WOMEN IN ENGINEERING, FACULTY OF ENGINEERING IN BILBAO

The situation of women in the engineering world has different aspects. On the one hand, it can be stated that women are well received in certain areas of the technological world, and they are very integrated into academia. In other areas, such as the world of industrial business, recognition is more complex being those less open environments. Last century, the woman who broke the taboo in Spain was the mayor of Bilbao and the first industrial engineer graduated in Spain in 1912, Pilar Careaga. By means of her public presence, her message could reach the general society, but as something exceptional. At the Faculty of Engineering in Bilbao, the first female Industrial Engineer was Pilar Ipiña, graduated in 1965. Fifty-three years had passed. Women in Engineering, more than a century later, remain a clear minority. While it is true that the presence of women in engineering schools is socially fully accepted, it is no less true that many young women dismiss the possibility of approaching that world from an early age. The lack of benchmarks seems to be a clear factor. Many of the engineers who are being interviewed in the search for ideas to motivate girls and young women, end up seeing lacks of references when asked about it. While the experience of being a woman in such a traditionally male field has lights and shadows, reflect of what can be seen in different referenced studies, a positive message must be transmitted, as this has been the experience of both engineering students and workers in academia or in the business world. Proposing solutions to smooth out the differences in numbers between men and women in the world of Engineering and Science requires knowing the causes, in order to be able to carry out actions that lead to collecting women's talent and with the appropriate training give it all the value that can achieve, both in the improvement of society as a whole and in the personal development of each of them. The aim is to achieve real equal choice between women and men and put everyone at the service of a better society. Equality is theoretically achieved, but it can still be improved.

A-256 A Unique Bilingual Phenotype in the Context of Late Onset MELAS

Objective Mitochondrial myopathy, encephalopathy, lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes (MELAS) is a progressive disease with typical onset before age 40 characterized by eventual neurocognitive deterioration. This case study highlights bilingual-bicultural neuropsychological principles within the Socially Responsible Neuropsychology (SRN) model to illustrate the phenotypic presentation of bilingual late-onset MELAS. Method The case is a 56-year-old, right-handed, bilingual Latino male (L1 Spanish, L2 English) with 16 years of education in his country of origin and 22 years as an industrial engineer in the U.S. At age 52, he was diagnosed with MELAS after an abrupt episode of olfactory hallucinations and dysgraphia in both languages. MRI revealed acute infarcts in the right parietal lobe and left cerebellum. He was referred for neuropsychological assessment 4 years later to evaluate reported neurocognitive decline and deterioration of L2, and to assist in targeted treatment planning. Results The clinical interview revealed significant decline in both receptive and expressive L2 English language capabilities, particularly relative to baseline as an industrial engineer, with relative sparing of L1 Spanish. Consistent with prior acute right hemisphere strokes, the neurocognitive profile also revealed lateralized impairment in visuospatial skills and memory. Notably verbal learning and memory in the mesial temporal system was preserved. Conclusions This case study illustrates how late L2 acquisition can lead to bilateral language representation, altering the phenotype of late-onset MELAS. Application of the SRN model highlights the importance of including background information regarding language acquisition and current language use to illustrate a unique bilingual MELAS phenotype and its impact on language loss and recovery.

Spain in the International Networks: The Case of César Cort (1893-1978)

The aim of this article is to describe the work of the first Urbanism Professor in Spain, the architect and industrial engineer César Cort (1893-1978), and to give an outline within the context of the town planning culture in which he developed his work. Since 1918, from the Chair of Urbanología at the School of Architecture of Madrid, he contributed to the consolidation of the Anglo-Saxon influence in Spanish Urbanism in the crucial moment of the second half of the 1920s and the beginning in the 1930s. His professional biography tells of the trips he made, opened labor paths, meetings, skills, interests, social networks woven and examines the coherence or inconsistency between what was said and what was actually done. From his works as a professor, disseminator, urban planner, landscape architect, architect, and politician, Urbanism was always his main interest.

