Our Work
EiF Grants 2007
Enhancing Communication and Use of Information in Engineering
Iowa State University, Ames, IA
$24,950
Contact: Leslie Potter, 319-269-5835,
potter@iastate.edu
Integrates professional communication skills into the engineering curriculum
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A New Engineering Communications Course Based on a Professional Communications Process
New York University, New York, NY
$25,000
Contact: Natalie Jeremijenko, 212-998-5110,
nat@cat.nyu.edu
Enhancements to "HowStuffisMade" a wiki resource enabling student engagement with manufacturing process innovation for engineering and design curricula
Tufts University, Medford, MA
$16,428
Contact: Valencia M. Joyner, Ph.D., 617-627-2291,
vjoyner@ece.tufts.edu
Develop and assess an innovative cross-disciplinary approach to project-based learning enabling students to communicate and solve real-world microsystem design problems
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
$24,784
Contact: John W. Haas, Ph.D., 865-974-0696
Extends the impact of oral communication skills in the engineering curriculum
Women in Engineering
Clemson University, Clemson, SC
$16,000
Contact: Serita Acker, 864-656-0976,
wserita@clemson.edu
Introduces middle school girls to math, science and engineering in the "It's a Girl Thing" program
North Kansas City Schools, Kansas City, MO
$3,600
Contact: Amy Light, 816-413-5057,
alight@nkcsd.k12.mo.us
Increases participation in the ACE (Architecture, Construction & Engineering) Mentor program
Northwestern University SWE, Evanston, IL
$6,400
Contact: Kelly M. Luckasevic,
http://msgroups.tech.northwestern.edu/swe/
Summer Program for Girls organized by SWE (Society of Women Engineers) undergraduates
Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ
$7,159
Contact: Douglas B. Cleary, Ph.D., P.E., 856-256-5325,
cleary@rowan.edu
Study of applicant pool data to improve recruitment efforts of female engineering students
Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ
$25,457
Contact: Susan Staffin Metz, 201-216-8228,
smetz@stevens.edu
Adds qualitative data to the Project to Assess Climate Change in Engineering (PACE)
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PACE website
The Works, Edina, MN
$13,420
Contact: Kris Best, 952-848-4846,
kris@theworks.org
Hands-on exploration of engineering for middle school girls
Zambia Research and Development Centre,
$24,810
Lusaka, Zambia
Contact: Richard Silumbe+260-99-303567,
rsilumbe@zrdc.org
Establishes engineering information centers at select schools for access to ZRDC and encourages female student participation
Information Access in Developing Countries
Iowa State University, Ames, IA
$20,600
Contact: Dr. Steven Mickelson,
estaben@iastate.edu
Improves access to information in engineering and technical subjects for Republic of Georgia community college students
Jomo Kenyatta Univ. of Agric. & Technology,
$5,500
Nairobi, Kenya
Contact: Dr. Wameru Mwangi, 254-67-52711,
wameru_mwangi@icist.jkuat.ac.ke
Online portal to provide access to computer science resources and opportunities for Kenyan university students
Kyrgyz State University of Construction, Transport and Architecture,
$25,000
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Contact: Arabidin Kalandarov, +996 (312)56-31-56,
arabidin@mail.ru
Establishment of a Regional Educational Training Center for Engineers (RETCE)
