NAE/CASEE Faculty Fellow Program

Each year FIE invites new engineering and computer science faculty to submit applications for possible selection as New Faculty Fellows. A review panel of engineering and computer science faculty from assistant, associate, and full professorship levels completes a rigorous peer-review of each applicant’s conference paper; nomination letters and professional resumé. The fellowship provides a $1,000 grant for conference travel expenses.

The purpose of the program is to promote the involvement of new faculty in the Frontiers in Education Conference so they will be exposed to the “latest and greatest” in engineering educational practices and will have the opportunity to exchange information with leaders in education innovations.

The fellowships have been sponsored by the Sloan Foundation (1997), the National Science Foundation (1998), the FIE sponsoring societies (1999, 2000), the Lemelson New Education Assistance Program (2001), Verizon Corporation (2002), Microsoft Corporation (2003), and the National Academy of Engineering Center for the Advancement of Scholarship on Engineering Education (NAE CASEE) in 2005 and 2006. FIE 2007 is pleased to welcome back the National Academy of Engineering Center for the Advancement of Scholarship on Engineering Education (NAE CASEE) as the sponsor for 2007.

New engineering and computer science faculty members are encouraged to join us in Milwaukee to share ideas, learn about new developments in engineering and computer science education, and interact with colleagues. This year FIE 2007 will provide 9 registration and travel grants for awardees to attend the conference and one workshop.

Each fellow will present a conference paper during FIE 2007. Join them in their session and share your thoughts and ideas about the future of engineering education. The fellows will also be recognized at the FIE Awards function and also, be sure to visit the fellows and view their posters during the Thursday Focus on Exhibits session following the luncheon and learn more about their teaching and research. The Fellows will have posters describing their interests and activities and preview their full papers that they will present as part of the FIE 2007 technical sessions.

The winners will present their views on engineering education throughout the conference. A list of the past winners along with other FIE historical data is given on the History of FIE page.

The following is a list of the 2007 winners:

• Shane Brown, Washington State University, Session T3C and Session S3D
• Monica Cardella, Purdue University, Session S4F
• Yuen-Yan Chan, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Session F3C
• Laura Dykes, Northwestern University, Session F3A
• Nadia N. Kellam, University of Georgia, Session F4G and Session F1E
• Simon G.M. Koo, University of San Diego, Session S2C
• Matthew A. North, Washington & Jefferson College, Session F4C
• Richard M. Onyancha, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Session T1H
• Alice L. Pawley, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Session S2H and Session F4E

1. Assistant Professors, with no more than two years of employment as a faculty member, and doctoral candidates defending dissertations during academic year 2006-2007.
2. Research and teaching interests in engineering and/or computer science.
3. NAE/CASEE Faculty Fellows should be passionate about engineering and computer science education and plan to participate fully at FIE.
4. They are expected to attend the entire conference, one workshop, and all special sessions that are organized specifically for the NAE/CASEE Faculty Fellow.
5. NAE/CASEE Faculty Fellows must have a paper accepted and then present a full paper at FIE 2007.

1. Submit an abstract for an original full paper to FIE 2007 and answer "Yes" to the question about applying for the NAE/CASEE Faculty Fellows grant.
2. If your abstract is accepted, you will receive an application packet for the NAE/CASEE Faculty Fellow Program.
3. Submit the grant application and the full paper by the specified deadlines.
4. Applications and papers will be reviewed and applicants will be notified of the results.

NAE Center for the Advancement of Scholarship on Engineering Education