Personnel
Director and Research Associate Professor
Dr. Cynthia Finelli earned B.S.E.E., M.S.E.E., and Ph.D. degrees from U-M in 1988, 1989, and 1993, respectively. Prior to joining CRLT in April 2003, she was the Richard L. Terrell Professor of Excellence in Teaching, founding director of the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, and associate professor of electrical engineering at Kettering University. Her current research interests include evaluating methods to improve teaching, studying faculty motivation to change classroom practices, and exploring ethical decision-making in engineering students. Dr. Finelli was co-editor for a special issue of the International Journal of Engineering Education on applications of engineering education research, is past Chair of the Educational Research and Methods Division of the American Society of Engineering Education, and holds an appointment as research associate professor in engineering education at U-M.
Assistant Director
Dr. Tershia Pinder-Grover earned a B.S. degree in Fire Protection Engineering from the University of Maryland in 1999 and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from U-M in 2002 and 2006, respectively. She joined CRLT in August 2005, where she coordinates initiatives for engineering GSIs, develops workshops and seminars, and consults with faculty and graduate students on a variety of pedagogical topics. Her current research interests include examining the effect of instructional technology on student learning and performance and assessing the impact of peer mentoring programs for GSIs.
Instructional Consultant and Assistant Research Scientist
Dr. Shanna Daly earned a B.E. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Dayton in 2003, and an M.S. in Chemistry and a Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Purdue University, in 2006 and 2008, respectively. She received the Apprentice Faculty Grant Award from the Educational Research Methods Division of ASEE. Her research focuses on the investigation of design ideation, innovation practices, and creative processes as well as the translation of research to practice in the form of pedagogy, curriculum development, and faculty support.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Dr. Eli Silk earned a B.A. in Computer Science from Swarthmore College in 2001, and a Ph.D. in Cognitive Studies in Education from the University of Pittsburgh in 2011. His current research is part of an NSF grant with Shanna Daly focused on design ideation. The focus of that research is on understanding the ways that student engineers with different cognitive styles approach generating design ideas differently, and on potential ways to help those engineers be flexible within their preferred approaches.
Program Assistant
Carol Lagemann earned a B.A. in Music and an M.A. in Music from Truman State University, in 2006 and 2008, respectively. She also studied Music at U-M in 2011-2012. Carol previously worked for U-M in the Mechanical Engineering department in the College of Engineering. In her current role, Carol supports CRLT in Engineering programs, supports the Director, and maintains the program’s social media.
Program Assistant
Steve McKenzie earned his B.A. in Political Science from U-M. He previously worked for U-M in University Unions at the Michigan League. Steve currently provides support for the Engineering Teaching Consultants, CRLT in Engineering Seminar Series, and Engineering Teaching Orientations for new engineering GSIs and undergraduate Instructional Aids. Steve also maintains the CRLT-Engineering website.
2013 CRLT in Engineering Faculty Associate
2013 CRLT in Engineering Faculty Associate
In the 2013 calendar year, Dr. Mark Moldwin is serving as the CRLT in Engineering Faculty Associate. Mark has demonstrated commitment and ongoing dedication to the programs at CRLT in Engineering, and he serves on both the CRLT-Engin and main CRLT Faculty Advisory Boards. He consults with and provides advice for faculty and GSIs and facilitates programs for CRLT in Engineering as needed.
Dr. Mark Moldwin is the Associate Chair for Academic Affairs and a Professor of Space Sciences within the Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences. He earned a B.A. in Physics with Honors from the University of Alaska-Fairbanks in 1987 and a Ph.D. in Astronomy/Space Physics from Boston University in 1993. Prior to joining the faculty of U-M in 2009, Dr. Moldwin was a Professor of Space Physics at UCLA (2000-2009), Professor of Physics and Space Sciences at Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne (1994-2000), and a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Space and Atmospheric Sciences and Non-proliferation and International Security groups at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Dr. Moldwin has been the principal or co-investigator of over 50 externally peer-reviewed scientific projects including building the magnetometers to fly on NASA’s Space Technology. He has taught over a dozen different physics and space science courses, was awarded Florida Tech’s Teaching Excellence Award, UCLA’s Academic Senate’s Distinguished Teaching Award and was rated as a Top Ten Professor by the Associated Students of UCLA. He currently serves as the Editor-in-Chief of Reviews of Geophysics.
Directions
CRLT-Engin lies inside the southwest corner formed by the intersection of Hayward Street and Draper Drive. Our offices are located on the second floor of the Gorguze Family Laboratory, formerly known as the Engineering Programs Building (EPB). The Gorguze Family Laboratory is bordered on the west by the Wave Field and the Francois-Xavier Bagnoud (FXB) Building, and on the south by the Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering (NAME) Building.
