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VideoVicki V. May
Professor of Engineering
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, 2017Composer Molly Herron Inspired by Materials Science and Engineering Research
May 19, 2017Students Make Musical Instruments for Thayer’s Birthday Party
Dartmouth News
January 12, 2017What did you do on winter break?
Hop Backstage
December 19, 2016Dartmouth MOOC Uses Cartoons To Teach Engineering Basics
NHPR
May 12, 2016Engineering inspiration: Thayer meets its composer
Hop Backstage
March 8, 2016Engineering Students Work With 3-D Renderings of Museum Objects
Dartmouth Now
July 16, 2015DartmouthX: One Course Underway, One Coming Back
Dartmouth Now
May 26, 2015What Is Engineering? Learn About Engineering Through a MOOC
The Huffington Post
April 27, 2015Registration for Second DartmouthX Online Course Now Open
Dartmouth Now
February 4, 2015Faculty prepare for first DartmouthX online classes
The Dartmouth
October 1, 2014Vicki May on What It Takes to Be an Engineer
Dartmouth Now
August 27, 2014Engineers Are Not ‘Smart’
The Huffington Post
July 22, 2014Teens attend engineering camp at Dartmouth
The Washington Times
July 4, 2014Are Women Too Empathetic to Be Engineers?
The Huffington Post
June 24, 2014NAE Presents Nation’s Top Prize for Engineering Education to Dartmouth
May 14, 2014In Search of the ‘Piece of Resistance’ to Increase Interest in Engineering
The Huffington Post
March 18, 2014Broadening the Path to Engineering
The Huffington Post
March 11, 2014Stocking Stuffers for the Budding Engineer
December 22, 2013Dartmouth professor named teacher of the year
NH Union Leader
November 24, 2013Dartmouth Engineering Professor Vicki May Named NH Professor of the Year
November 14, 2013Thayer 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, 2013Who should run the world? Girls!
Mediaplanet
May 4, 2013Dartmouth Engineering Professors Discuss Promising Technologies for the Environment
April 15, 2013Ten Professors Honored With Faculty Awards
Dartmouth Now
July 20, 2012$300 House Project targets Haiti
The Dartmouth
January 26, 2012Dartmouth President Kim to Give Keynote Address to Open $300 House Design Workshop
Tuck at Dartmouth
January 23, 2012Faculty Selected to Participate in Frontiers of Engineering Education Symposium
NAE
October 7, 2011Dartmouth 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 2017Just One Question: If you had a favorite professor, what made that teacher memorable?
Web Extra, December 2017Random Walk: Acoustic Instrument Design
Web Extra, March 2017Reflections: Akwugo Nnama ’12
Web Extra, August 2016Kudos
Spring 2015Our Place
Spring 2015Solutions: From Hands Off to Hands On
Spring 2015Engineering Professor Vicki May One of the First to Teach a MOOC at Dartmouth
Web Extra, December 2014Outreach: Design It! Build It!
Fall 2014High School Students Thrive at Dartmouth’s Summer Engineering Workshop
Web Extra, September 2014Growth Factors
Spring 2014Awards: Vicki May is N.H. Professor of the Year
Spring 2014Q&A with NH Professor of the Year Vicki May
Web Extra, February 2014College Prep School Grooms Students for Dartmouth’s Project-Based Learning
Web Extra, February 2014The Business Case for Sustainability
Fall 2013Dartmouth’s New High School Engineering Workshop Deemed a Success
Web Extra, September 2013Engineering Students Build Prototype for $300 House Project in Haiti
Web Extra, July 2013Kudos
Summer 2012Challenge: Engineering a $300 House
Winter 2012Student Projects: Cabin Fever
Summer 2011Cummings 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: