Education: Degrees Ph.D. Stanford University (w/ John Eaton) 1989. In his 23 years at Tufts, Rogers has traveled to New Zealand with mechanical engineering students and also taught students how to build a hamburger cooker out of Legos. Department of Mechanical Engineering 200 College Ave Tufts University Medford, MA, 02155 617 627 2882 fax: 617 627 3058 crogers@tufts.edu
"Chris Rogers represents what is great about Tufts University faculty," said Jamshed Bharucha, provost and senior vice president.
His teaching work extends to the elementary school level, where he talks with over 1,000 teachers around the world every year on methods of introducing young children to engineering.Chris Rogers' research interests focus on fluid turbulence, musical instrument design, and robotics – both educational robots and soft robotics.
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The Experimental College’s weekly lecture series “A Taste of Tufts: A Sampling of Faculty Research” returned last week with Professor of Mechanical Engineering Chris Rogers. Stanford University. His teaching work extends to the elementary school level, where he talks with over 1,000 teachers around the world every year on methods of introducing young children to engineering.Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tufts School of EngineeringTufts Center for Engineering Education and OutreachKenan Professor of Distinguished Teaching, Princeton UniversityChris Rogers' research interests focus on fluid turbulence, musical instrument design, and robotics – both educational robots and Advisor, Center for Engineering Education and OutreachAdvisor, Center for Engineering Education and Outreachrobotics, musical instrument design, engineering educationPh.D., Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, 1989M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, 1985B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, 19842014: Elected Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)2010: Co-Recipient, Harry C. Bigglestone Award in Fire Research, National Fire Protection Association2008: Teaching Excellence Award, ASME Tufts Chapter 2004: Mentor, Bernstein Faculty Fellows Program, Tufts University2004: Best Section Paper, International Conference on Computing (CCCT) 2003: NSF Director's Distinguished Teaching Scholar Award2002: Kenan Professorship of Distinguished Teaching, Princeton University2000: Best Paper in Computers in Education, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Conference2000: Robert Knapp Award for Best Paper, ASME Conference1998: Professor of the Year for Massachusetts, Carnegie Foundation 1998: Outstanding Educational Software Prize, National Instruments1994: Teetor Award for Excellence in Education, SAE
Investigation Of The Successful Effort To Change Educational Curriculum Frameworks In Massachusetts To Include Engineering And Technology . From Stanford, he went to Tufts as a faculty member, where he has been for the last 15 years, with a few exceptions. School of Engineering Graduate Education Anderson Hall 617-627-1332 enggradstudies@tufts.edu. Chris Rogers. Chris got all three of his degrees at Stanford University, where he worked with John Eaton on his thesis looking at particle motion in a boundary layer flow. Office of Graduate Admissions Bendetson Hall 617-627-3395 gradadmissions@tufts.edu.
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Rogers joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Tufts School of Engineering in 1989.
National Instruments, Raytheon, Fulbright, and the LEGO Corporation.
Tufts University's CEEO is a leader in "improving education through engineering" for K-12 and university classrooms. Chris Rogers earned his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in mechanical engineering at Stanford University, where he worked with Professor John Eaton on his thesis on particle motion in a boundary layer flow.
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