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 […]
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Fostering Strengths Based Leadership in Engineering
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 […]
Ala Elwany wins ASEE John L. Imhoff Global Excellence Award
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 […]
Texas A&M University Shines at the ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition
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.Texas […]
Pauline Wade wins ASEE Isadore T. Davis Award
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 […]
Hammond Honored by ASEE With Chester F. Carlson Award
Dr. Hammond, Director, Institute for Engineering Education and Innovation (IEEI), Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Director of the and Chair of the Engineering Education Faculty at Texas A&M, 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 […]
Karan Watson Recognized by ASEE With Lifetime Achievement Award
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 […]
Tracy Hammond Appointed as Secretary of Faculty Senate
Dr. Tracy Hammond, Director, IEEI and Professor, Computer Science 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 in 1983 by Dr. John J. McDermott, Professor of […]
EEFG at the Transformational Teaching and Learning Conference 2021
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 […]
CSCE Students Win First Place in SRW Poster Presentation
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 […]
Texas A&M University at the ASEE GSW Conference
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 […]
26th Annual ACM IUI Conference Hosted by Texas A&M
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 the […]
19 TAMU students selected as awardees of NSF Graduate Fellowships
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 […]
TAMU IEEI Paper Wins Third Place at ASEE GSW
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.
APT PoP Panel this Friday
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. […]
