, and national conferences, whether as presenters or participants. Engaging with ASEE offers valuable benefits and contributes to the advancement of engineering education.
Thank you for your attention and support.
Warm regards,
Bala
Bala Maheswaran, Ph.D.
COE Distinguished Professor
ASEE Distinguished Member
Zone 1 Chair, Council of Sections | Board of Directors, ASEE
Founding Member | Program Chair, Data Science and Artificial Intelligence CC, ASEE
Past Chair, Northeast Section
Past Chair, Engineering Physics and Physics Division (EP2D)
Welcome from the Immediate Past Zone 1 Chair
Welcome to Zone 1 website!
The intent of this site is to have a platform where we can share news and events from the Sections and better coordinate our activities.
Sections and Zones are multidisciplinary by design, and they provide great opportunities to learn about the fantastic work of our colleagues across the spectrum of their professional interests. We intend to publish abstracts from Sections’ conferences as well as best Section and Zone papers. It will certainly allow all of you to have a one-stop venue to see what our colleagues are working on, provide inspiration and collaborative opportunities.
As ASEE President Dr. Adrienne Minerick mentioned at her closing remarks at the end of the 2021 Annual Virtual Conference, we need to stop working in silos, and better coordinate between Sections, Zones, and PICs.
The future for engineering fields is exciting and has remarkable opportunities, but also tremendous challenges and responsibilities. What we see as breakthroughs in Industry 4.0, Internet of Things, 5G, and other innovative technologies, will be accelerating ten-fold in the next 10 – 20 years.
Preparing our students for these challenges with proficiency in specialized fields of knowledge is not sufficient anymore. Solid understanding of social and ethical issues, diversity and inclusion are critically important in our rapidly changing environment.
As we are starting a new academic year after a stressful period of adjustments due to COVID-19, we are coming back with new ideas and experiences that are well worth sharing at our conferences and other venues. This website will provide tools to share news, ideas, challenges, and success stories.
Once again, welcome and I wish you a healthy and productive academic year.
Best regards,
Ilya Grinberg, Ph.D.
Immediate past Zone 1 Chair