Mary Brake--- College of Technology


Mary Brake Professor: Mechanical Engineering Technology Program Coordinator, MET (734) 487-2040 118 Sill Hall School of Engineering Technology Ypsilanti, MI 48197 mbrake@emich.edu

Short Bio: Dr. Brake holds degrees in physics and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Michigan State University. She has over 16 years experience teaching experience at the University of Michigan and over 25 years research experience in plasma chemistry and plasma processing. She also taught high school physics for three years. Courses Taught ET 100 Introduction to Engineering Technology MET 211 Statics MET 312 Dynamics MET 314 Applied Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer MET 319 Applied Fluid Mechanics MET 470 Mechanical Vibrations ET 179 Introduction to Alternative Energy MET 479 Advanced Alternative Energy

Areas of Expertise: Modeling of chemically reacting flowing gases, optical diagnostics, plasma diagnostics, use of microwaves and radio waves to generate discharges.

Most Important/Recent Publications (More available upon request) 1) “An Informal Survey of Calculus and Physics Requirements in Engineering Technology”, Harvey Lyons and M. L. Brake , The Technology Interface Journal, Vol. 10, No. 3, Spring, 2010 http://technologyinterface.nmsu.edu/Spring10/index.php?fdf=001 2) “ Gender Differences in High School Student’s Views of Technology”, M. Brake and K. Bhatnagar, Conference Proceedings ASEE June 22-25, 2008, http://soa.asee.org/paper/conference/paper-view.cfm?id=8726 3) “Choice of Technology majors among high school students”, Bhatnagar, K., Brake, M, Bellamy, Al, and Bertsos, G., Advancing Women in Leadership, Fall 2007, Vol. 23. http://advancingwomen.com/awl/awl_wordpress/choice-of-technology-majors-among-high-school-students/ 4) “Matlab as a Tool to Increase the Math Self-Confidence and the Math Ability of First Year Engineering Technology Students”, Toward Transformation: EMU Faculty Journey into the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Ed. J. Bernstein, Vol. 1, 2007 http://commons.emich.edu/sotl/vol1/iss1/5