erceducation

Over the past quarter-century, the National Science Foundation's ERC Program has redefined engineering education. Innovative features include direct involvement of undergraduates in center research projects, a focus on complex engineered systems using a cross-disciplinary team approach to problem-solving, direct collaboration with industrial researchers emphasizing relevance to industrial needs, and active outreach to involve faculty and students from other schools--including precollege students and teachers--in ERC research and education programs. Education is not a by-product of the ERCs; it is a central focus.