Release Date: October 7, 2011
Washington, DC, October 7, 2011 – Sixty-five of the nation's most innovative, young engineering educators have been selected to take part in the National Academy of Engineering's third Frontiers of Engineering Education (FOEE) symposium. Early-career faculty members who are developing and implementing innovative educational approaches in a variety of engineering disciplines will come together for the 2-1/2-day event, where they can share ideas, learn from research and best practice in education, and leave with a charter to bring about improvement in their home institution. The attendees were nominated by fellow engineers or deans and chosen from a highly competitive pool of applicants. The symposium will be held Nov. 13-16 in Irvine, Calif.
"The Frontiers of Engineering Education program creates a unique venue for engineering faculty members to share and explore interesting and effective innovations in teaching and learning,” said NAE President Charles M. Vest. “We want FOEE to become a major force in identifying, recognizing, and promulgating advances and innovations in order to build a strong intellectual infrastructure and commitment to 21st-century engineering education.”
This year's program will focus on teaching leading-edge engineering knowledge, project-based learning, active and self-directed learning, and assessment of student learning and education innovation. “In our increasingly global and competitive world, the United States needs to marshal its resources to address the strategic shortfall of engineering leaders in the next decades,” said Edward F. Crawley, Ford Professor of Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the chair of the FOEE planning committee. “By holding this event, we have recognized some of the finest young engineering educators in the nation, and will better equip them to transform the educational process at their universities.”
The following individuals were selected as attendees:
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Nehal Abu-Lail
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Washington State University
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William Arnold
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University of Minnesota
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Rajesh Bhaskaran
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Cornell University
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Melissa Bilec
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University of Pittsburgh
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Vladimir Bulovic
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Jonathan Butcher
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Cornell University
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David Cappelleri
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Stevens Institute of Technology
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Naomi Chesler
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University of Wisconsin, Madison
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Timothy Chung
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Naval Postgraduate School
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Lydia Contreras-Martin
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University of Texas, Austin
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David Corti
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Purdue University
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Kristine Csavina
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Florida Gulf Coast University
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Cristina Davis
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University of California, Davis
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Marie des Jardins
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University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Cerasela-Zoica Dinu
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West Virginia University
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Mounya Elhilali
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Johns Hopkins University
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Murat Erkoc
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University of Miami
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Kip Findley
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Colorado School of Mines
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Mona Garvin
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University of Iowa
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Kiranraj George
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California State University, Fullerton
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Michael Gooseff
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Pennsylvania State University
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Zachary Grasley
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Texas A&M University
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James Groves
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University of Virginia
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Marco Gruteser
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Rutgers University
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Brent Houchens
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Rice University
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Christopher Hundhausen
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Washington State University
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Timothy Jacobs
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Texas A&M University
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Aditya Johri
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Virginia Tech
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Amy Landis
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University of Pittsburgh
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Lily Liang
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University of the District of Columbia
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Matthew Liberatore
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Colorado School of Mines
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Glen Livesay
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Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
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David Love
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Purdue University
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Jodie Lutkenhaus
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Texas A&M University
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Sanjoy Mahajan
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Olin College of Engineering
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Tom Martin
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Virginia Tech
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Vicki May
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Dartmouth College
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James McLurkin
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Rice University
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Lisa McNair
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Virginia Tech
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J. Will Medlin
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University of Colorado
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Stephanie Moore
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University of Virginia
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Eric Nauman
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Purdue University
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Krishna Nayak
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University of Southern California
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Daniel Oerther
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Missouri University of Science and Technology
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Srinivasa Raghavan
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University of Maryland, College Park
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Ainissa Ramirez
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Yale University
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Huzefa Rangwala
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George Mason University
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Jeff Rhoads
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Purdue University
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Christian Schwartz
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Texas A&M University
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Leslie Shor
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University of Connecticut
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Jake Socha
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Virginia Tech
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Joel Sokol
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Georgia Institute of Technology
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Steve Stochaj
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New Mexico State University
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Aaron Striegel
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University of Notre Dame
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Charles Sullivan
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Dartmouth College
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Ying Tang
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Rowan University
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Joseph Tranquillo
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Bucknell University
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Hans Tritico
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Youngstown State University
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S. Patrick Walton
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Michigan State University
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James Warnock
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Mississippi State University
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Newell Washburn
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Carnegie Mellon University
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Carl Wassgren
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Purdue University
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Clifford Whitcomb
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Naval Postgraduate School
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Craig Zilles
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University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
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Gil Zussman
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Columbia University
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The planning committee members of the 2011 symposium are:
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Edward Crawley (Chair)
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Larry Shuman (Co-Chair)
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University of Pittsburgh
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Mary Besterfield-Sacre
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University of Pittsburgh
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David Darmofal
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Stephen Director
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Northeastern University
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Ann McKenna
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Arizona State University
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Karl Smith
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University of Minnesota/ Purdue University
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Christopher Swan
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Tufts University
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The 2011 Frontiers of Engineering Education symposium is sponsored by the O’Donnell Foundation.
The National Academy of Engineering is an independent, nonprofit institution that serves as an adviser to government and the public on issues in engineering and technology. Its members consist of the nation's premier engineers, who are elected by their peers for their distinguished achievements. Established in 1964, NAE operates under the congressional charter granted to the National Academy of
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