Canada's only Artist-in-Residence in a Faculty of Engineering Science, Jan Shepherd McKee joined the Faculty in 1988. Ms. Shepherd McKee is available to consult with students, faculty and staff in matters related to culture and the arts. Shepherd McKee is a printmaker and papermaker; her research interests include studies of indigenous plants for hand papermaking and the incorporation of new materials & technologies into artworks. Since 1993, Shepherd McKee has been a member of the teaching faculty where she serves as course coordinator for ES 211F/G, Engineering Communications and ES 498F/G, Engineering Ethics, Sustainable Development & the Law. In 2001, Professor Shepherd McKee was appointed Manager of Undergraduate Services. Special Projects: Faculty of Engineering Award of Recognition for an exceptional contribution to the Faculty of Engineering. Co-recipient with Dr. C. Dunning, June 2005 "Go Eng Girls": Co-Chair with Dr. C. Dunning in the inaugural province-wide event to encourage girls in grades 7 to 10 to think about careers in Engineering, October 2005 "Celebrating 50 years of Engineering Excellence", organized an exhibition in the McIntosh Gallery to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Engineering at Western, September to November 2004 Published text "Technical Communication" co-authored with Rebecca Burnett, Thomson Nelson Publishers, December 2003 Artistic Activities: "Live Paper version 1.0": exhibition at the McIntosh Gallery. This exhibition was the result of continued collaboration between the Artist and Engineers at the National Research Council of Canada. The installation was handmade paper using indigenous fibres while incorporating new materials (shape memory wire: nickel titanium alloy) and technologies into the art work in order to create subtle movement of the paper, 2004 Papermaker: Pyramid Atlantic, Maryland, 1994
Consulting Activities: Jan Shepherd McKee, consultant to Engineers in technical communications, 2002 to the present
Associate: Atkinson Associates, consultants to
engineering and medicine in communications, ethics, academic assessment,
curriculum management,1997-2001
Community Activities: Advisory Committee on the Arts, City of London:
Committee member 2001-2002 |
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