Excellentia Eminentia Effectio

"In these pages you will learn about the fascinating research endeavors that each of our faculty members is undertaking. We have divided their research into the broad categories of health, sustainability, information, and systems. While we recognize the imperfect nature of categorizing research that, by its very nature may be interdisciplinary or transdisciplinary, we nonetheless believe it will be helpful as a way to see the depth and breadth of our research endeavors within each grouping. As you read the profiles on these pages, I know you will begin to appreciate that, taken as a whole, the research spectrum at Columbia Engineering is exceptional and that, as our professors go about their work, they are at the cusp of making breakthroughs that will have a major impact on the way we live our lives today and tomorrow.

Innovative Remote Smart Home for Immersive Engagement

An openly accessible, remotely operated smart home will be demonstrated as a tool for students to learn about residential energy usage and environmental impacts. Specifically, the demonstration unit provides classrooms an engaging experience that teaches students about energy efficiency technologies and how their behavior will have an impact on energy usage and the environment. It is expected that as students become aware of and understand how various energy efficiency technologies work barriers to their adoption will be lowered. The use of a web accessible, remote laboratory dramatically reduces lab setup time and equipment cost/space requirements for educators. Special attention is given to the web based interface to ensure the system is easy to use and requires only a standard web browser in order to operate. The interface also includes a video link so the user can feel that they are working with real hardware in real time and not using a simulation or virtual facility. An associated website provides a self-scheduling tool to provide access to the system and a resource for related background information on smart grid and residential energy efficiency technologies. In addition, supporting instructional materials that coincide with NGSS standards are available via download

Electrical and Computer Engineering Annual Report 2017

Early Career Awards Faculty Directory Faculty Highlights Special Report: Mobility at Michigan Tech Faculty Publications Staff Profile & Directory Graduate Student Research Accelerated Master\u27s Degree Graduate Student Awards & Degrees Undergraduate Highlights Senior Design Enterprise Undergraduate Student Awards & Advisory Grants & Contracts Departmental Statistics A Pioneer\u27s Storyhttps://digitalcommons.mtu.edu/ece-annualreports/1001/thumbnail.jp

Selected aspects of IBL in STEM-education

This article focuses on an important category of modern education in contemporary society based on innovation as well as SMART, and analyses Inquiry-Based Learning (IBL), inquiry-based science education (IBSE), problembased learning and project-based learning in the context of STEM education. “At the third millennium in the midst of the digital age, it is expected that emerging technologies will be able to accelerate scientific literacy and enable the majority of citizens to enjoy the blessing of STEM.“ (Chen, 2017: XV) Additionally, the authors analyse advantages and some aspects STEM education, contemporary trends in modern professions and present several examples of good practice. The article also presents the results of research carried out among academic staff, teachers and students on educational trends and technologies. The survey showed a huge gap between the students’ needs and the proposals for organizing the educational process put forward by teachers and academic staff. Interdisciplinarity - an important concept related to STEM-education is highlighted. The authors describe and compare educational technologies, IBL, PBL, PrBL. The stages of IBL provide an opportunity to analyse and implement educational technology in the educational process. In particular, the authors offer instruments for IBL. One of them is the creation of an inquiry learning space Go-Labs that allows for connecting different applications to organize activities at all stages of the research process

SciTech News Volume 70, No. 1 (2016)

Columns and Reports From the Editor 3 SciTech News Call for Articles 3 Assistant Editor wanted 4 Division News Science-Technology Division 5 Chemistry Division 7 Engineering Division 12 Aerospace Section of the Engineering Division 13 Call for Nominations & Applications Sparks Award for Professional Development11 Reviews Sci-Tech Book News Reviews 1

Teens in Queens: Engaging Teens Living in Queens, New York through Museum Partnerships

The teen program presented in this document was inspired by my own experiences living and attending school in Queens, New York. This program is designed as a museum partnership between the New York Hall of Science, the Queens Museum, and the Queens County Farm Museum, for the benefit of middle school adolescents living or attending school in Queens, New York. This year long program exposes teens to local museums, connecting three different content areas (STEM, art, and agriculture) in museum settings. During the program, teens will engage with their community on a deeper level, learn through skill based activities, explore social issues through art, and gain knowledge of sustainable agriculture. An exhibition displaying a project of their choice will be displayed at the end of the year. This program seeks out three major goals: to meaningfully engage teens in museum settings, establish mentor relationships between teens and museum educators, and to make connections to their communities and everyday lives. This proposal includes how to execute this type of programming, why it is important, along with curriculum and lesson plans

Internet Predictions

More than a dozen leading experts give their opinions on where the Internet is headed and where it will be in the next decade in terms of technology, policy, and applications. They cover topics ranging from the Internet of Things to climate change to the digital storage of the future. A summary of the articles is available in the Web extras section