Ohio State welcomes engineering education leaders to Columbus

Columbus, Ohio — Columbus will host the 124^thAmerican Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference, the only national gathering of engineering educators across all disciplines. This event brings together more than 4,000 engineering education leaders, from P-12 teachers to higher ed faculty, researchers, deans and presidents. The Ohio State University College of Engineering is the event’s host sponsor.

WHAT: This year’s ASEE Annual Conference theme is “Where Engineering Education Takes Flight — From P-12 through Life.” The conference features more than 400 technical sessions, with peer-reviewed papers spanning all disciplines of engineering education.

WHEN: Saturday, June 24 through Wednesday, June 28

Conference highlights include:

• Saturday, 6/24: Toy Adaptation for Children with Special Needs
  1 – 4 p.m.
  Learn about Ohio State’s Toy Adaptation Program and help engineer a toy for a child with special needs.
   
• Monday, 6/26: Plenary speech featuring France Córdova, National Science Foundation Director
  8 – 9:30 a.m.
  Also in this session, ASEE will honor winners of national high school STEM contests, including Ashton Cofer of Gahanna, Ohio, winner of FIRST Global Innovation Award.
   
• Monday, 6/26: Drone Demonstration
  9:30 a.m. – 6 p.m. (ongoing)
  An Air Force officer will lead a drone demonstration, featuring the future of drones, a palm-sized drone demo and full-sized racing drones.
   
• Monday, 6/26: Engineering Utopia: Where Art Meets Technology
  Urban Arts Space, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
  Ohio State’s Department of Engineering Education hosts a welcome reception amidst a unique exhibit that celebrates the art of engineering.
   
• Tuesday, 6/27: Plenary speech featuring Aimee Kennedy, Battelle’s Senior VP of Education, STEM Learning and Philanthropy
  9:45 – 11:15 a.m.
   
• Wednesday, 6/28: Distinguished lecture, “Broadening Participation in STEM,” featuring Gary May, Dean of Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology
  9:45 – 11:15 a.m.
   
• Full details can be found at asee.org.
   

WHERE: Greater Columbus Convention Center, Downtown Columbus, OH 43215 (unless otherwise noted)

Registration and attendance is free for members of the media – direct inquires to Nathan Kahl at n.kahl@asee.org.