Development of a capstone Mechanical Engineering course into a writing-intensive course.

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Synergistic Activities • Introduced Computer Aided Design for elementary and middle school children (2005-2009) • Supervised 30+ design/research projects involving 83+ undergraduate students • Hosted numerous outreach programs for 2000+ pre-college students • Combustion Institute KSA Country Chapter founding member • Supervised three annual teams of international design exchange students from France conducting research/design at U of Iowa and Industry • Served as industry liaison between U. of Iowa and HNI Corporation for nine years • Served as a member of industry advisory board for College of Engineering at the U. of Iowa representing HNI • Reviewer for Energy and Sustainability Journal since 2010 • Developed and implemented three strategic plans to earn KSA national, ABET and SACS accreditation for PMU, KSA (2009-2013) • Conducted Specialized ME training on numerous industrial