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    • A Novel Engineering Systems Approach for Bioengineering Education: the MIT-Portugal Collaboration 

      Tan, Junjay; Newman, Dava; Cabral, Joaquim M. S.; Mota, Manuel; Nunes da Ponte, Manuel (Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division, 2007-06)
      This paper discusses the importance of an engineering systems approach to international bioengineering education and how a new educational research program, the MIT-Portugal Program Bioengineering Systems focus area, aims ...
    • Protecting the Force: Reducing Combat Vehicle Accidents via Improved Organizational Processes 

      Minami, Nathan A.; Madnick, Stuart E. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division, 2007-06)
      Despite extraordinary efforts by leaders at all levels throughout the U.S. Army, dozens of soldiers are killed each year as a result of both combat and motor vehicle accidents. The objective of this study is to look beyond ...
    • Superfund: An Assessment of Superfund Site Remedy Selectioin and Implementation 

      Jakobovits, Lisa M.; Karplus, Valerie Jean; Love, Robert E.; Ringo, J. Decker; Sutherland, Timothy A. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division, 2007-01)
      Since its inception in 1980, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Superfund Program has served as the primary mechanism for coordinating the remediation of sites contaminated with hazardous substances. Although ...