Faculty - Mechanical Engineering Technology
Karen Horton
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581-2168
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Karen Horton joined the MET faculty in the Fall of 1997 from Bath Iron Works where she worked for five years in Noise, Shock and Vibration building Aegis Destroyers. Prior to pursuing her Masters Degree she spent three years as a Mechanical Engineer at the Naval Coastal Systems Center in Panama City, Flordia, then taught Math and Electronics for a year at Ramstein American High School, Germany.
Prof. Horton teaches Introduction to Mechanical Engineering Technology, Strengths of Materials, Engineering Materials, Industrial Vibrations, and independent study courses. She has also taught Technical Drawing, Manufacturing Technology, Introduction to CAD/CAM, Fluid Flow Technology, CAD/CAM Projects, and Virtual Preservation of Archeological Structures.
Students work on independent studies with Prof. Horton in a variety of areas including virtual preservation of colonial structures on St. John, the Virgin Islands (http://www.umainetoday.umaine.edu/Issues/v5i1/engineering.html), student leadership seminar in which upper class students organize and lead peers in mentoring first and second year students, and development of new laboratory equipment.
Prof. Horton serves as the counselor to the student section of the Society of Women Engineers and encourages young women to pursue engineering as a career. She also serves as Vice President of the (professional) Maine Section of SWE. She directs the Creative Design at CAD Camp, an annual resident or commuter summer experience for high school students focusing on team building and creating art using computer-aided design.
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