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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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