Fundamental: A teacher professional development program in engineering research with entrepreneurship and industry experiences

TY - JOUR

T1 - Fundamental

T2 - 125th ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition

AU - Krishnamoorthy, Sai Prasanth

AU - Rajguru, Sheila Borges

AU - Kapila, Vikram

N1 - Funding Information: This work is supported in part by the National Science Foundation grants RET Site EEC: 1542286, ITEST DRL: 1614085, and DRK-12 DRL: 1417769, and NY Space Grant Consortium grant 76156-10488. The authors thank the 9 teachers for their participation in this study. Moreover, the authors thank (i) the faculty research mentors; (ii) graduate student collaborators of teachers; (iii) NYU SoE's Center for K-12 STEM Education and Incubators Initiatives; (iv) NYU Entrepreneurial Institute; and (v) industry partners for their support. Funding Information: 2. Program Rationale Supported by Literature Review Funding Information: Vikram Kapila is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at NYU Tandon School of Engineering (NYU Tandon), where he directs a Mechatronics, Controls, and Robotics Laboratory, a Research Experience for Teachers Site in Mechatronics and Entrepreneurship, a DR K-12 research project, and an ITEST research project, all funded by NSF. He has held visiting positions with the Air Force Research Laboratories in Dayton, OH. His research interests include K-12 STEM education, mechatronics, robotics, and control system technology. Under a Research Experience for Teachers Site, a DR K-12 project, and GK-12 Fellows programs, funded by NSF, and the Central Brooklyn STEM Initiative (CBSI), funded by six philanthropic foundations, he has conducted significant K-12 education, training, mentoring, and outreach activities to integrate engineering concepts in science classrooms and labs of dozens of New York City public schools. He received NYU Tandon’s 2002, 2008, 2011, and 2014 Jacobs Excellence in Education Award, 2002 Jacobs Innovation Grant, 2003 Distinguished Teacher Award, and 2012 Inaugural Distinguished Award for Excellence in the category Inspiration through Leadership. Moreover, he is a recipient of 2014-2015 University Distinguished Teaching Award at NYU. His scholarly activities have included 3 edited books, 9 chapters in edited books, 1 book review, 61 journal articles, and 140 conference papers. He has mentored 1 B.S., 26 M.S., and 5 Ph.D. thesis students; 47 undergraduate research students and 11 undergraduate senior design project teams; over 480 K-12 teachers and 115 high school student researchers; and 18 undergraduate GK-12 Fellows and 59 graduate GK-12 Fellows. Moreover, he directs K-12 education, training, mentoring, and outreach programs that enrich the STEM education of over 1,000 students annually.

PY - 2018/6/23

Y1 - 2018/6/23

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M3 - Conference article

AN - SCOPUS:85051212458

SN - 2153-5965

VL - 2018-June

JO - ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings

JF - ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings

Y2 - 23 June 2018 through 27 December 2018

ER -