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Dr. Laura Bottomley, director of K-12 Engineering Outreach Programs at North Carolina State University, has won the Educational Activities Board Informal Education Award from IEEE.
This award was established to provide recognition for IEEE members who volunteer in informal education settings for the benefit of teachers, students, parents of students and the public. Bottomley was recognized for her leadership in developing and implementing programs that increase interest in science, math, technology and engineering education in elementary and secondary students.
In her role as director of K-12 Engineering Outreach Programs at NC State, Bottomley reaches more than 5,000 students, 200 teachers and 500 parents each year. The programs she leads include summer camps for K-12 students; programs that send undergraduates and graduate students into schools to work with elementary and middle school students; training sessions for NC State engineering alumni who want to be volunteer teachers in their communities; and assistance for K-12 teachers who want to introduce engineering concepts to their young students.
Bottomley also directs NC State’s Women in Engineering program, which
works to boost the number of women engineers in academia and industry, and
acts as a consultant to the N.C. Dept. of Public Instruction and Wake County
Public Schools.
Bottomley received her bachelor's and master's degrees in electrical engineering
from Virginia Tech in 1984 and 1985, respectively. She received her Ph.D. in
electrical engineering from NC State in 1992.
IEEE, previously known as the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, is a leading professional organization for the advancement of technology. Through its global membership, the group is an authority on areas ranging from aerospace systems, computers and telecommunications to biomedical engineering, electric power and consumer electronics, among others.
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