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There are, however, a variety of obstacles to the nation's industrial base taking full advantage of the potential of advanced manufacturing. The one that is the focus of this report is the nation's system of undergraduate engineering education and, in particular, the fact that U.S.
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Producing a jet engine, for instance, that does its job reliably and effectively involves a major learning curve, with the engineers and technicians finding many approaches that do not work before they zero in on one that does. Thus, an engineering graduate who has never had the chance to work with 3D printing in a realistic manufacturing setting will start off at a major disadvantage compared to one who has had such experience.
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DoD, which has a history of addressing workforce issues for the defense industrial base, has recognized this as a problem and is interested in finding ways to improve undergraduate engineering education so that graduates of U.S. engineering schools can make a more immediate contribution to advanced manufacturing.
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The second group of recommendations go beyond amplifying existing practices and suggest innovations aimed specifically at improving the presentation and teaching of advanced manufacturing in undergraduate engineering education. One recommendation, for instance, calls for engineering schools to develop and deploy advanced manufacturing curricula that are adaptable to different types of delivery, that are scalable, and that will be easy to update as advanced manufacturing evolves (which is happening rapidly; Recommendation 4.9)
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2.3 Expand optional paths through engineering education, especially for transfers from community colleges 2.4 Strengthen collaboration between academia and industry 3.1 Offer experiential learning, such as capstone courses, that empha sizes advanced manufacturing 3.2 Incorporate experiential learning throughout an engineering program 3.3 Engage undergraduates in applied research to obtain hands-on experience with advanced manufacturing 3.4 Expand extracurricular advanced manufacturing experiences Recommendations for industry and government: 4.1 Strengthen the many existing methods for supporting undergradu ate engineering education to emphasize manufacturing and ad vanced manufacturing 4.2 Encourage more industry engineers to contribute to education programs, perhaps using remote collaboration tools 4.3 DoD should pilot a Fraunhofer-like program that pairs a single university with a large defense contractor 4.4 The manufacturing institutes should develop a portfolio of "cap stone projects" that present students with a range of problems in advanced manufacturing 4.5 NSF's Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships should sponsor research programs that engage undergraduates in advanced manufacturing 4.6 Agencies in addition to DoD and NSF should provide opportunities for students and faculty to spend time in small and medium-sized manufacturing companies 4.7 DoD should initiate a pilot program in applied research fellowships for undergraduates 4.8 NSF should facilitate network access by undergraduates to indus trial-quality advanced manufacturing services 4.9 NSF should sponsor projects to develop advanced manufacturing curricula
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