Twenty-nine Engineering Unleashed Fellows have been named for 2020 by the Engineering Unleashed Faculty Development coaches, the KEEN Faculty Advisory Council, and the Kern Family Foundation! The designation as an Engineering Unleashed Fellow recognizes their leadership in education. They are distinguished both through their Fellows Project and through the interactions with the greater Engineering Unleashed* community. They aim to enhance the development of an entrepreneurial mindset in undergraduate engineering students.
Over the course of the year, they will advance entrepreneurially minded learning on their campus and beyond. The nomination and naming process began with their participation in one of the many Engineering Unleashed Faculty Development workshops. These workshops are designed and delivered by a collaborative group of subject matter experts who serve as faculty members at more than twenty-five institutions. They attract faculty participants from across the country, focusing on the development and application of an entrepreneurial mindset whether in teaching and learning, research, industry, or leadership. Working with peer coaches for up to a year, they contribute to the Engineering Unleashed Community through an on-line publication, sharing within the platform known as EngineeringUnleashed.com.
Each Fellow is recognized on their campus and also within the Engineering Unleashed community. A $10,000 grant to the Fellow’s home university can be used to advance their work.
Join me in congratulating the Engineering Unleashed Fellows for 2020!
Dr. Douglas E. Melton
Program Director, Kern Family Foundation
*Engineering Unleashed is a community of 3100 faculty members from 160 institutions of higher education, powered by KEEN, a 51-partner collaborative that shares a mission to graduate engineers with an entrepreneurial mindset who are equipped to create societal, personal, and economic value. The Engineering Unleashed Faculty Development workshops are elements of the multi-institutional activities.
Chandana Tamma, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Marquette University
Chao Wang, Senior Lecturer, Arizona State University
Chris Sharp, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, George Fox University
Cindi Mason, Assistant Teaching Professor, Wichita State University
Daniel Castaneda, Assistant Professor, James Madison University
Deborah Besser, Civil Engineering, Chair, University of St. Thomas
Deeksha Seth, Assistant Teaching Professor, Villanova University
Devina Jaiswal, Assistant Professor, Western New England University
Durward Sobek, Professor, Montana State University
Erin Henslee, Assistant Professor, Wake Forest University
Eryn Hassemer, Associate Professor, Milwaukee School of Engineering
Jacquelyn Nagel, Associate Professor, James Madison University
James Mynderse, Associate Professor, Lawrence Technological University
Jonathan Torres, Assistant Professor, Bucknell University
Julia Armstrong, Coordinator, Software Engineering Capstones & Director, OHI/O Informal Learning Program, The Ohio State University
Julie Vernon, Assistant Dean of Academic Programs, Vanderbilt University
Katie Russell, Professor of Practice, Tulane University
Kenneth Van Treuren, Associate Dean of Research and Faculty Development, and Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Baylor University
Kimberly Demoret, Assistant Professor, Florida Institute of Technology
Kurt Paterson, Department Head and Professor, James Madison University
Lauren Lowman, Assistant Professor, Wake Forest University
Melissa Gibbons, Assistant Professor, University of San Diego
Michele Miller, Associate Dean, Campbell University
Nicole Ralston, Associate Professor, University of Portland
Patricia Cyr, Lecturer, Rochester Institute of Technology
Robert Weaver, Associate Professor of Ocean Engineering, Florida Institute of Technology
Sarah Wodin-Schwartz, Assistant Teaching Professor, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Stephanie Gillespie, Lecturer, University of New Haven.
Youngbok (Abraham) Kang, Assistant Professor, George Fox University
Fellow Spotlights
The Engineering Unleashed Fellows are applying an entrepreneurial mindset to their teaching, research, and service. We celebrate each one and wish them a terrific year and take the opportunity to spotlight fellows throughout the year.
Please meet two of the 29 Engineering Unleashed Fellows on these pages. These Fellows have developed shareable resources for introductory engineering courses. Register on EngineeringUnleashed.com where you will find all the resources you need to adapt elements from the work they have shared.
Dr. Chao Wang
Senior Lecturer, Arizona State University
I’m an engineering educator focused on first-year experience, and online/lab instructions in electrical engineering. I’m currently the Chair of IEEE Education Society Phoenix Chapter. I’m excited about bringing real-world examples, and latest technological advances into classroom to equip students with skills they find useful in their future career.
Interests, Topics Researched and Taught
Circuits
Digital Signal Processing
Engineering Education
Introduction to Engineering
Machine Learning
Probability and Random Signal Analysis
Signal Processing
Signals and Systems
Memberships
ASEE
IEEE
Disciplines
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Engineering Education
General Engineering
Completed Degrees
PhD, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Electrical Engineering
Project:
An Open Ended Design Project Promoting Autonomy in an Introduction to Engineering Course
This card describes a free-choice open-ended design project that supports student autonomy, one of the three basic psychological needs from self-determination theory (SDT). SDT postulates
that individuals will adopt more internalized/autonomous forms of motivations, resulting in more optimal learning outcomes, when three basic psychological needs are satisfied: autonomy, a sense of choice and control; relatedness, a sense of positive and supportive connections to others; and competence, a sense of mastery and self-efficacy.
Project associated with the Best Overall PIC Paper at the 2020 ASEE Annual Conference
Dr. Chandana Tamma
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Marquette University
I am an engineering educator with a strong penchant for student-centered instruction. I know that there is no single approach that works for every situation. Therefore, I am constantly exploring numerous creative techniques to improve student engagement within the classroom. My goal is to make learning a positive experience for everyone.
Interests, Topics Researched and Taught
Analog Electronics
Capstone Design
Computer Graphics
Computer Hardware
Computer Programming
Digital Electronics
Electrical Circuits
Electronic Devices
VLSI design
Memberships
IEEE
IEEE Computer Society
IEEE Women in Engineering
Disciplines
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Completed Degrees
PhD, Rensellaer Polytechnic Instritute, Electrical Engineering
Project:
Exploring Consequences and Creating Value in a Game Programming Project
This card describes a design project offered in an Introduction to Computer Programming course. This course typically consists of Freshman Electrical Engineers, Freshman Computer Engineers, and Sophomore Bio-Computing Engineers. The card describes the implementation in Spring 2020 with a class size of 61 students. As a primarily freshman-level course, showing the students a “big picture” view of their work by incorporating EML would be a great start to their engineering education. This is a challenging course with a diverse set of students, but with some creativity weʼve made an existing project more engaging.
Project associated with the Best Overall PIC Paper at the 2020 ASEE Annual Conference
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