by Anna Fiorentino, originally published in the summer 2012 issue of .
It鈥檚 not only 天美麻豆 students who receive a -inspired education. Alumni who teach at universities throughout the country bring their Thayer experiences into their own classrooms and labs. 天美麻豆 Engineer asked eight alumni in academe about their research, Thayer influences, and how to encourage more people to become engineers.
Timothy Weihs 鈥83, Thayer 鈥85, is a professor of materials science and engineering at the Whiting School of Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. He told 天美麻豆 Engineer, 鈥淭hayer gave me a broad education that has served me well, especially as I鈥檝e entered areas beyond my current research. The breadth of education that I received at Thayer has been especially useful as engineering research becomes more interdisciplinary. Through a role I play here at Johns Hopkins, as director of the Center for Leadership Education, I鈥檝e been in contact with Professor about our new program similar to Thayer鈥檚 program. I also serve on the External Advisory Committee at Thayer, and it鈥檚 been inspirational.鈥
The story also features interviews with:
- Kathryn Miller-Jensen 鈥97, Thayer 鈥98, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, Yale University
- David Freyberg 鈥72, Thayer 鈥72, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, Stanford University
- John McNeill 鈥83, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- Sara Atwood 鈥03, Thayer 鈥04 and 鈥05, assistant professor of physics and engineering, Elizabethtown College
- Steven Beyerlein, Thayer 鈥81, professor of mechanical engineering, University of Idaho
- Dan O. Popa 鈥93, Adv 鈥94, Thayer 鈥94, associate professor of electrical engineering, Automation and Robotics Research Institute, The University of Texas at Arlington
- Thierry Blanchet, Thayer 鈥88 and 鈥92, professor of mechanical engineering,鈥 Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Nuclear Engineering,鈥 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