DIRECTIONS TO CRLT IN ENGINEERING:
| Landmark: The Order of the Spheres sits atop the wind tunnel adjacent to the Gorguze Family Laboratory on the north. | |
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Walking to the Gorguze Family Laboratory:
Pedestrians on north campus can reach the west entrance of the Gorguze Family Laboratory (formally known as Engineering Projects Building) as follows. Walk through the Francis Xavier Building (Aerospace Engineering) from Beal Avenue and exit on the east side of the building. Continue, passing the wave field on the right and the wind tunnel on the left. Follow the sign for the Engineering Programs Buildings and enter through the double glass doors. CRLT in Engineering is on the second floor.
Visitors can reach the east entrance of the Gorguze Family Laboratory by heading south on Draper (past the painted dome…) Follow the sidewalk along the loading dock to the double doors under the nine stacked tanks.
Taking the U-M Bus from Central Campus:
Take the northbound COMMUTER bus. The two stops closest to CRLT’s main office in the Palmer Commons Building are at 1) the corner of Zina Pitcher Place and East Ann Street or 2) the Central Campus Transit Center (CTCC) on Geddes Avenue between the Exhibit Museum of Natural History and the CC Little Building.
Exit the bus at the FXB stop, where Beal Avenue ends at Hayward Street. Enter the FXB, walk straight through the building, and exit on the east side. You’ll be facing the Gorguze Family Laboratory.
If you are coming from the south, the walkway is on Draper Dr., (accessed from the corner of Glazier Way and Huron Parkway). Proceed north on Draper Dr. and the walkway will take you to the south entrance of the Gorguze Family Laboratory.
The Northbound Commuter busses stop at the intersection of Beal Ave. and Hayward St. and at the intersection of Hayward St. and Hubbard Rd. Gorguze Family Laboratory is a shortwalk from either of these stops, but is closer to the Beal/Hayward intersection.
Taking the U-M Bus to Central Campus:
The southbound NORTHWOOD bus can be caught at the FXB stop on Beal Avenue. Staff returning to CRLT should exit at the Zina Pitcher Place bus stop. (The route does terminate at the Central Campus Transit Center (CTCC) on Geddes Avenue, but it does so by way of Observatory Street.)
The southbound COMMUTER bus stop that is closest to the Gorguze Family Laboratory is on Bonisteel Boulevard, just west of Beal Avenue. It’s possible to exit this bus at 1) Zina Pitcher and Ann, 2) Fletcher Street near the Rackham Building, or 3) the Central Campus Transit Center (CTCC) on Geddes Avenue. This route continues around central campus with stops at East Quad, the Shapiro Undergraduate Library, and the Michigan Union, before heading further south to the Crisler Arena.
From US 23, take Exit 41 (Plymouth Road). Proceed west and turn left (south) at the second stoplight (Huron Parkway). Turn right (west) at the Hubbard Road intersection. At the next stop sign, continue straight through the intersection onto Hayward Street. (Don’t follow Hubbard Road to the right.) Drivers without U-M parking passes should take the next left into Lot NC26, where there is metered parking for visitors.
The closest blue-permit parking lot to the Family Gorguze Laboratory is NC22, which can be reached by turning south from Hayward onto Draper. NC22 is the first lot on the left. If this small lot is full, turn around and go north on Draper, past the intersection with Hayward, and try Lot NC74 on the right or Lot NC28 at the end of the road behind the Space Research Building.
From Central Campus, choose a route to Fuller Road (e.g., from CRLT, one would turn left on Washtenaw Avenue, which quickly becomes East Huron. At the next stoplight, turn right onto Glen Avenue, which merges with Fuller Road). From Fuller Road, turn left onto Beal Avenue. When Beal ends, turn right on Hayward. The next intersection is with Draper Drive. See the US 23 directions above for parking options on Draper and Hayward.
Map of North Campus with permit parking (P) and visitor (VP) lots indicated.
Annual Report
The Center for Research on Learning and Teaching in Engineering (CRLT-Engin) represents a partnership between the College of Engineering and the main CRLT office on central campus. At the end of each academic year, CRLT-Engin publishes an annual report to summarize its activities over the previous year. You may download the CRLT-Engin (formerly CRLT North) Annual Report for past years in .pdf (Adobe Acrobat) format for viewing.
208 Gorguze Family Laboratory
2609 Draper
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-2101
Tel.734.764.0244 Fax 734.764.5339
http://www.engin.umich.edu/crltengin/
crltengin@umich.edu