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Tag: Chris Muir

Three professors honored for undergraduate teaching innovations

Three professors honored for undergraduate teaching innovations

October 25, 2022

The recipients of this years Goergen Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching all have reshaped departmental programs focused on experiential learning.

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Christopher Muir: Designing career paths for future mechanical engineers

Christopher Muir: Designing career paths for future mechanical engineers

October 25, 2022

The engineering professor draws from his vast experiences in the workplace to teach problem-solving mindsets.

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Faculty in data science, mechanical engineering, and history to receive Goergen Awards

Faculty in data science, mechanical engineering, and history to receive Goergen Awards

September 14, 2022

Established in 1997, the award recognizes distinction in undergraduate teaching among faculty in Arts, Sciences & Engineering.

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An adapted classroom: Students and faculty find new ways to engage in teaching and learning

An adapted classroom: Students and faculty find new ways to engage in teaching and learning

September 18, 2020

Students and faculty members adapt to new—and safety-conscious—ways of interacting as teachers, scholars, and researchers.

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‘I am more prepared to work as an engineer’

‘I am more prepared to work as an engineer’

December 20, 2018

Mechanical Design, also known as ME 204, has a reputation for being one of the toughest courses mechanical engineering students experience. And thanks to professor Chris Muir’s approach to the class, it is also one of the most rewarding. In one of the final competitions, seniors Haley Wohlever, Leo Liu, and Crystal Kim must “walk the plank” to see how much weight their balsa wood structure can bear before it snaps into pieces.

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