A West Virginia University alumna will be returning to the College of Engineering and Mineral Resources to deliver the annual Gochenour Lecture, a series established in honor of a distinguished professor.

Cynthia J. Atman, the inaugural holder of the Mitchell T. & Lella Blanche Bowie Endowed Chair in Human-Centered Design and Engineering at the University of Washington, will deliver the annual Gochenour Lecture in West Virginia University’s Department of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering on Friday, Oct. 25, at 4 p.m., in Room 113 of the Mineral Resources Building on the Evansdale Campus.

The lecture, titled “Making Sense of Engineering Design: Seeing, Hearing and Learning,” is free and open to the public.

Atman, who earned her bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from WVU in 1979, is the founding director of the Center for Engineering Learning and Teaching and the director of the Center for the Advancement of Engineering Education. Her research focuses on engineering design learning and students as emerging engineering professionals.

A fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), Atman earned her doctorate in engineering and public policy from Carnegie Mellon University. She joined the University of Washington in 1998, after serving seven years on the faculty at the University of Pittsburgh. Atman is the 2002 recipient of the ASEE Chester F. Carlson Award for Innovation in Engineering Education, and received the 2009 David B. Thorud Leadership Award, which is given to University of Washington faculty and staff for demonstrating leadership, innovation, and teamwork.

The Donald L. Gochenour Lecture Series was established in 1985 to honor the late Dr. Gochenour, a distinguished professor of industrial engineering at WVU.

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CONTACT: Mary C. Dillon, College of Engineering and Mineral Resources
304.293.4086, Mary.Dillon@mail.wvu.edu

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