Tests and homework build skills for solving engineering problems, but so do open-ended projects. Hackerspaces offer project opportunities in a time when educators are being asked to do more with fewer resources.

Cindy Harnett

Associate Professor - University of Louisville

Cindy Harnett is in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University of Louisville working in the area of microelectromechanical structures and wireless sensors.

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Analisa Russo

- UIUC / Lewis Research Group

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Chris Kimmer

Assistant Professor of Informatics - Indiana University Southeast

Chris Kimmer is an Assistant Professor of Informatics at Indiana University Southeast. He teaches courses in human computer interaction design, databases, and Python programming. He has developed course materials using the Microsoft Kinect as a teaching tool for gamification, human computer interaction, and information visualization. One of his main research interests involves developing new scientific simulation methods in high-performance computing environments or using graphical processing units (GPUs). He is also interested in developing new scientific computing tools in web and mobile environments or using new interaction tools such as the Microsoft Kinect.

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