Webinar with Airbus Leaders, the GEDC Chair, and past award recipients on September 23 at 8 AM EDT.
The Airbus GEDC Diversity Award aims to shine a light on successful projects that inspire students from all profiles and backgrounds to study and succeed in engineering. The long-term goal of the Diversity Award is to increase diversity among the global community of engineers so that the engineering industry reflects the diversity of the communities it supports, with diversity recognized as a driver for innovation and growth.
Each year, we receive an abundance of amazing projects all around the world and these are just a handful of amazing and impactful programs happening around the world. Learn more about this award and previous award recipient projects by registering for this webinar.
Award Recipients
2019
Cross-campus capstone classroom (C4)
York University | Canada
Danielle Robinson, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor at York University who is affiliated with the programs in Dance, Theatre, and Communication and Culture and is currently serving as the Director of the Centre for Research on Latin America and the Caribbean. She has taught capstone courses for more than a decade, which led her to co-found (with Franz Newland) the York Capstone Network in 2018 and C4: The Cross Campus Capstone Classroom in 2019, both of which are supported by grants and fellowships from the York University Faculty Association and Academic Innovation Fund.
Dr. Franz Newland obtained his PhD in the department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at the University of Southampton (UK). He did post-doctoral research at the Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales in Toulouse, focusing on tracking spacecraft and debris near the geostationary arc using a fully-automated telescope based in Haute Provence. He is also a member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics’ Space Operations and Support Technical Committee and an associate fellow of the AIAA. He has spent many years in the space industry in Europe and now Canada. Franz worked on ESA missions, at CNES’ ATV control centre and at COM DEV Ltd. in Cambridge on nanosatellite and microsatellite missions.
2016
Morgan State University | United States of America
Dr. Yacob Astatke was selected as the recipient of the 2016 award for his impressive introduction of technology and training initiatives across universities in Ethiopia. For the past 14 years, he has worked to improve the delivery of engineering education in Ethiopia through teaching graduate courses, sharing best practice and delivering training. Since 2009, he has led the implementation of Mobile Studio™ Technology in five universities in Ethiopia. This portable instrumentation Input/Output IO-board enables students to conduct hands-on exploration of electrical and computer engineering (ECE) concepts. Dr. Astatke has been instrumental in facilitating the donation of equipment and other resources.
2015 :
American University of Sharjah | United Arab Emirates
Fadi Aloul was selected as the award recipient for his key role in developing a program to introduce first-year undergraduate students to the engineering profession and stimulate their critical thinking and creativity. Results show that the course has had a positive impact on the students’ interest in engineering and helped to increase their motivation and deepen their understanding of the relevance and impact of their own discipline in solving real-world problems. The retention rate has increased over the years, reflecting the course’s significant impact in attracting