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Vicki V. May

Education

• B.S., Civil Engineering, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities 1991
• M.S., Civil/Structural Engineering, Stanford University 1992
• Ph.D., Civil/Structural Engineering, Stanford University 1996

Research Interests

Engineering education: Inquiry-based learning, student-centered learning, K-12 and outreach activities, textbook alternatives, creativity, and the theory of mind

Teaching

• ENGS 2: Integrated Design: Engineering, Architecture, and Building Technology
• ENGS 33: Solid Mechanics
• ENGS 71: Structural Analysis
• ENGS 142: Intermediate Solid Mechanics

Selected Publications

• May, Vicki. Lecture Capture at Dartmouth. Available at: http://www.dartmouth.edu/~dcal. June, 2008
• May, Vicki V., Luxon, Thomas H., Weaver, Kathy S, and Esselstein, Rachel. "Development of Case Stories by Interviewing Students about their Critical Moments in Science, Math, and Engineering Classes." Numeracy, Volume 1, Issue 1, Article 5. January, 2008
• May, Vicki. "Student Development of Class Notes using a Wiki as an Alternative to a Single Course Textbook." Proceedings for the 2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference. West Point, NY. March, 2008
• Hansen, Eric, Stein, Ellen, and May, Vicki. "Work in Progress: Building Community among First-Year Engineering Students." Frontiers in Education Conference. Saratoga Springs, NY. October, 2008
• May, Vicki. Clickers at Dartmouth. Available at: http://www.dartmouth.edu/~dcal. September, 2007
• May, Vicki, and Brady, Pamalee, "Lessons Learned Teaching Engineering Online to Architecture and Construction Management Students," ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference. Boulder, CO, November, 2003

Awards

• Jerome Goldstein Award for Distinguished Teaching, Dartmouth College, 2012
• Excellence in Teaching Award, Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth, 2012
• Teacher of the Year Award, College of Architecture, California Polytechnic State University, 2002
• Nominated twice for the Most Supportive Professor Award, College of Architecture, California Polytechnic State University, 2000 & 2002

Professional Activities

• Registered Professional Engineer, State of New Hampshire
• Registered Professional Engineer, State of California

News

• Dartmouth Engineering Professors Discuss Promising Technologies for the Environment
  April 15, 2013

• Ten Professors Honored With Faculty Awards
  Dartmouth Now
  July 20, 2012

• $300 House Project targets Haiti
  The Dartmouth
  January 26, 2012

• Dartmouth President Kim to Give Keynote Address to Open $300 House Design Workshop
  Tuck at Dartmouth
  January 23, 2012

• Faculty Selected to Participate in Frontiers of Engineering Education Symposium
  NAE
  October 7, 2011

• Dartmouth awarded $2.5 million to work with middle schools to foster science interest and creativity
  Dartmouth News
  May 4, 2010

In Dartmouth Engineer Magazine

• Kudos
  Summer 2012
• Challenge: Engineering a $300 House
  Winter 2012
• Thayer Notes
  Winter 2012
• Student Projects: Cabin Fever
  Summer 2011
• Cummings and Goings: New and Departing Profs
  Summer 2010

Video

Students in Integrated Design: Engineering, Architecture, and Building Technology work to understand how forces flow through a structure.

For a Structural Analysis course, Professor May had students design and build a treehouse at Hanover's Storrs Pond Recreation Area:

Students taking Solid Mechanics with Professor May test how well they predicted the strength of their bridge designs:

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