innovation@wpi = lehr x kunst mechanical engineering rick sisson
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Innovation@wpi =Lehr X Kunst
Mechanical Engineering
Rick Sisson
What’s new?
• 20 faculty members trained by Curt Carlson of SRI– Value propositions– Integration into courses • GPS• Undergrad and graduate
• KEEN Foundation grant to develop innovation education at WPI (Tryggvason and Schaufeld)– Faculty workshops– New course
• Other activities
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Faculty training
• Curt Carlson CEO of SRI held a workshop for 20 faculty members in May 2008
• Focus on NABC method• Developed our value propositions– Graduate education– Undergraduate education– Sustainability – Innovative educational delivery methods
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Integration into the curriculumLehr X Kunst
• GPS
• Undergraduate courses– Robotics– Process design
• Graduate courses– Physics Seminar–Materials Science & Engineering Seminars– Entrepreneurship
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KEEN Foundation
• Faculty workshops
• New course
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