We invite you to get to know three engineering educators who are making a substantial difference in entrepreneurial engineering education. Meet the 2022 KEEN Rising Stars!

Each year, through a committee of engineering leaders and a nomination process, KEEN has rock-and-roll themed awards for its “rising stars,” junior faculty who elevate themselves as educators with extraordinary impact on their students and colleagues.

Each year, through a committee of engineering leaders and a nomination process, KEEN has rock-and-roll themed awards for its “rising stars,” junior faculty who elevate themselves as educators with extraordinary impact on their students and colleagues.

Each year, through a committee of engineering leaders and a nomination process, KEEN has rock-and-roll themed awards for its “rising stars,” junior faculty who elevate themselves as educators with extraordinary impact on their students and colleagues.

Each year, through a committee of engineering leaders and a nomination process, KEEN has rock-and-roll themed awards for its “rising stars,” junior faculty who elevate themselves as educators with extraordinary impact on their students and colleagues.

"Students should spend some time investigating what lines up with them as a person and how they can progress. It is going to be good for them and it's going to be good for society.”

“Recognizing the humanity of the people that we're working with and how to better connect with them is important.”

“We have to show students they won't develop past a certain threshold without some level of discomfort or failure. The entrepreneurial mindset gives us a vocabulary and framework to talk about how to experience these things so we can grow."

Sid G, Assistant Professor, University of Dayton, received the top award as a 2023 KEEN Rising Star. Learn more in his interview!

Each year, through a committee of engineering leaders and a nomination process, KEEN has rock-and-roll themed awards for its “rising stars,” junior faculty who elevate themselves as educators with extraordinary impact on their students and colleagues.

Dr. Stephany Coffman-Wolph, Assistant Professor, Ohio Northern University, is a 2023 KEEN Rising Star. Learn more in her interview!

"The idea that you can have unexpected emergent behaviors from local interactions fascinates me. It's like the Connection piece in the entrepreneurial mindset that can lead to insights that wouldn't have happened without the interacting components. This leads to greater value creation."

Amy Trowbridge, Lecturer Sr. & Director, Grand Challenges Scholars Program, Arizona State University, received the top award for the 2019 KEEN Rising Star.

Rachel Kajfez, Assistant Professor, The Ohio State University, is a 2023 KEEN Rising Star. Learn more in her interview!

Dr. Cristi Bell-Huff, a Lecturer and Director of Faculty and Student Training at the Georgia Institute of Technology, received the top award for the 2020 KEEN Rising Star.

Sarah Wodin-Schwartz is a 2019 KEEN Rising Star recipient. She believes in helping students understand that the world is bigger than their campus and they should reach beyond what they think is possible.

“Recognizing the humanity of the people that we're working with and how to better connect with them is important.”

“Recognizing the humanity of the people that we're working with and how to better connect with them is important.”

Each year, through a committee of engineering leaders and a nomination process, KEEN has rock-and-roll themed awards for its “rising stars,” junior faculty who elevate themselves as educators with extraordinary impact on their students and colleagues.

TDI will enhance engineers’ engagement with learning about tools by making their stories relevant, interesting, and perhaps a bit controversial.