Matthew Wolken
Department Chair
IDEA School
Irvine Valley College
MATTHEW WOLKEN FACULTY PAGE
WELCOME
Welcome to Matthew Wolken's faculty page. Please click the LinkedIn card to the right to view my professional connections and groups. Use the menu above to access:
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General college information & Laser Day Presentation
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Program & course details
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Links to available jobs & the TalentED career builder
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Course projects & outstanding student work
ABOUT ME
Current Position:
Department Chair | IDEA School at Irvine Valley College
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Areas of Instruction:
Engineering & Computer-Aided Design
IDEA Programs:
Engineering | Electrical & Electronic Technology | Drafting | Design, Model Making, & Prototyping
Alma Mater:
UC Irvine | Samueli School of Engineering
Non-Instructional Engineering Experience:
Sensorex | Masimo Corporation | Accuray | Boeing
Areas of Interest:
Sensor Design | Biomedical Product Development | Advanced Manufacturing | Quality Control | Aerial Survey Techniques | 3D Civil Project Modeling & Site Development using CAD | Computer Based Simulations
UC IRVINE ACADEMY & NSF S-STEM SCHOLARSHIPS
Since 2012, my colleagues and I have worked with the UC Irvine Samueli School of Engineering, to develop the UCI | IVC Engineering Academy. Together, we have created a high quality, low cost, guaranteed transfer pathway, which allows our students to earn a bachelor's degree in engineering within 4 years of starting at IVC! Click here to see our first cohort!
As a result of our continuing work with UC Irvine, the IVC engineering department was awarded a $5,000,000 grant from the National Science Foundation. These funds provide full ride scholarships to approximately 20-30 students with unmet income needs each year. Click this NSF S-STEM link for Information about the program.
An example of the work being done by our S-STEM transfer students can be seen in the video below. The Legacy Robotics group at UCI, which is taking part in the DJI RoboMaster competition, is managed and supported by several UCI undergraduate students who took part in the S-STEM program at IVC.