Georgia Southern University

Georgia Southern University received awards in 2021 and 2025.

Allan E. Paulson College of Engineering and Computing, Department of Manufacturing Engineering

NIST Standards Services Curricula Development Cooperative Agreement Program Awardee (2021)

Experiential Learning of Manufacturing Standards: from Lectures to Labs and Industrial Internships

To create a systematic framework focused on robotics and additive manufacturing standards for engineering students from freshman through graduate. The learning modules will be integrated into the engineering education curriculum and include lectures, lab projects, industrial internships, case studies, virtual plants tours, and webinars with industry experts.

Presentation: Experiential Learning of Manufacturing Standards: from Lectures to Labs and Industrial Internships, December 3, 2021

Presentation: Experiential Learning of Manufacturing Standards: from Lectures to Labs and Industrial Internships, December 16, 2022

Final Report: Experiential Learning of Manufacturing Standards: from Lectures to Labs and Industrial Internships
 

The contacts for this award are Yue Zhang, yzhang [at] georgiasouthern.edu (yzhang[at]georgiasouthern[dot]edu); Haijun Gong, hgong [at] georgiasouthern.edu (hgong[at]georgiasouthern[dot]edu); and Lianjun Wu, wu_l [at] mercer.edu (wu_l[at]mercer[dot]edu) 

Allen E. Paulson College of Engineering and Computing, Department of Manufacturing Engineering

NIST Standards Coordination Office Curricula Development Cooperative Agreement Program Awardee (2025)

Innovating Standards Education: A Dual-University Model for Replicable Modules in Materials Processing and Machine Design

To develop a systematic and sustainable framework of undergraduate lectures, labs, and project-based learning materials for six course modules from introductory to advanced levels, each aligned with industry-relevant standards. The modules will be integrated across 12 coursesat Georgia Southern University and Mercer University. Final project deliverables will contain openly accessible course materials including slides, lab instructions, project guidelines, assessments, and Virtual Reality/Mixed Reality (VR/MR) learning materials, along with faculty training resources, structured replication guides, a project website, a peer-reviewed conference paper, and a final summary paper documenting project outcomes and recommendations for broader adoption.

The contacts for this award are Yue Zhang, yzhang [at] georgiasouthern.edu (yzhang[at]georgiasouthern[dot]edu); Haijun Gong, hgong [at] georgiasouthern.edu (hgong[at]georgiasouthern[dot]edu); Lianjun Wu, wul [at] mercer.edu (wul[at]mercer[dot]edu)

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