Scholars@Duke
Rebecca Simmons

Rebecca Simmons

Professor of the Practice in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
rebecca.simmons@duke.edu
1405A FCIEMAS Building, Box 90300, Durham, NC 27708-0302
1407 Inside 1405A, Fitzpatrick Building, Duke Uni, Durham, NC 27708

Scholarly Works - Conferences

Why Should You Join? Exploring the Role of Engineering Clubs on the Undergraduate Engineering Experience

Conference ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition Conference Proceedings · June 25, 2023 Cite

Women in Engineering: 3D Printing Interests, Habits, and Persistence

Conference ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition Conference Proceedings · July 26, 2021 Makerspaces are increasingly merging with academics in undergraduate engineering programs. At Duke University, engineering students are introduced to prototyping in makerspaces in their first-year engineering design course. In later engineering coursework, ... Cite

Supporting Students' Skillful Learning: Lessons Learned from a Faculty Development Workshop

Conference ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition Conference Proceedings · July 26, 2021 We describe the implementation of an on-campus workshop focused on supporting faculty as they develop metacognitive interventions for their educational contexts. This on-campus workshop at Duke University included engineering faculty as well as other facul ... Cite

A hands-on approach to computational methods in engineering

Conference ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition Conference Proceedings · January 1, 2009 The Pratt School of Engineering at Duke University has been actively focusing on the development of a variety of mechanisms to provide undergraduate engineering students with an earlier, more practical, experience with engineering concepts. Through these m ... Cite