E VENTS AND AWARDS
Showcase marks 125 years of engineering teaching and learning The newly opened Mitchell Hall played host to the Dean’s Showcase Celebrating 125 Years of Teaching and Learning in Engineering event on February 20. It was an opportunity for Engineering faculty and staff to discuss and explore teaching and learning in engineering here at Queen’s. Among the highlights was the presentation of three 125th anniversary teaching awards. Rob Knobel, an associate
professor in the Department of Physics, Engineering Physics, and Astronomy, was awarded the Dean Nathan F. Dupuis Leadership in Engineering Education Award. Nicolas Hudon, an assistant professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, and Mike Rainbow, an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, were awarded the Professor Carolyn Small
Engineering Education Innovator Award. The event also included special sessions entitled “Then and now: Teaching in FEAS over 50 years”, “Industry and student career insights in engineering”, “Innovations in teaching: Perspectives from today’s learners”, and “Envisioning the future of engineering education”.
Assistant Professor Nicolas Hudon addresses the gathering.
Dean Kevin Deluzio presents Associate Professor Rob Knobel (left) and Assistant Professor Mike Rainbow (right) with their awards
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