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6200 San Amaro Dr, Coral Gables, FL 33146
https://umiami.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0rigjuGfl6qx726A day dedicated to inclusivity and innovation because transformation starts within the four walls of our classroom. This special event highlights innovations in S.T.E.M. and showcases different strategies to create a more inclusive college that helps transform the way we see the future.
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Agenda
8:30 – 9 a.m.
Registration and Continental Breakfast
9 – 9:30 a.m.
Welcome and Introductions
9:30 – 10:30 a.m.
Keynote Session
10:30 – 10:45 a.m.
Break
10:45 -11:45 a.m.
Faculty Presentations
11:45 am – 12 p.m.
Break
12 – 12:45 pm
Fireside chat "Innovation in Teaching and Learning in Engineering"
12:45 – 1:45 pm
Lunch and
Alexander Orr Excellence in Teaching Award
1:45 – 2:00 pm
Closing
Keynote Speaker
Jonathan Cagan
Professor and Chair
Mechanical Engineering Department.
Carnegie Mellon University
Presentation Title:
"Innovation- An agent of societal change and for enabling
a new breed of engineer"
Jonathan Cagan is the David and Susan Coulter Head of Mechanical Engineering and George Tallman and Florence Barrett Ladd Professor at Carnegie Mellon University, with an appointment in Design. Cagan also served as Interim Dean of the College of Engineering and Special Advisor to the Provost. Cagan co-founded the Integrated Innovation Institute for interdisciplinary design education at CMU, bringing engineering, design and business together to create new products and services. Cagan’s research focuses on design automation and methods, problem solving, and medical technologies. His work merges AI, machine learning, and optimization methods with cognitive science problem solving. A Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Cagan has been awarded the ASME Design Theory and Methodology, Design Automation, and Ruth and Joel Spira Outstanding Design Educator Awards. A registered Professional Engineer, Cagan received his PhD from UC Berkeley, and has been on the faculty at CMU since 1990.
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