Systems Engineering

To help develop a strong pipeline of students who are interested in becoming in engineering majors — and who have the skills and abilities to succeed in this rigorous program — Dr. Seshadri Mohan in 2008 founded the Engineering Scholars Program (ESP) at UALR. Dr. Mohan defined the program and successfully procured grants from the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation and the Arkansas Science and Technology Authority to launch ESP.

The objective of ESP is to increase the number of students entering engineering programs in Arkansas through exposure to hands-on engineering projects, plant trips, and interaction with industry engineers. In addition, the two-week residential summer program includes counseling and advising sessions to assist students in preparing for college. In summer 2009, the second year of the program, 16 high school students spent two weeks at UALR studying with professors.

The exposure to engineering and counseling and advising sessions helps high school students make informed choices on appropriate course work during their high school years for pursuing future careers in engineering.

UALR’s Donaghey College of Engineering and Information Technology has signed a memorandum of understanding with Pondicherry Engineering College (PEC) in India to promote educational and cultural cooperation in the areas of education, research, and other activities in systems engineering.

The relationship between the two institutions was forged by Dr. Seshadri Mohan, the chairman of the Systems Engineering Department at UALR with his long-time colleague Dr. V. Prithiviraj of PEC. The agreement includes exchange of faculty, exchange of students, joint research activities, lectures, lectures via e-learning, participation in seminars and academic meetings, exchange of published academic materials, and special short-term academic programs.

Departments of both institutions involved in the agreement are electronics and communication engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, computer science engineering, information technology, and mechanical engineering.

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