Our Work
EiF Grants 2022
Enhancing Communication and Use of Information in Engineering
Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT
$24,686
Contact: Andres Leonardo Carrano, 203-254-4147, acarrano@fairfield.edu
“Fundamentals of Engineering” course redesign incorporating new pedagogical elements, and piloting new approaches to enhance effective data-based communication skills
Purdue University Northwest, Hammond, IN
$24,894
Contact: Maja Marjanovic, 219-989-2400, podbojm@pnw.edu
Strengthening communication and interpersonal skills in engineering education through the use of affordable, interactive virtual design modules (VR/AR/MR)
Research Foundation for State University of NY (SUNY RF), Syracuse, NY
$24,132
Contact: Tracy Parker, 518-434-7245, tracy.parker@rfsuny.org
Pilot attempt to improve communication skills of students by simultaneously adopting state-of-the-art 3D Printing and Virtual Reality technologies
Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR), Selangor, Malaysia
$13,682
Contact: Hum Yan Chai, humyc@utar.edu.my
Bridging the gap between engineering students and non-engineering audiences by instilling data storytelling skills through training programs with industrial use cases and professional certification
Women in Engineering
American University of Beirut, New York, NY $15,000 Contact: Mohammad Harb, mh243@aub.edu.lb Semester-long intervention where girls in a Lebanese middle school experience a maker curriculum integrated with their regular class activities with the goal of providing hands-on experience and developing girls’ identity as “makers” to increase their interest in engineering
Colorado State University, Ft. Collins,CO
$24,984
Contact: Mark Brown, 970-227-2991, Mark.Brown@colostate.edu
Design and execute a formal research initiative to understand the factors that discourage/hinder Native American women from engaging in engineering majors
Engineers Without Borders, Columbia Univ. Chapter, New York, NY $5,000 Contact: Alexander Moreno, a.l.moreno@columbia.edu EWB Chapter Diversity funding project for increasing long-term water infrastructure and access in Amanfrom, Ghana. The leadership team is majority women.
James Ogunbor Education Foundation (JOEF), Lagos, Nigeria $15,350 Contact: Odegua Florence Ogunbor, +2348029706075, odegua@joefafrica.org 6-Day summer engineering and technology workshop/training targeting 100 public school girls between the ages of 10-15 years among the Swahili tribe of Kenya, with the goal of exposing them to STEM activities as they advance to senior high school and university
Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ $14,958 Contact: David Shernoff, 630-418-0162, David.shernoff@rutgers.edu Development and evaluation of the “Girls Who Make” program to encourage middle school-aged girls to pursue careers in engineering using makerspace activities, mentoring from female role models and community building
Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO $15,000 Contact: Sarah Jones, 314-977-6814, sarah.elizabeth.jones@slu.edu “Drones @ SLU,” a year-long hands-on experiential learning project aiming to use small drones to introduce female middle school students to aerospace engineering
Taylor’s University, Selangor, Malaysia $17,960 Contact: Adeline Yong, Adeline.Yong@taylors.edu.my Develop and implement appropriate interventions to improve retention and progression of female engineering students and to analyze the impact and success of these programs
