in Baton Rouge. She earned her BS in chemical engineering from The Ohio State University in Columbus, OH in 2002 and her MS and PhD in chemical engineering from North Carolina State University in Raleigh, NC in 2008 and 2011 respectively. While NC State, the focus of her research was to design microfluidic devices for the detection and manipulation of various cell types. One application in particular was to design an electrically-driven cell focusing microfluidic device to be used in conjunction with an optical waveguide for environmental-based applications. Although, she has held a number of positions in industry with companies such as: Dow Corning, Johns Manville and Hospira, her passion lies in teaching, mentoring undergraduate students and promoting excellence in education for engineers.
He obtained both his baccalaureate and master's degrees from LSU ME and his doctorate from Purdue University's School of Mechanical Engineering. He has been actively engaged in teaching, research and curricula development since joining the LSU faculty in 1988. As associate dean, he has acquired funding from NSF to support the development of several initiatives aimed at improving student retention and graduation rates as well as supporting faculty with development with effective learning and teaching pedagogies.
teaches at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. She is the author of over seventy publications and presentation. She has used her experience in educational technology on two large-scale Lilly Endowment grants and on two National Science Foundation-funded research projects. In addition to teaching, she is the Director of the PRISM Project, an outreach program that helps Indiana teachers of middle school science, mathematics, and technology to integrate new information technology applications into their classrooms.
Through the generosity of a distinguished alumnus, Louisiana State University was able to establish a campus-wide program that focused on improving students' communication skills. This program, Communication across the Curriculum (CxC), created three central initiatives: Communication Studios, Communication-Intensive Courses, and the Distinguished Communicator award. To address the ABET requirements for communication and teamwork, the College of Engineering, in cooperation with CxC, opened the Engineering Communication Studio, which provides state-of-the-art technology, a physical space conducive to teamwork, and communication instruction from three full-time staff members. The Studio resources include a 3D scanner, a rapid prototype modeler, a large-format printer, and a range of engineering and communication software packages. The Studio also features fourteen computer workstations; a Wi-Fi hotspot lounge; a conference room with teleconferencing capabilities, a wall-mounted video capture system, and a SMART Board™; and, finally, a wide range of audio-visual equipment and technical references in the Studio lending inventory. On the curricular level, the staff works with faculty to integrate communication assignments within existing courses in order to incorporate communication skills without detracting from traditional content. These courses are identified as Communication-Intensive in the University Course Offerings Booklet, and then become a critical component of the Distinguished Communicator award. A second component of this award requires students to build a digital portfolio that showcases their communication skills. As the students progress in their engineering curricula, the Studio provides a vital support system to improve the requisite communication skills to succeed as engineering professionals.
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