Fifty Brainerd High School students showed Dr. Bradley Harris the power of “problem-based learning” (PBL) and are the inspiration behind a winning proposal for a UT System “Grand Challenges” grant. Harris, associate professor and head of the UTC Department of Chemical Engineering, is principal investigator for the proposal titled “Thermal runaway in EV batteries: A transformational PBL unit for high school chemistry.” Dr. Stephanie Philipp, assistant professor of education and director of the UTC STEM Education Program, is co-principal investigator.
Calculating the future with a double major in math and computer science
Why major in math? For Dahlen Elstran, a senior at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, it’s pure passion. “I decided to major in math in 7th grade,” she said. “I realized that it was the only homework I enjoyed. So that was a sign.”
Exploring technology and innovation: Future jobs will grow in STEM
The Birmingham, Alabama-based Tennessee STEM Explorers serve children throughout the Southeast by collaborating with local television stations to present weekly 30-minute STEM-driven programming.
UTC STEM professor helps Hamilton County Schools master ‘computational thinking’
Dr. Stephanie Philipp, UTC assistant professor of education and interim director of the STEM Education Program, recently hosted 45 Hamilton County teachers—half of whom are UTC graduates, according to a show of hands. Philipp’s half-day cohort was funded as part of a $300,000 grant from the National Science Foundation.
For engineering faculty member, “Why stop at just teaching when you can do more?”
For the majority of non-tenure-track faculty, the emphasis is on teaching and service. In year five of her teaching career, Dr. Sandra Affare wants to move up from an adjunct role.
Pumpkins flinging and flying on Chamberlain Field
Pumpkins were flying on Thursday across Chamberlain Field.
Teachers taught to teach STEM subjects
A partnership between UTC and Chatt State offers bachelor’s degrees with STEM education concentrations in the following:
New Faculty-in-Residence program starts in fall
A new program to have faculty members living in student housing begins fall semester.
UTeaChattanooga inspires teachers of math and science
A new initiative at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga created to prepare students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM education) for secondary teaching careers will receive nearly $1.8 million from the State of Tennessee.