Institute for Engineering Education and Innovation
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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 […]
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 […]
The 2021 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference was held virtually from March 24- March 26, 2021, and hosted by Baylor University. The yearly conference is an excellent opportunity for educators across Louisiana, Texas, and New Mexico to explore the different facets of engineering education. In 2020 and 2021, the Engineering Education community rose to a challenge […]
Texas A&M University hosted the Association for Computing Machinery’s (ACM) conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI 2021) virtually from April 13 to April 17, 2021. This annual conference serves as a premier international forum for reporting outstanding research and development on intelligent user interfaces. ACM IUI is where the Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) community meets […]
NSF’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) identifies and supports outstanding graduate students who are pursuing research-based master’s and doctoral degrees in fields within NSF’s mission. The GRFP provides up to three years of support for the graduate education of those students who have demonstrated their potential for substantial accomplishments in science and engineering research. The […]
The Development of a Texas A&M University Faculty of Engineering Education, a paper by Tracy Hammond, Karan Watson, Samantha Ray, Robert Lightfoot, Shawna Thomas and Drew Casey won the third place in the Faculty/Staff/Professional Papers category at the ASEE Gulf South West Conference held recently.
The Institute for Engineering Education and Innovation and the Engineering Education Faculty Group is organizing a panel to discuss how to systematically improve teaching, start conducting engineering education research, and engage in external service related to engineering education. This is a great opportunity to learn from the success of others in these areas. PANELISTS Dr. […]
Last week, Dr. Sheryl Sorby presented “Engineering Education at Crossroads- Getting There from Here,” at the Institute for Engineering Education and Innovation’s (IEEI) Distinguished Speaker Series hosted by Dr. Tracy Hammond, Director, IEEI. She spoke about her journey into engineering education, provided a brief introduction to her research and development efforts in spatial skills. (Her […]
In light of the Engineering Education Faculty Group’s role in supporting scholarly work, we would like to celebrate the publication and exposure of the following EEFG members at the ASEE GSW conference last week. There were 8 papers, in total that were presented at ASEE GSW from the EEFG faculty at Texas A&M University. “The […]
Dale Cope, Associate Professor of Practice, Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University received the Aggie Club of Engineers Professor of Excellence Award recently. The Aggie Club of Engineers (ACE) brings together student leaders from all levels and Engineering fields to promote success and improve Aggieland. The ACE was founded on the idea of not just […]
Dr. Kristi J. Shryock, Associate Professor, Associate Department Head in Department of Aerospace Engineering, and Director of the Craig and Galen Brown Engineering Honors Program at Texas A&M University recently received the Provost APT Faculty Teaching Excellence Award. Shryock is passionate about student learning experiences and values innovative methods, evident in the significant role she plays […]
Christine Stanley, Regents Professor, Professor of Higher Education in the Department of Educational Administration and Human Resource Development in the College of Education and Human Development at Texas A&M University, Vice President and Associate Provost for Diversity Emerita received the 2021 Distinguished Achievement Award for Graduate Mentoring recently. Texas A&M University and The Association of […]
