Karen J. Horton, P.E.
Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering Technology
207.581.2136
5711 Boardman Hall Room 119
Orono, ME 04469-5711
Karen_Horton@umit.maine.edu
M.S. Industrial Mathematics, University of Kaiserslautern,
Germany, 1993
B.S.E., Mechanical Engineering, Arizona State
University, 1983
B.S. Education, State University College at Oneonta, NY, 1979
Virtual Preservation of Colonial Structures
To see three-dimensional models of the ruins of a sugar plantation factory at Leinster Bay in the Virgin Islands National click on the link: Virgin Islands
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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, 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.
