- Chair and Professor of Practice, Engineering Fundamentals
- Director, Tech Forward 21st Century Education Initiative
- Co-director, Husky Innovate
- mraber@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3570
- Dillman 112F
Links of Interest
Areas of Expertise
- Design Thinking
- Strategic Doing
- Lean Start-up/Entrepreneurship
- Educational Innovation
Research Interests
- College to Work Transition
- Educational Innovation
- Engineering Identity Formation
- Assistant Professor, Engineering Fundamentals
- Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
- acadolph@mtu.edu
- Dillman 104D
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Snow, Firn and Ice Physics
- Climate Change
- Snow Hydrological Processes
- Remote Sensing of the Cryosphere
- Associate Teaching Professor, Engineering Fundamentals
- mjbarron@mtu.edu
- Dillman 104B
- Assistant Teaching Professor, Engineering Fundamentals
- jbittner@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3057
- Dillman 112C
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Sustainable Design Practices
- Explorative Active Learning
- Multi-phase Wave Theory
- Robotics Learning Pedagogy
- Assistant Teaching Professor, Engineering Fundamentals
- draughon@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1858
- Dillman 104E
Research Interests
- Urban Sensing
- Computer Vision
- Self-efficacy
- Educational Methods
Erin Gustafson
- Adjunct Instructor, Engineering Fundamentals
- engustaf@mtu.edu
- Dillman 105C
- Teaching Professor, Engineering Fundamentals
- Instructor, Kinesiology and Integrative Physiology
- bhhamlin@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1965
- Dillman 104C
Research Interests
- Educational methods
- Student engagement and experience
- Student community development
- Cross discipline holistic education
- Teaching Professor, Engineering Fundamentals
- ahamlin@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3047
- Dillman 112B
Teaching Interests
- Graphics
- Visualization
- Computer aided design
Research Interests
- Education methods
- Spatial visualization
- Fate and transport of pollutants in the environment
- Assistant Professor, Engineering Fundamentals
- Affiliated Assistant Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- Affiliated Assistant Professor, Psychology and Human Factors
Links of Interest, Publications
Research Interests
- Technology Adoption
- Online Learning
- Service Learning
- First-year Engineering
- Sustainability
- Teaching Professor, Engineering Fundamentals
- amber@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2193
- Dillman 112D
Research Interests
- Active learning
- Growth mindset
- Blended and online learning
- Educational methods
- Student engagement
- Associate Teaching Professor, Engineering Fundamentals
- Associate Chair for BSE Programs, Engineering Fundamentals
- Academic Advisor, Engineering Fundamentals
- aemonte@mtu.edu, efadvise@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1498
- Dillman 207A
- Professor Emeritus, Engineering Fundamentals
Teaching Interests
- Graphics
- Visualization
- Computer aided design
Research Interests
- Education Methods
Darlene Saari
- Senior Administrative Aide, Engineering Fundamentals
- dfsaari@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3057
- Dillman 112E
- Associate Professor, Engineering Fundamentals
- Affiliated Associate Professor, Psychology and Human Factors
- sticklen@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3057
- Cell: 517-285-8431 voice or text
- Dillman 205C
Links of Interest
Innovation in Education
- Infusion of systems viewpoints to applied engineering sciences
- Growth in enrollment achievement
- Led a strong faculty team to systemically reimagine and implement the Tech First-Year Engineering Program
Research Interests
- Factors enhancing student engagement in their own learning
- Systemic approaches to distance learning that enhance active learning, and
- Applications of Design Thinking as an exemplar of client-centered design with application to Problem/Project-based learning
- Assistant Teaching Professor, Engineering Fundamentals
- kathiema@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3057
- Dillman 104A
Interests
- Water Resources
- Stream Restoration
- First Year Engineering Fundamentals
- 3D Modelling
- Using MATLAB as a tool for modelling