College of Engineering
The Center for Energy Research and Technology
Task 2: Undergraduate and Graduate Education
2.1 NC A & T SU/CERT will review the graduate and undergraduate curricula in disciplines such as chemical engineering, architectural engineering, mechanical engineering, and civil engineering that are related to building design, construction, and operation and CB decontamination to determine appropriate curricula modifications for introducing CB protection and decontamination issues into the curricula. NC A & T SU/CERT will prepare a report based on the results of this review. A small expert panel may be convened to support this review and will probably be a subset of the stakeholders group used to support the workshop development
2.2 NC A & T SU/CERT will prepare a 3 credit hour interdisciplinary senior or graduate level course to introduce students to the issues involved in CB protection and decontamination. For this course NC A & T SU/CERT will develop lecture material and student handouts, homework problems, and examination problems. The course will include topics such as HVAC system design and operation, economics, impact of CB attack, decontamination methods, analysis of buildings to determine risk of attack, and filtration systems. NC A & T SU/CERT will prepare an outline of the course for review by the project officer. After the Project Officer has approved the outline, NC A & T SU/CERT will develop the course. Credit for the 3 credit hour college credit course will be transferable according to the guidelines for transferring credit published by the American Council on Education (ACE), the Council of Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), and the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (ACBAO) since the course will be developed and offered at North Carolina A & T and a should meet the above criteria by virtue of A & T's SACS accreditation.
2.3 NC A & T SU/CERT will prepare instructional material for use in the education of graduate and undergraduates students. The instructional material will consist of materials that can be used to supplement existing classes. Sets of problems on homeland security issues related to buildings and decontamination will be designed for use as homework problems NC A & T SU/CERT shall determine the number and type of problems but they are anticipated to include:
a. Sets of problems on homeland security issues related to buildings and decontamination that can be used on college level examinations.
b. A set of design problems suitable for use as senior design problems. One set of design problems will address building design, construction, and operation issues to minimize the impact of CB attack. These design problems will address issues such as economics, impact on normal building operation, technical feasibility, impact on indoor air quality, impact on energy use, and benefits not related to CB protection.
c. A second set of design problems will address issues related to the design, construction, and operation of decontamination system for large buildings. These design problems will be designed to address issues such as safety, economics, disposal of wastes generated by decontamination, and transport of decontamination materials to the site.
d. Materials that can be used by professors to introduce their students to homeland security issues related to buildings and decontamination over the course of one to four lectures.
2.4 NC A & T SU/CERT will review the design tools that are used by professionals and that are taught in universities and recommend modifications to the tools that shall make it possible to better address homeland security issues in the building design process.