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Selected Experiences

"What we're trying to do is
give them some
background...and selected
experiences of what a real
chemical engineer will do in
running a pilot plant," Dr.
Lilleleht says.

"Running the plant isn't
that complex," he says. "But
to have to understand, analyze
and explain everything is
something else."

"Part of their work is
analyzing their results, writing
reports, coming up with
conclusions and
recommendations...and making
an oral presentation of their
experiences," he notes.

At the same time, during
the course of the program the
curriculum included visits to
other parts to the University's
sciences and engineering
departments, discussions by
faculty members from the
humanities of the impact of
technology on the way we live,
and trips to plants such as an
oil refinery at Yorktown.