OUTREACH

I’m a firm believer that a person’s interest in a topic is heavily determined by how information about that topic is introduced to that person. Curiosity is a natural human trait and the driving force to learning, developing, and creating. It’s crucial to nurture it in children and especially young students, in order for them to become well informed by the time they need to decide on their career path.

Any complex concept can be understood by breaking it down into its fundamentals and seeing how those come together.  

Engineering Teaching Labs
During my undergraduate and graduate studies, I took part in outreach activities at Stony Brook University, led by Dr. Bugallo, whose purpose is to introduce middle school & high school students to STEM fields by facilitating fun and engaging projects.
Some examples include: Smart Night Light, 3D Printed Spirograph, Traffic Light, Home Security System, and many others. Students learn the basics of various techniques such as soldering, 3D printing, 3D modeling, coding, as well as working principles and basic concepts like the flow of electricity, simple circuits, properties of materials, math etc.  Additionally, professional development workshops (PDW) for teachers and school counselors are also offered.

As a creator, instructor, and TA of some of these projects, my role was to ensure the project material is delivered from more than one perspective, convince students why it is theoretically sound, demonstrate examples, and allow them to use the newly learned concepts to build a device, which they get to keep.

Additionally, students are introduced to some of the general types of engineering fields that exists, with simple examples to allow for a more intuitive understanding. One way this is done is through brochures which verbally AND visually illustrate the tasks of engineers.  I have, personally designed these brochures, with the help of the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences (CEAS), as well as Dr. Bugallo.

To view brochures, visit Graphics Design -> Engineering Teaching Labs.

For more information regarding the outreach activities, please visit: https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/electrical/outreach/