What Flies Like a Dragonfly and Swims Like an Eel? Bio-inspired Design Cornerstone Projects

Marjan Eggermont, Denis Onen
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings   unpublished
Marjan Eggermont is the current Associate Dean (Student Affairs) and a Senior Instructor and faculty member at the University of Calgary in the Mechanical and Manufacturing department of the Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary. She teaches graphical, written and oral communication in their first Engineering Design and Communication course taught to all incoming engineering students. She co-founded and designs ZQ, an online journal to provide a platform to showcase the nexus of
more » ... science and design using case studies, news, and articles. As an instructor, she was one of the recipients of The Allan Blizzard Award, a Canadian national teaching award for collaborative projects that improve student learning in 2004. In 2005, she was one of the recipients of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Curriculum Innovation Award. She is -as PIC II chair -currently a board member of ASEE. Dr. Denis Onen, University of Calgary Dr. Onen is a registered professional engineer with a broad industrial background in electrical engineering, in the following areas: electronics and embedded systems, integrated circuit design (signal processing and crytpography), biomedical engineering (imaging and instrumentation), and downhole sensing for oil and gas. Dr. Onen is a senior member of the IEEE and is a faculty member in the Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, where he teaches courses in design and professional practice and conducts research in engineering pedagogy.
doi:10.18260/p.27193 fatcat:24m2k5gmxvcjlit6h5kcpl6c2i