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Grants: 2008

Enhancing Communication and Use of Information in Engineering

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Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT
Contact: E. Vagos Hadjimichael, Ph.D., 203-254-4147,
ehadjimichael@mail.fairfield.edu
Redesign of the "Fundamentals of Engineering" course to include training in oral and written communications and expanding skills in analysis and synthesis of information
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$25,000 |
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute, IN
Contact: Julia Williams, 812-877-8816,
williams@rose-hulman.edu
Study of engineering faculty and the impact of ABET standards on the teaching of communication
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$23,648 |
Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ
Contact: Susan Staffin Metz, 508-577-8965,
susan.metz@stevens.edu
Improving the ability of engineering students to communicate technical discoveries to non-technical audiences
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$25,000 |
SUNY Oswego, Oswego, NY
Contact: Rachid Manseur, 315-312-2692,
rmanseur@cs.oswego.edu
Embedding communication skills in the curriculum development of a new electrical and computer engineering program
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$25,000 |
Women in Engineering

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Clemson University, Clemson, SC
Contact: Julie Martin Trenor, Ph.D., 864-656-2541,
jtrenor@clemson.edu
Development and national dissemination of adaptable research-based materials for recruiting and retaining female first generation college students in engineering
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$24,950 |
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
Contact: Jessica M. Kemp, Ph.D., 225-578-0092,
jmkemp@lsu.edu
Workshop series for engineering faculty that explores gender equity issues and the impact on retention of female engineering students
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$11,925 |
University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Contact: Geb Thomas, 319-335-5936,
Geb-Thomas@uiowa.edu
RoboGrrl – a summer day camp for junior high girls
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$10,000 |
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Contact: Eve A. Riskin, Ph.D., 206-685-2313,
riskin@u.washington.edu
Development of a replicable model for university student-run outreach programs that encourage middle school girls to study engineering
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$24,997 |
Information Access in Developing Countries

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Goris State University, Goris, Republic of Armenia
Contact: Yura Safaryan, 374-0284-2-27-67,
safaryan@rambler.ru
Establish a digital library for engineering students at Goris State University
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$15,884 |
NGO Provincial Women, Bryansk, Russia
Contact: Dr. Ludmila Zhirina, +7-9050549533,
provincialwomen@gmail.com
Expand efforts to recruit girls into engineering in radioactive polluted regions of Russia
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$12,594 |
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