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Gowanus Voyage: Where Mechatronics, Public Art, Community Members, and Environmental Science Meet [Focus on Education]

Year: 2014

Type: article

Abstract: The scientific literacy of the public contributes to the acceptance of new scientific concepts, technologies, and methods that may influence society as a whole [1]. Thus, increasing the public's awareness and knowledge in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields is not only essential for benefiting the economy in the long term [2]-[4] but also for improving society's capacity to make informed political decisions on pressing issues that are often rather convoluted [5]. To this end, mechatronics based outreach in informal settings has been shown to be an effective means to acquaint the public with established technical concepts and ongoing research questions [6]-[10].

Source: IEEE Control Systems

DOI: 10.1109/mcs.2013.2287386

Authors: Jeffrey Laut, Sarah Nelson Wright, Oded Nov, Maurizio Porfiri

Institutions: Worcester Polytechnic Institute, New York University, Hudson River Foundation, Marymount Manhattan College, Virginia Tech

Language: English

Topic: Mechatronics Education and Applications

Subfield: Mechanical Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: National Science Foundation

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