Conference: Engineering Mechanics Education Workshop; Atlanta, Georgia; 6 June 2023

该奖项将支持工程力学教育研讨会，该研讨会将于2023年6月6日至9日在佐治亚州亚特兰大的佐治亚理工学院与2023年工程力学研究所会议一起举行。工程力学教育目前正处于一个十字路口，它面临的挑战是培养一支配备现代工具的包容性劳动力，以满足21世纪的工程需求，而不是继续采取常规做法。为了解决这一紧迫问题，本次研讨会邀请了来自R1和R2大学的工程力学教育专家和爱好者，讨论培养和吸引下一代工程力学学生的未来途径。本次研讨会将作为一个论坛，讨论应用力学在更广泛的工程课程中的定义，并强调在气候变化和新兴数据科学技术的背景下重塑工程力学边界的潜在途径。该奖项将促进博士生和博士后的研讨会和会议参与，重点是STEM中服务不足和代表性不足的群体的多样性、公平性和包容性。研讨会由四个模块组成，包括客座讲座、技术演示、虚拟和面对面的圆桌讨论和头脑风暴会议。模块一将讨论工程力学教育的未来。模块二强调了在工程力学教育中利用教学工具的重要性和最佳实践。模块三介绍了新兴的教育技术和工程力学教材广泛传播的可及性问题。从分享经验和最佳实践开始，模块III最终设计了未来的工程力学教科书，并使用虚拟现实来缩小可访问性差距。本次工程力学教育的现代教学法之旅将以阐述职业机会的圆桌会议结束。研讨会的一个关键特点是，它将与2023年工程力学研究所会议相联系，这将为工程力学教育者提供机会，与来自学术界、国家实验室和工业界的同行交流和讨论他们的教学实践，同时也确保研讨会讨论和反馈将与工程力学和民用基础设施社区的参与者直接相关和可访问。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This award will support an Engineering Mechanics Education Workshop to be held in conjunction with the 2023 Engineering Mechanics Institute Conference at Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia, 6-9 June 2023. Engineering mechanics education is now at a crossroad, facing the challenge to train an inclusive workforce equipped with modern tools to address 21st century engineering needs in comparison with continuing with the business-as-usual practice. To address this urgent matter, this workshop brings engineering mechanics education experts and enthusiasts from R1 and R2 universities to discuss the future pathways to train and engage the next generation of engineering mechanics students. This workshop will serve as a forum to discuss the very definition of applied mechanics in the broader engineering curriculum and highlights potential pathways to reshape the boundaries of engineering mechanics in view of climate change and emerging data science technologies. The award will facilitate the workshop and conference participation of PhD students and postdocs with an emphasis on diversity, equity, and inclusion of underserved and underrepresented groups in STEM.The workshop consists of four modules including guest lectures, technology demonstration, virtual, and in-person round table discussions and brainstorming sessions. Module I will discuss the future of engineering mechanics education. Module II highlights the significance and best practices of leveraging pedagogical tools in engineering mechanics education. Module III presents emerging education technologies and accessibility issues surrounding the broader dissemination of engineering mechanics educational materials. Starting with shared experience and best practices, Module III culminates with the design of the engineering mechanics textbook of the future and the use of virtual reality to close the accessibility gap. This tour of modern pedagogy in engineering mechanics education will conclude in Module IV with a roundtable that will elucidate career opportunities. A key feature of the workshop is that it will be linked with the 2023 Engineering Mechanics Institute Conference, which will provide opportunities for the engineering mechanics educators to network and discuss their teaching practices with peers from academia, national laboratories, and industry, while also ensuring that workshop discussions and feedback will be directly relevant and accessible to participants from the community of engineering mechanics and civil infrastructure.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.