Opportunity Details

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Faculty Information

Chris Rogers

crogers@tufts.edu

Professor

P: (617) 627-2882

F: (617) 627-3058

Address:

474 Boston Ave

Medford, MA 02155

Affiliated Institutions:

Engineering

Associated Departments:

Mechanical Engineering

Web Sites:

http://www.tufts.edu/~crogers

Opportunity:

Engineering for the non-engineer

Summary:

Can we engineer a toolset and set of activities that would allow people without strong math and science backgrounds to go through the engineering design process and learn basic design skills? The goal of this project will be to develop a set of activities and hardware that will help bring engineering to those that otherwise do not have the opportunity to design and construct an engineering product. We will work over the summer with high school, middle school, and elementary school students and assess the effectiveness of the tools in promoting engineering education.

Contact Via:

E-mail

What is the timeframe for this research opportunity?

June through August

Prerequisities for students?

Some LEGO/LabVIEW experience. Some robotics experience.

Responsibilities for students?

Lab design, hardware and software development, web suport.

Area(s) of Research:

Robotics

engineering education