The 20 Most Innovative STEM College and Universities to Watch 2017

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STEM is a curriculum based on the idea of educating students in four specific disciplines — science, technology, engineering and mathematics — with an interdisciplinary and applied approach. STEM is a potentially new educational powerhouse, and when applied properly, this curriculum can make a big difference in how our future leaders see the world, and solve problems. It is an exciting paradigm for giving children the tools to compete in the highly competitive global economy. By focusing on the interaction of mathematics and science, the STEM education model emphasizes the importance of integrated teaching knowledge for successful transition of the departmentalized model of teaching to an integrated model that promotes innovation. Determined to impart the innovation instinct in today’s learners, Michigan Technological University has developed a number of initiatives that directly promote STEM education, both within the University and in the K-12 community that feeds the University. Michigan Technological University is a public research university, home to more than 7,000 students from 60 countries around the world. Founded in 1885, the University offers more than 120 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in science and technology, engineering, forestry, business and economics, health professions, humanities, mathematics, computer science and social sciences. Michigan Tech is located in the small town of Houghton on the Keweenaw Peninsula of Lake Superior, about 100 miles north of the Wisconsin border on a campus of about 925 acres. Invent, Design, Code, Create, and Compete at Michigan Tech Michigan Tech researchers examine the factors that affect teaching and learning of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) material. They study the methods that are most effective for teaching scientific and mathematical concepts by working with undergraduate students, pre-service teachers, professional educators, and the general public, with the goal of improving the learning process. Their inventive and smart students team up with the researchers, faculty, mentors, and peers to invent, design, code, create and compete in building a sustainable and reliable future. The university’s mission states, “We prepare students to understand and safely manage Earth and its resources for the future.” Working intuitively towards its mission, Michigan Tech has progressed in various fields such as engineering, science and technology programs, including mechanical engineering, materials science and engineering, biomedical engineering, informatics, quantum physics, forestry
and environmental science. With Lake Superior in its back yard, Michigan Tech is known for its water research, based in the Great Lakes Research Center (GLRC). GLRC provides state-of-the-art laboratories to support research on a broad array of topics. Faculty members from many departments across the University’s campus collaborate on interdisciplinary research, ranging from air–water interactions to biogeochemistry to food web relationships. One of the GLRC’s most important functions is to educate the scientists, engineers, technologists, policymakers, and stakeholders of tomorrow about the Great Lakes basin. The School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science includes a 3,700-acre research forest well-known as Ford Forest. The forest management and sustainability principles that donor Henry Ford began here continue, and expand—from selective cutting, to determining hybridization and gene flow in distinct tree populations. Students come here to learn tree species, geospatial mapping, how to evaluate wildlife habitat and safely operate a chainsaw. One-eighth of their undergraduate programs are completed at the Ford Forest, including a sixweek integrated field practicum bringing classes to study and live in the forest in fall or summer. focused on pumping fundamentals, heat exchange, membrane separation, kinetics, liquid extraction, vacuum drying, and flow measurement, among other chemical processes. Students gain hands-on experience with two fully automated pilot plants: a threestory distillation column (solvent recovery unit) and a two-story batch reactor. This unique facility affords students the opportunity to learn in a real-world chemical-processing work environment providing a practical, hands-on experience. Together with researchers, faculty, and industry partners, Michigan Tech’s Huskies create the future through research. Michigan Tech's achievers and athletes are fondly known as Huskies owing to their joyful demeanor, exuberance, friendliness and extreme endurance. Battling the North wind, trudging through 200 inches of snow each winter, and staying late in the lab to discover that one, new piece of the puzzle typifies the hard work that keeps them motivated. Their mission to create a just, prosperous, and sustainable world is expressed through their entrepreneurial spirit—equal parts curiosity and grit. Promoting STEM Education for Students to thrive in the Knowledgebased Economy In this fast-paced era, educational technology is also evolving rapidly. But the foundation of a Michigan Tech education is not going to change. Based on hands-on experience with real-world problems and an interdisciplinary approach to learning and problem-solving, a Michigan Tech education prepares—and is going to continue to prepare—students to succeed in a rapidly changing technological world. The University has developed a number of initiatives to promote interdisciplinary education in their institution’s environment. Michigan Tech’s signature Enterprise Program, provides interdisciplinary teams of students with experience in working together to solve real-world problems and challenges presented by their industry partners; Senior Design is a platform that gives senior engineering students opportunities to design a solution to an industry sponsor’s problem; there are co-ops and internships arranged by Michigan Tech’s Career Services. Design Expo is an annual competition where the best student-designed research projects are showcased to the campus and community. Also there’s a Graduate The Chemical Engineering Department has a 6,500 square foot, multi-story Unit Operations Lab, the largest pilot-scale chemical processing educational facility in the country. The laboratory features 18 bench and pilotplant-scale unit-operations experiments
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