Teaching Idea Generation to Undergraduate Students Within the Time Constraints of a Capstone Course

Shraddha Sangelkar is an Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. She received her M.S. (2010) and Ph.D. (2013) in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M University. She completed the B. Tech (2008) in Mechanical Engineering from Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (V.J.T.I.), Mumbai, India. She has served an instructor for the senior capstone design course in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University. She is actively teaching and mentoring capstone design at Penn State Erie. Dr. Sangelkar’s research interest lies in developing methods that teach designers to create better products for people (Design Theory and Methodology), and leveraging current machine learning methods to automate routine design tasks (Computational Design Synthesis). She is also involved in pedagogical research to enhancing the engineering classroom experience.