Sj gamttep: The South Jersey Garrett A. Morgan Technology and Transportation Education Program Director: Kauser Jahan, Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering Rowan University The sj gamttep program
Raj Arora with College of Engineering Dean Dianne Dorland and GAMTTEP participants
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- Team Building Clinics
- Bridge Building Module
- Bridge Builder developed by the USMA . This can be downloaded for free from
- Lip Gloss Processing
- Coating Technology
- Water Treatment Module
- MAGLEV Train Module
- Soda Bottle Rocket Module
Raj Arora with College of Engineering Dean Dianne Dorland and GAMTTEP participants Faculty Seminars In addition to the clinic experiments, the students listened to faculty seminars several times per week in order to better understand transportation engineering technologies and other important engineering concerns. The following is a list of the faculty speakers and the topics of their presentations: Kauser Jahan – Women In Engineering Beena Sukumaran – Gender and Minority Issues in Engineering Gina Tang – Electronic Waste Paris Von Lockette – Going to College Kevin Dahm – Coating Technologies Mariano Savelski – Biodiesel Krishan Bhatia – Alternate Energy Yusuf Mehta – Transportation Engineering , Engineers Without Borders Josh Wyrick – Engineers Without Borders in Senegal Ralph Dusseau – Bridge Engineering and Building Aaron Nolan – Materials Team Building Clinics There were several engineering clinics included in the SJ GAMTTEP Program which were designed to increase the students’ enthusiasm and awareness of transportation-related technology and engineering. These clinics represented the four engineering disciplines are Rowan University namely Chemical, Civil and Environmental, Mechanical, and Electrical and Computer Engineering. Bridge Building Module 
Dr. R. A. Dusseau, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, conducted a Bridge module for the students. This included having the students construct different types of bridges using a computer program called Bridge Builder developed by the USMA. This can be downloaded for free from http://bridgecontest.usma.edu/. The students then competed against one another to design the least expensive truss bridge. Water Turbine Module The students had to construct a water turbine system with a water wheel, fishing string, and hose & nozzle apparatus. Water from the second floor was dumped down a hose into the hose & nozzle that they had set up. The nozzle shot the water into the water wheel which in turn coils the fishing wire, pulling a weight attached to a pulley up to the second floor.  
Lip Gloss Processing To experience chemical engineering in a practical application, the students created lip gloss. They had to put oil, coloring, and mica into a cup and let it sit in hot water. After about 5 minutes of heating, they added bees wax. They then added whatever flavor they wanted and then let it sit and harden. The idea of this clinic was to show people that not all chemical engineering is chemicals and test tubes, but rather that there are some practical applications that are familiar in common society.  
Coating Technology The students participated in a “tasty” clinic to learn about coating technologies. They were divided into groups and instructed to put chocolate into the microwave until it became a liquid. They then had to dip Oreos into the chocolate so that the whole cookie was covered. The teacher then asked everyone if anything they had just done sounded like engineering to them, which was answered with an overwhelming no. He then stated that what made it engineering was that the fact that the process had to be repeated millions of times every day, and the cookies had to all be within 2 grams of each other. This again was to show that chemical engineering is not always the stereotypical goggles and labcoat type of career. There is a demand for chemical engineers, even in seemingly simple places like food companies. Water Treatment Module Dr. K. Jahan performed a lab with the students to demonstrate some of the technologies used to filter large particles from water to be processed for drinking. Students collected water from Rowan Pond for processing. Numerous tests were performed to evaluate the quality of the water. Using an aluminum sulfite solution, the students were able to isolate the particle contaminants from the water. MAGLEV Train Module The students participated in a two-week long design competition. They were asked to create and design a magnetic levitation train using a block of foam, magnets, and a small, electric hobby motor to propel the train. The track was charged with an electrical current. Wires running from the electric motor rubbed against the rails of the track, sending power to motor. The students were judged on two different criteria: fastest time down the track and the overall design of the train. Students learned the value of designing and prototyping a final product, as well as basic fundamentals of electrical engineering.  
 
Soda Bottle Rocket Module Dr. Bhatia, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, performed a bottle rocket design experiment with the students. Using empty soda bottles, the students were able to fashion rockets with clay, foam board, and duct tape. The rockets were fired off using a mixture of water and pressurized air. The rockets were judged on how far they flew. From this experiment, the students learned the importance of aerodynamics and other related fundamental principals involved in the process of designing transportation vessels. 
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