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Vicki V. May

Education

• BS, Civil Engineering, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities 1991
• MS, Civil/Structural Engineering, Stanford University 1992
• PhD, Civil/Structural Engineering, Stanford University 1996

Research Interests

Engineering education; inquiry-based learning; student-centered learning; K-12 and outreach activities; creativity; seismic engineering

Teaching

• ENGS 11: The Way Things Work - A Visual Introduction to Engineering
• ENGS 21: Introduction to Engineering
• ENGS 33: Solid Mechanics
• ENGS 71: Structural Analysis

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

• New Hampshire Professor of the Year, 2013
• 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

• Material witness: A symphony of materials
  Nature Materials
  August 29, 2017

• Composer Molly Herron Inspired by Materials Science and Engineering Research
  May 19, 2017

• Students Make Musical Instruments for Thayer’s Birthday Party
  Dartmouth News
  January 12, 2017

• What did you do on winter break?
  Hop Backstage
  December 19, 2016

• Dartmouth MOOC Uses Cartoons To Teach Engineering Basics
  NHPR
  May 12, 2016

• Engineering inspiration: Thayer meets its composer
  Hop Backstage
  March 8, 2016

• Engineering Students Work With 3-D Renderings of Museum Objects
  Dartmouth Now
  July 16, 2015

• DartmouthX: One Course Underway, One Coming Back
  Dartmouth Now
  May 26, 2015

• What Is Engineering? Learn About Engineering Through a MOOC
  The Huffington Post
  April 27, 2015

• Registration for Second DartmouthX Online Course Now Open
  Dartmouth Now
  February 4, 2015

• Faculty prepare for first DartmouthX online classes
  The Dartmouth
  October 1, 2014

• Vicki May on What It Takes to Be an Engineer
  Dartmouth Now
  August 27, 2014

• Engineers Are Not ‘Smart’
  The Huffington Post
  July 22, 2014

• Teens attend engineering camp at Dartmouth
  The Washington Times
  July 4, 2014

• Are Women Too Empathetic to Be Engineers?
  The Huffington Post
  June 24, 2014

• NAE Presents Nation’s Top Prize for Engineering Education to Dartmouth
  May 14, 2014

• In Search of the ‘Piece of Resistance’ to Increase Interest in Engineering
  The Huffington Post
  March 18, 2014

• Broadening the Path to Engineering
  The Huffington Post
  March 11, 2014

• Stocking Stuffers for the Budding Engineer
  December 22, 2013

• Dartmouth professor named teacher of the year
  NH Union Leader
  November 24, 2013

• Dartmouth Engineering Professor Vicki May Named NH Professor of the Year
  November 14, 2013

• Thayer Students Tackle a ‘Real-World Problem’ in Haiti
  Dartmouth Now
  June 4, 2013

• $300 House Update!
  The Dartmouth Center for Health Care Delivery Science
  May 31, 2013

• Who should run the world? Girls!
  Mediaplanet
  May 4, 2013

• 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

• 150 Thayer Gifts to the World: Part 1
  Web Extra, December 2017

• Just One Question: If you had a favorite professor, what made that teacher memorable?
  Web Extra, December 2017

• Random Walk: Acoustic Instrument Design
  Web Extra, March 2017

• Reflections: Akwugo Nnama ’12
  Web Extra, August 2016

• Kudos
  Spring 2015

• Our Place
  Spring 2015

• Solutions: From Hands Off to Hands On
  Spring 2015

• Engineering Professor Vicki May One of the First to Teach a MOOC at Dartmouth
  Web Extra, December 2014

• Outreach: Design It! Build It!
  Fall 2014

• High School Students Thrive at Dartmouth’s Summer Engineering Workshop
  Web Extra, September 2014

• Growth Factors
  Spring 2014

• Awards: Vicki May is N.H. Professor of the Year
  Spring 2014

• Q&A with NH Professor of the Year Vicki May
  Web Extra, February 2014

• College Prep School Grooms Students for Dartmouth’s Project-Based Learning
  Web Extra, February 2014

• The Business Case for Sustainability
  Fall 2013

• Dartmouth’s New High School Engineering Workshop Deemed a Success
  Web Extra, September 2013

• Engineering Students Build Prototype for $300 House Project in Haiti
  Web Extra, July 2013

• Kudos
  Summer 2012

• Challenge: Engineering a $300 House
  Winter 2012

• Student Projects: Cabin Fever
  Summer 2011

• Cummings and Goings: New and Departing Profs
  Summer 2010

Video

edX: The Engineering of Structures Around Us

Seminar: To MOOC Or Not To MOOC?

Vicki May, 2013 NH Professor of the Year

The New Face of Engineering

Summer Engineering Workshop: Part 1

Summer Engineering Workshop: Part 2

Summer Engineering Workshop: Part 3 - Kids React

$300 House

Integrated Design: Engineering, Architecture, and Building Technology at Dartmouth

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

Structural Analysis Class at Dartmouth: Treehouse

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

Solid Mechanics Bridge Competition at Dartmouth 2011

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