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Earthquake-proof
Structures
STEM Program Collaboration | Kathmandu, Nepal​
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I met the contingent from Nepal at the 2019 ITEEA conference in Kansas City. Originally from India, I found we had a lot in common and we shared ideas and a meal. At the end of the conference, they invited me to their school, the Himalayan Whitehouse International College in Kathmandu. We travelled there in July and spent a week on their campus sharing some of my lessons on teaming, the Engineering Design Process, and Robotics. The students were very respectful, inquisitive, and participated well. We discussed collaborating on lessons over the next school year.
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We developed a problem-based learning unit on earthquake-proof structures. Nepal suffered a devastating earthquake in 2015. During our visit, we witnessed first-hand the effects of it on centuries-old structures, modern buildings, and populations. The Nepali students remembered the event vividly and were interested in the projects. The time difference between the two schools made it impossible to meet live face-to-face but we exchanged the parameters of the projects, instructions on how to build the shaker table, results and pictures.
Autonomous rovers on Mars
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The Secure teacher Education on Cybersecurity by Utilizing Research Experiences (SECURE) is a six-week research experience for Brazos Valley high school teachers and community college faculty. This Research Experiences for Teachers program provides an opportunity for the teachers and faculty to gain new knowledge and insights about engineering research in the area of cybersecurity. Participants will have the necessary tools and research to build new classroom curriculum related to cybersecurity at their respective institutions.
The next Mars rover is about to be launched. Due to the constantly mobile nature of the Solar System, communicating and operating the rover can be a challenge. During my time on campus, I researched autonomous vehicles. Texas A&M has an extensive, award-winning, autonomous vehicle program.
Students use microcontrollers and sensors to develop and program a simulated rover to traverse a surface safely.
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