Institute for Engineering Education and Innovation
Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station
We are excited to announce that Rachelle Pedersen has won the Office of the Vice President for Research’s Excellence in Research Award at Texas A&M University! Rachelle was the graduate student selected for the oral presentations out of all graduate presenters during the Graduate and Professional Student Council’s Student Research Week. The Excellence in […]
Texas A&M University’s Institute for Engineering Education & Innovation is proud to announce that one of its Engineering Education Faculty Group Members, Kristi Shryock from the Department of Multidisciplinary Engineering in the College of Engineering, has been named a 2023 Distinguished Achievement Honoree by the Association Of Former Students. This prestigious award recognizes individuals who […]
The Institute for Engineering Education & Innovation (IEEI) at Texas A&M University has recently collaborated with the American Society for Engineering Education’s Minorities in Engineering Division (ASEE MIND) and the ASEE Commission on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (CDEI) to explore the topic of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in engineering education through a book discussion. […]
Dr. Tracy Hammond is the Director of IEEI and professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Texas A&M University
Dr. Malini Natarajarathinam is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution at Texas A&M University
by Amanda Lacy, edited by Hannah Cooper Before attending the University of Texas (UT), I took classes on 2 varying campuses at Austin Community College, as did several other blind students. The paths felt safe. The layouts did not require us to share space with cars, bicycles, or other dangerous machines. There were only a […]
Dr. Watson was selected to deliver the 2022 Ethel Ashworth-Tsutsui Memorial Lecture because of her achievements as a female faculty member and her commitment to mentoring and supporting aggie women.
by Amanda Lacy, edited by Hannah Cooper An unintended but devastating side effect of Universities expanding the use of group projects is the exclusion of the visually impaired. Groups appear ideal, primarily because the role teamwork plays in an employment setting, but in reality, group assignments bring out the worst aspects of the social ‘game’ […]
by Amanda Lacy, edited by Hannah Cooper People with visual disabilities earn bachelor’s degrees in all fields at a rate less than half that of people without a disability. In general, there appear to be more blind students at community colleges and smaller universities, and fewer than one might expect to find at larger institutions […]
Texas A&M University hosted Texas Land Grants Day on November 4 at the Texas A&M Student Recreation Center, West Campus. Faculty, staff, and students contributed significantly to building a bridge between Texas A&M University (TAMU) and Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) by bringing their talent, imagination, perspective, and energy to the event. The event was […]
Dr. Tracy Hammond, Director of the Institute for Engineering Education & Innovation, recently presented at the Nuclear Power Institute’s (NPI) Getting Resilient on Engineering and Energy from Nuclear (GREEN) Day for Educators” and “Powerful Opportunities for Women Eager and Ready for Science, Engineering, and Technology (POWER SET) Green.” The event was organized to support the […]
Jacques Richard, Instructional Associate Professor, Aerospace Engineering, and Managing Program Director of NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates Sites Jacques Richard is an Instructional Associate Professor, Aerospace Engineering and the Managing Program Director of NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates Sites. He received his B.S. at Boston University in Aerospace Engineering from Boston University, his M.S., and […]
The Ethel Ashworth-Tsutsui Memorial Lecture and Awards sponsored by Women in Science and Engineering will be held this Friday, November 11, from 3:00 – 4:00 pm. These awards are given to honor the memory of Ethel Ashworth-Tsutsui, a founding member of Women in Science and Engineering and a leader in enhancing women’s presence in science […]
Sara Amani, Graduate Student at the Institute for Engineering Education & Innovation at Texas A&M University, recently attended the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) International Conference 2022 in Houston and presented on the topic “Attracting, Retaining, and Developing Female Engineers in Qatar.” The study’s Principal Investigator and Co-Principal Investigator are Dr. Sara Hillman, Instructional Assistant […]
On Wednesday, October 26, 2022, The Institute for Engineering Education & Innovation conducted its Distinguished Speaker Series featuring Dr. Colin Brown, CEng FIMechE FIMMM. The title of his talk was “Engineering Skills Supply and the Gender Challenge.” As a result of an increasingly technological society and changing demographics, Texas, like many states and countries worldwide, is […]
