Elizabeth C. Kisenwether
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Elizabeth C. Kisenwether is assistant professor
and director of the Engineering Entrepreneurship (E-SHIP) Minor in the College
of Engineering at Penn State University. Kisenwether holds her BSEE degree from
Penn State, and MSEE degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
and The Johns Hopkins University. After eleven years with a large defense contractor
(HRB Systems/Raytheon), she co-founded and worked for five years with Paragon
Technology, a high-tech startup that developed digital video add-in cards/modules
for portable computers. Since joining Penn State in 1999, she has taught design-focused
courses in three engineering departments: the School of Engineering Design,
Technology and Professional Programs (SEDTAPP), and the E-SHIP Minor. She supported
the launch of Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS) at Penn State,
as well as the NSF-sponsored Hybrid and Electric Vehicle M3 (Manipulatives,
Motivation and Mentoring) Education Project. She is president and founder of
KidTech, Inc., a non-profit engineering outreach company developing hands-on
design and problem-based learning kits and activities for K-12 youth.