Living with the Lab

living with the lab
boosting hands-on learning in engineering education

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A number of faculty, staff and students have worked together to develop and teach the Living WITH the Lab curriculum.

Faculty and Staff

Courses Taught / Activities	Team Member	Description and Links
ENGR 120 ENGR 121 ENGR 122 Living WITH the Lab Grant Co-PI Curriculum Development		Dr. Mark Barker Lecturer, Mechanical Engineering Office: 211 Bogard Hall Phone: (318) 257-2939 email: mbarker@latech.edu
ENGR 120 Curriculum Development		Ms. Krystal Corbett Graduate Assistant Office: 226 Bogard Hall email: ksc016@latech.edu
ENGR 120 ENGR 121 ENGR 122 Living WITH the Lab Grant Co-PI Curriculum Development		Dr. Kelly Crittenden Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering Office: 213 Bogard Hall Phone: (318) 257-2714 email: kellyc@latech.edu
ENGR 120 ENGR 121 ENGR 122 Curriculum Development		Dr. Stan Cronk Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering Office: 206 Biomedical Engineering Center Phone: (318) 257-4562 email: cronk@latech.edu
ENGR 120 ENGR 121 Curriculum Development		Dr. John Easley Lecturer, Industrial Engineering Office: 230 Bogard Hall Phone: (318) 257-3165 email: jeasley@latech.edu
ENGR 120 ENGR 121 ENGR 122 Living WITH the Lab Grant PI Curriculum Development Primary Contact for the Project		Dr. David Hall Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering Office: 255 Bogard Hall Phone: (318) 257-4127 email: dhall@latech.edu details
ENGR 120 ENGR 121 Living WITH the Lab Co-PI Curriculum Development		Dr. Davis Harbour Lecturer, Electrical Engineering Office: 115 Nethken Hall Phone: (318) 257-4715 email: dharbour@latech.edu
Living WITH the Lab Grant Co-PI Curriculum Development		Dr. Hisham Hegab Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering Director of Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technology, and Nanosystems Engineering Office: 121 NethkenHall Phone: (318) 257-3791 email: hhegab@latech.edu details
ENGR 120 Curriculum Development		Dr. Jim Nelson Professor, Civil Engineering Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies Office: 217 Bogard Hall Phone: (318) 257-2842 email: jdn@latech.edu
Meets with Students Conducts Focus Groups Communicates Concerns to Faculty		Ms. Jane Petrus Student Success Specialist Office: 210 Bogard Hall Phone: (318) 257-2260 email: japetrus@latech.edu
ENGR 120 ENGR 121 ENGR 122 Curriculum Development		Dr. Michael Swanbom Lecturer, Mechanical Engineering Office: 204 Bogard Hall Phone: (318) 257-4257 email: mswanbom@latech.edu
ENGR 120 Curriculum Development		Dr. Melanie Watson Visiting Assistant Professor Office: 239 Bogard Hall Phone: (318) 257-2380 email:mgwatson@latech.edu

Student Participants

Status	Team Member	Description
student help desk		Nicholas Beard Mechanical Engineering Major
student help desk		Nyssa Briggs Mechanical Engineering Major
micromanufacturing of RTD curriculum development		Joe Nealy Nanosystems Engineering Major
student help desk		Sam Wade Mechanical Engineering Major

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College of Engineering and Science
Louisiana Tech University
Ruston, Louisiana

Project supported by the National Science Foundation's Course Curriculum and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) Program under Award No. 0618288.
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