The ASHRAE Student Branch of Manipal University Dubai invites all interested to attend a guest
lecture on “Problem Solving and Creativity” by Dr. Victor W.
Goldschmidt, Emeritus Mechanical Engineering Professor, Purdue University
and ASHRAE Distinguished Service Award recipient & Fellow, to be held on 1st March 2015.
This session is especially organized for the benefit of Engineering students specializing in Mechanical and Mechatronics
Engineering.
The speaker, Victor W. Goldschmidt, Emeritus Mechanical Engineering Professor, served at Purdue
University from 1964 through 2000. He is currently serving as a Leelanau County
Planning Commissioner as well as a facilitator and engineering consultant.
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| Victor W. Goldschmidt, Emeritus Mechanical Engineering Professor (Photo Credit) |
During
his 36 years at Purdue University, Mr. Goldschmidt was responsible for
educating mechanical engineering students, including the direction of graduate
research in the HVAC area. Most of his service with graduate students was with
the Ray W. Herrick Laboratories with heavy support from the HVAC industries.
During early stages of his career, he served as Director of the Engineering
Purdue Fellows in Latin America; during later stages he served as department
head for Freshman Engineering. Prior to his academic involvement, he worked in
Applications Engineering and Development Engineering with Honeywell.
Mr.
Goldschmidt has taught almost every course in thermal sciences offered at
Purdue, as well as a special upper level technical course on the “Creative
Process in Engineering.” He is trained as a Synectics (special
brainstorming) facilitator and is currently engaged in the development of
strategic plans and problem solving sessions.
A
past ASHRAE Director-at-Large, he also has served as a member of
Publishing and Technology Councils. He is an ASHRAE Distinguished Service Award
recipient and Fellow, as well as Honorary Member of IIR, ACAIRE, ASURVAC and
AAF. He resides in North Michigan, above Traverse City.”
Tech
Talk:
There
is a dramatic difference between the problem solving techniques presented to us
in formal engineering courses, and the skills that are called for in actual
practice. These differences will be outlined, leading towards a special focus
on the need for cooperation between creativity and problem solving in
engineering applications. The lecture will present the general steps in problem
solving of definition, recasting, ideation, convergence, and
validation/implementation. The lecture will end with a listing of “pet-peeves”
which will include confusing cause and effect and violating the scientific
method.
The
details of the session are as follows:
Date :
01.03.2015
Time :
2.00 PM - 4.00PM
Venue
:
Auditorium, 3rd Floor, Block A.
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