Our Work
EiF Grants 2003
Enhancing Communication and Use of Information in Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
$25,000
Contact: Dr. John R. Hayes, 412-268-3499,
jh50@andrew.cmu.edu
Evaluate prototype of a stand-alone, interactive online tutor that delivers writing instruction to students in college-level engineering programs
Polytechnic University, Brooklyn, NY
$24,864
Contact: Richard S. Thorsen, 718-260-3880,
rthorsen@poly.edu
Fully integrates a communication skills component into a freshman engineering design course
Smith College, Northampton, MA
$12,000
Contact: Domenico Grasso, Ph.D., P.E., 413-585-7000,
dgrasso@smith.edu
Pilot project to incorporate professional communication skills across the engineering curriculum
Women in Engineering
Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
$15,000
Contact: Susan Agee, 215-895-5925,
susan-agee@drexel.edu
Outreach to the all-girls Springside School, focusing on the creation and implementation of an assessment tool to measure impact
Girls Inc., New York, NY
$29,763
Contact: Jenny Lindstrom, 212-509-2000 ext. 203,
www.girlsinc.org
"Thinking SMART," a national project to increase girls' skills and interest in science and engineering
MentorNet, San Jose, CA
$15,500
Contact: Carol B. Muller, Ph.D., 408-924-4061,
www.MentorNet.net
Evaluate the effectiveness of e-mentoring strategies for women of color in engineering and science
Mercer University, Macon, GA
$10,000
Contact: Dr. Joan Burtner, 478-301-4127,
burtner_j@mercer.edu
Retrospective study of freshmen engineering attitudes and persistence towards a college degree
Mt Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA
$6,780
Contact: Orin Hoffman, 413-538-2238,
ohoffman@mtholyoke.edu
Design and implementation of an intro to engineering course utilizing Lego Mindstorms, including community-based outreach to middle schools
Persephone Productions, Washington, DC
$10,000
Contact: Bonnie Erbe, 202-973-0079,
BonnieErbe@compuserve.com
Dissemination of award-winning segment of "To the Contrary" on women in engineering
University of Arizona, Tuscon, AZ
$20,000
Contact: Ray Umashankar, 520-621-8103,
rayu@email.arizona.edu
Rapid prototyping as an innovative, instructional, mentoring and recruitment tool for attracting middle-school girls to engineering
Western Transportation Institute of Montana State University, Bozeman, MT
$14,220
Contact: Susan Gallagher, 406-994-6559,
sgallagher@coe.montana.edu
Encourage girls' awareness of engineering through interactive exploration of bridges and dams with women engineering students
* Represents a multi-year grant
