Institute for Engineering Education and Innovation
Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station
Dr. Norman Fortenberry, Executive Director of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) On Friday, February 11, Dr. Norman Fortenberry, Executive Director of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), spoke to an audience of approximately 40 people, sharing thoughts and perspectives he’d gained during his career. His presentation, “21ST Century Engineering: Implications for Students, […]
Dr. Clint Patterson, CTE Instructional Consultant, Texas A&M University Dr. Clint Patterson presented “Models for student-centered graduate education: Fresh frameworks for mentoring and interdisciplinary experiences” at the Institute for Engineering Education and Innovation’s (IEEI) Distinguished Speaker Series on February 21st and 28th from 3:00 to 4:00 pm. During the first week he explored fresh models […]
Last week, IEEI hosted the NAE Speaker Series featuring Ethernet Founder, Robert Metcalfe, Founder of the Ethernet. This was a hybrid event with both in-person and virtual options. Around 60 participants (both virtual and in-person) attended this event. The topic for the talk was CONNECTIVITY: The Internet, invention of Ethernet, founding of 3Com Corporation, and […]
Adrienne R. Minerick, President, ASEE addressing the audience via Zoom Last week, Dr. Adrienne R Minerick presented on the topic “Re-crafting Engineering Culture to Embrace Systems Thinking: A Necessity for Engineering for the Future,” at the Institute for Engineering Education and Innovation’s (IEEI) Distinguished Speaker Series hosted by Dr. Tracy Hammond, Director, IEEI. Engineers design […]
IEEI, in collaboration with the Green Dot Institute at TAMU organized a Green Dot Training (via zoom) on Friday, January 7th, 2022, from 3:00 – 4:30 pm. Green Dot is a bystander intervention training that teaches skills and provides practical tools to the participants so that they can intervene, promote safety, and play an active […]
The Texas Land Grant Day 2021, held virtually on 17 September 2021, was the inaugural event dedicated to building a bridge between Texas A&M University (TAMU) and Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) campuses, faculty, and students. Around 170 administrators, faculty, students, and staff from TAMU and PVAMU attended the event. The conference was a joint […]
Dr. Tracy Hammond, Director of the Institute for Engineering Education & Innovation, and the communications team, Drew Casey, Candice Meyers, and Johaynah Alriffi, led a three-hour CliftonStrengths workshop at the Zachry Leadership Program’s summer retreat. Thirty two students took part in this retreat that was held at Camp Allen in Navasota, Texas and was hosted […]
The American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) has awarded Dr. Ala Elwany the 2021 John L. Imhoff Global Excellence Award. This prestigious award is endowed from the estate of the late Professor John L. Imhoff, and identifies and recognizes an individual who has made significant contributions in the field of industrial engineering education, who demonstrates […]
The 2021 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition was held virtually from July 26th to July 29, 2021. The ASEE Conference is the only conference devoted to all disciplines of engineering and engineering technology education, and nurtures an exchange of ideas and concepts, augments teaching methods and curricula, and offers a vast range of networking prospects. […]
The American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) has also awarded Pauline Wade the 2021 Isadore T. Davis Award. This award, given annually to an outstanding engineering educator, celebrates the spirit and leadership of individuals who make a mark in the collaborative efforts of engineering with industry. Wade is the Associate Professor of Practice, Computer Science […]
Dr. Tracy Hammond, Director of IEEI and professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, at Texas A&M University, and Director, Sketch Recognition Lab was recently presented with the Chester F. Carlson Award by the American Society for Engineering Education in recognition of her work as an educator. The award is presented annually to “an […]
Dr. Karan Watson, Regents Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University, was awarded the 2021 ASEE Lifetime Achievement Award in Engineering Education. Watson was recognized for her pioneering leadership and sustained contributions to education in the fields of engineering and engineering technology. This prestigious award recognizes individuals with significant […]
Dr. Tracy Hammond, Director of IEEI and professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, at Texas A&M University won the election for the Faculty Senate Secretary for 2021-2022. This position began immediately following the Faculty Senate meeting on May 10th, 2021 and will conclude at the May meeting in 2022. The Faculty Senate was founded […]
The Institute for Engineering Education & Innovation would like to celebrate the publication and exposure of the following Engineering Education Faculty Group members (from several departments) at the 2021 Transformational Teaching and Learning Conference that took place on April 30, 2021. The Office of the Dean of Faculties—in partnership with faculty, the Center for Teaching […]
Sahil Palnitkar, Campbell Hinrichs, Umang Kantesaria, Cameron Lopez, and Connor Riley from CSCE 482, with their Senior Capstone Project titled ‘SpeakEasy’’ won the 1st place in the poster presentation organized by Student Research Week (SRW) recently. Their senior capstone class is taught by Dr. Tracy Hammond, Director, IEEI and Professor, Computer Science. The Teaching Assistant […]
