iNTERACTIVE TECHNOLOGY EXPERIENCE CENTER

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VISION To be an inspiration for young people by
creating an environment where they can understand
how engineering, science, and technology shape
our lives and the future of the world
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Interactive Technology Experience Center Involve
-- Teach -- Excite -- Challenge
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What is iTEC?

• A 4-year project (Sept 2007 Aug 2011) funded
  by the ATT Foundation.
• Main thrust areas robotics, telecommunications,
  scanning electron microscope applications, and
  design for manufacturing.
• Collaborative effort within the College of
  Engineering among the Departments of Biomedical,
  Electrical and Computer, and Mechanical
  Engineering
• RD Team -- 6 faculty members / 9 development
  projects
• Staff -- Can (John) Saygin (director)
• Moses Thompson (program manager)
• Mary Stowers (curriculum)

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Activities
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Activities
Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) 1.1 Exploring
the Small World (Dr.Oh) Telecommunication 2.1
Communication Systems (Dr. Akopian) 2.2 Wireless
Networks (Dr. Akopian) 2.3 Wireless Applications
(Dr. Akopian) Robotics 3.1 Building a Community
of Robots (Dr. Jin) 3.2 Wrestling Robots
Sumobots (Dr. Jamshidi) 3.3 Mission to Mars (Dr.
Jamshidi) Advanced Technology 4.1 Visualize to
Realize (Dr. Nowak) 4.2 The Mini-Factory (Dr.
Wan)
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Activities

• Software Communications and Navigation Systems
• Autonomous Control Engineering
• System and Controls
• Robotics and Intelligent Machines
• Nano Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering
• Flexible Manufacturing and Lean Systems

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Activities
Career Days Festivals What is iTEC
presentations
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Activities
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Activities
WHO K-12 Coaches Teachers WHEN Summer (2
wk) 1 1.5 days Weekend
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Hollywood called They want our robots for the
opening of the movie Transformers
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Web-Based Delivery of Curriculum(asynchronous
learning)
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