2021 Funded Projects

Full proposals (> $10,000)

• Increasing diversity, equity, and belonging through connected, cohesive curriculum and peer-to-peer mentoring, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
• Peer-to-peer partnership program for international undergraduate students, Center for Engineering Outreach and Inclusion
• Changing the climate of the learning factory: Addressing the “white space”, the Learning Factory
• Micro-credentialing badges to help Penn State engineering undergraduates write as engineers, Engineering communications/Leonhard Center
• Integrating campus energy data into core courses to enhance energy literacy, Department of Mechanical Engineering
• A coordinated and interactive approach for enhancing computational nuclear reactor modeling skills, Ken and Mary Alice Lindquist Department of Nuclear Engineering
• Development of ethics and equity engineering leadership course, School of Engineering Design, Technology, and Professional Programs/Engineering Leadership Development Minor

Limited-scope proposals (< $10,000)

• Lessons learned from 2020: Integrating successful practices from remote instruction and social justice considerations in engineering design, Michael Mashtare and Caitlin Grady
• Penn State acoustic wave kits (PAWS), Juli Simon and Dan Russell
• Revitalizing students’ perception and knowledge of construction safety: Designing a virtual field trip module as an experiential learning tool for construction education, Houtan Jebelli and Amit Ojha
• Enhancement of junior faculty teaching skills through one-on-one consultation, Michelle Vigeant
• New first-year seminar for women and underrepresented students interested in aerospace, Namiko Yamamoto
• Enhancing inclusion within biomedical engineering through group discussion and structured personal reflection, Spencer Szczesny and Cameron Varano
• Entering the academic job market, Vikash Gayah and Azaree Lintereur
• Connected and autonomous vehicles: The future of transportation engineering education, Ilgin Guler and Vikash Gayah
• Design4Justice across the Commonwealth, Sandra Allain