Notes from Engineering
Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Greg Mazzaro, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Kevin Skenes and Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Timothy Wood co-wrote a paper entitled, “Growth of Student Awareness Within a Discipline-Agnostic Introduction-to-Engineering Course.” They presented their findings on the School of Engineering’s new Introduction to Engineeering Course at the American Society for Engineering Education Conference. Wood also presented the paper in Portland, Oregon.
Additionally, Wood presented “There’s a Textbook for this Class? Scaffolding Reading and Note-taking in a Digital Age,” co-written by Assistant Professor Stephanie Laughton, which was selected as the Best Paper in the New Engineering Educator Division.
Wood received the ASEE Mechanics Division Archie Higdon Distinguished Educator Award in Portland, Oregon. Wood’s contributions to CIVL202 Statics and CIVL203 Dynamics at The Citadel were celebrated through the presentation of this prestigious national teaching award.
The South Carolina Aeronautics Commission awarded the Department of Civil, Environmental and Construction Engineering a $20,000 education grant to fund logistics software which supports the cadet senior capstone project, “Airport Infrastructure and the Future of Electric Aircraft.”
“We are grateful for the continued support of the SCAC. This grant represents the state’s commitment to engineering education and to the future of aerospace in this region,” said Jeff Davis, department head of Civil, Environmental and Construction Engineering.
This is the fourth year The Citadel has partnered with the South Carolina Aeronautics Commission on this project. “We have been impressed by their work with Rock Hill – York County, Charleston Executive, Florence Regional and look forward to this year’s relationship with Jim Hamilton – LB Owens airport in Columbia, S.C.,” said Gary Siegfried, SCAC executive director.
Elise Barrella, a member of the KEEN Network, facilitated a two-day personal and professional enrichment workshop for faculty and staff in the School of Engineering. Participants learned how to adopt entrepreneurial thinking.
Andy Gerhart, a member of the KEEN Network, facilitated a two-hour workshop for all engineering faculty. Participants learned how to adopt entrepreneurial thinking in the classroom as well as how to engage students in more meaningful learning that they will retain throughout their academic and professional lives.
