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Congratulations to Michael Allen
The Engineering Fundamentals Program would like to congratulate our own Academic Support Specialist, Michael Allen, on receiving a 2018-2019 Tickle College of Engineering Staff Award. Michael was honored at the Tickle College of Engineering Awards Banquet on Thursday, April 11, 2019.
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Dr. Rachel McCord Earns ASEE Award
Rachel McCord recently won the Thomas C. Evans Award, which recognizes an engineering education publication from a faculty member in the ASEE Southeast Conference. McCord, a lecturer and research assistant professor in Engineering Fundamentals, presented her paper “Naturalistic Observations of Metacognition in Engineering (NOME): Using Observational Methods to Study Metacognitive Engagement in Engineering” on March 11, at…
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New Engage Leadership Team begins founding year
While most students were still enjoying the last days of summer at home, Engage Leadership Team students moved in to Orange Hall to begin a week of training, collaborating, and event planning for the newest class of Engineering first-year students. The Engage Leadership Team (ELT) is a new team of upper class engineering students that are…
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EF 152 students display innovative ideas at Summer Project Fair
EF 152 summer semester team design projects were showcased in the Perkins Workshop at the EF 152 Summer Project Fair. Community service and adaptive device designs were presented in this culminating event where students shared E-posters, marketing videos, project portfolios, and device prototypes during 5 minute presentations. Top projects included crutches that were modified with adjustable supports to accommodate going up and down…
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Dealers Warehouse Donates Wood for EF Projects
The EF Program thanks Clark, Jonathan, and Les from Dealers Warehouse of Knoxville for their donation of high quality scrap wood for future EF projects. Featured: Clark, Jonathan, Les, Michael Allen, Dr. Richard Bennett Dealers Warehouse: https://www.dwc-k.com/knoxville
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Dr. Richard Bennett presents at the SEAoA Convention & Conference
EFP’s Professor Dr. Richard Bennett, was a keynote speaker at the 2018 Structural Engineers Association of Arizona Convention and Conference in Litchfield Park, AZ back on June 8. His presentation, ASD vs. SD – A Masonry Cage Fight, compared two different design methods for masonry structures.
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EFP Professors Publish Paper on Engaging Students in Homework
Dr. Richard Bennett and Dr. Rachel McCord of the Engineering Fundamentals Program, along with former graduate research assistant, Wenshu Li, and former Director of the Tennessee Teaching and Learning Center, Taimi Olsen, publish a paper together for the June 2018 issue of the American Journal of Engineering Education. Engage Engineering Students In Homework: Attribution of…
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Know Your Engineering Fundamentals Lecturers: Rachel McCord
Rachel McCord is a UT alumnus with a degree in mechanical engineering, so she has a lot of love for Knoxville and the university. She was even a student in Engineering Fundamentals (EF) as an undergrad and taught EF as a graduate student. Her experiences in those classes were what made her want to pursue…
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Know Your Engineering Fundamentals Lecturers: Will Schleter
Distinguished Lecturer Will Schleter’s journey to UT began after he accepted a job at the Y-12 plant in Oak Ridge helping them move from paper drawings to computerized design. When working for the government got a little old, Schleter was offered an opportunity to teach Computer Aided Design part-time at UT. From there, he discovered…
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Get to Know Your EF Staff: Richard Bennett
Richard Bennett is the director of the college’s engage™ Engineering Fundamentals program. He came to UT because he felt it had a good balance between teaching and research and because of the great people he would come to call his coworkers. He enjoys being able to help a new group of young engineering students get off to…