• Contact Info
Publications in VIVO

Wingate, Kathryn Anne

Associate Teaching Professor

Positions

Research Areas research areas

Research

research overview

  • Dr. Wingate's research lies in the engineering education realm. Specifically, her research interests include understanding student progression through engineering curricula, increasing retention of engineering students from under-represented groups and socio-economic backgrounds, and novel teaching techniques for material science, statics, mechanics, and design. She has expertise in material selection and qualification in aerospace applications, vascular tissue engineering, experimental design and machine/component design.

keywords

  • Student retention, underrepresented minorities, student persistence, statics, mechanics,

Publications

selected publications

Teaching

courses taught

  • ASEN 1022 - Materials Science for Aerospace Engineers
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2020 / Spring 2021 / Spring 2022 / Spring 2023
    Covers prerequisite chemistry topics for materials science and introduces material types, properties and behavior for aerospace engineers. Topics include review of chemistry; atomic bonding; crystals; diffusion; mechanical/thermal properties; phase diagrams; heat treatment; failure mechanisms; materials selection; and a general introduction to modern materials for aerospace engineering applications including composites and materials with engineered properties. Lab project or tensile testing is included.
  • ASEN 2001 - Aerospace 1: Introduction to Statics, Structures, and Materials
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2018 / Fall 2019 / Fall 2020 / Fall 2021
    Introduces models and analytical/numerical methods for statics and structural analysis. Topics include force/moment equilibrium, truss analysis, beam theory, stress/strain, failure criteria, and structural design. Matlab proficiency required.
  • ASEN 4018 - Senior Projects 1: Design Synthesis
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2018 / Fall 2019 / Fall 2020 / Fall 2021 / Fall 2022 / Fall 2023 / Fall 2024
    Focuses on the synthesis of technical knowledge, project management, design process, leadership, and communications within a team environment. Students progress through the design process beginning with requirements development, then preliminary design and culminating with critical design. Offered fall only.
  • ASEN 4028 - Senior Projects 2: Design Practicum
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2019 / Spring 2020 / Spring 2021 / Spring 2022 / Spring 2023 / Spring 2024
    Focuses on the fabrication, integration, verification and validation of designs produced in ASEN 4018. Students work within the same teams from ASEN 4018. Offered spring only.
  • ASEN 5018 - Graduate Projects I
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2018 / Spring 2019 / Fall 2019 / Spring 2020
    Exposes MS and PhD students to project management and systems engineering disciplines while working a complex aerospace engineering project as part of a project team. The project team may perform some or all of the following project activities during this first semester of the two-semester course sequence: requirements, definition, design and design review, build, test, and verification. Recommended prerequisite: ASEN 4138 or ASEN 5148 or ASEN 5158 or instructor consent required.
    • ... more

Background

Other Profiles