Application of Circular Economy Techniques for Design and Development of Products through Collaborative Project-Based Learning for Industrial Engineer Teaching

Collaborative project-based learning aims to get students to take responsibility for their knowledge processes. The objective of this research is to analyze the viability of applying circular economy techniques for the design and development of products, through learning based on collaborative projects in industrial engineering. A survey was carried out between 2015 and 2019 on final year students of industrial engineering in Spain, from five different academic years. The responses obtained were analyzed statistically. The results indicate that the students who had more previous knowledge about the circular economy, valued its relevance for the design and development of products as well as for the practice of the profession more. In addition, it was demonstrated that the implementation of circular economy strategies in the design and development of products through collaborative projects allows the acquisition of different knowledge: eco-design, product planning and distribution, reuse, recycling, etc. Moreover, most of the students considered that the circular economy should be a complementary discipline and a transversal competence.

Training Competences in Industrial Risk Prevention with Lego® Serious Play®: A Case Study

This paper proposes the use of the Lego® Serious Play® (LSP) methodology as a facilitating tool for the introduction of competences for Industrial Risk Prevention by engineering students from the industrial branch (electrical, electronic, mechanical and technological engineering), presenting the results obtained in the Universities of Cadiz and Seville in the academic years 2017–2019. Current Spanish legislation does not reserve any special legal attribution, nor does it require specific competence in occupational risk prevention for the regulated profession of a technical industrial engineer (Order CIN 351:2009), and only does so in a generic way for that of an industrial engineer (Order CIN 311:2009). However, these universities consider the training in occupational health and safety for these future graduates as an essential objective in order to develop them for their careers in the industry. The approach is based on a series of challenges proposed (risk assessments, safety inspections, accident investigations and fire protection measures, among others), thanks to the use of “gamification” dynamics with Lego® Serious Play®. In order to carry the training out, a set of specific variables (industrial sector, legal and regulatory framework, business organization and production system), and transversal ones (leadership, teamwork, critical thinking and communication), are incorporated. Through group models, it is possible to identify dangerous situations, establish causes, share and discuss alternative proposals and analyze the economic, environmental and organizational impact of the technical solutions studied, as well as take the appropriate decisions, in a creative, stimulating, inclusive and innovative context. In this way, the theoretical knowledge which is acquired is applied to improve safety and health at work and foster the prevention of occupational risks, promoting the commitment, effort, motivation and proactive participation of the student teams.

Investigación sobre construcción 3D y sus aplicaciones. *** Research into 3D construction and its applications.

En el presente artículo se pretende dar a conocer el proceso de investigación sobre materiales cementicios enfocados a la impresión 3D. Un grupo de 4 estudiantes de la Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, 3 Ingenieros de la Edificación y 1 Ingeniero de Electrónica y automatismo Industrial, llevan 3 años investigando y desarrollando tanto un dispositivo de impresión 3D móvil como un material cementicio para ser extrusionado por dicho dispositivo y ser capaz de modelar cualquier tipo de figura con tecnología FDM(ADICIÓN DE CAPAS). El principal objetivo de esta investigación es la aplicación de este nuevo sistema constructivo al sector inmobiliario y construir vviiendas, reduciendo riesgos laborales, costes y material de residuo. Caracterizando nuevas dosificaciones cementicias, conseguimos aumentar su Trabajabilidad y Robustez frente a iclemencias metereológicas que puedan afectar a su reología y comportamiento al momento de su puesta en obra mediante bombeo y extrusión mecánica.***This article intends to give an understanding of the process of research into cement materials, focussed on 3D printing. A group of four students at the Universitat Polit.cnica de Val.ncia – three architectural engineers and one electronic and automotive industrial engineer, spent three years researching and developing both a mobile 3D printing device; and a cement material to be extruded by this device and be capable of modelling any type of figure with FDM technology. The main objective of this research is the application of this new construction system to the house-building and real estate sector; reducing occupational hazards, costs and waste material.

Teaching experience of application of Kaizen in a company

<p><span><em><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">The </span></em></span><span lang="EN"><em><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">paper presents the relationship between teaching and business, highlighting the importance of training in the workplace. Specifically, the professional experience of one of the signers of the article is described when passing from student to graduate and work as an Industrial Engineer. Once in the company, when the problems were detected, a training program was elaborated to give a workshop on Kaizen that solved those problems. To this end, the workshop focused on the 5S methodology. The result was that it began to be implemented in the other plants of the company where the same problem existed.</span></em></span></p>