Director for Academic Outreach Programs,
School of Engineering and Applied Science,
UVa.
September 1999 - August 2001. Responsibilities included:
Commonwealth Graduate Engineering Program
(CGEP). This program allows
practicing engineers around the Commonwealth and beyond to earn Master of
Engineering (M.E.) degrees in six different disciplines.
Delivery is via videoconferencing and reaches about 20 sites.
Virginia Consortium of Engineering and Science Universities
(VCES).
Through this program four state universities offer M.S. and Ph.D. programs in
the
Hampton, Virginia area, primarily for NASA Langley employees.
Development Associate, Advanced Reactors Systems Section,
Engineering Technology
Division,
Oak Ridge National Laboratory,
Oak Ridge, Tennessee, September 1976-July 1979.
Developed computer codes, analyzed experimental data from thermal hydraulic testing of electrically-heated nuclear fuel bundle simulators.
Aircraft Maintenance Officer,
89th Military Airlift Wing (
Special
Air Missions),
Andrews AB, Maryland, May 1970-May 1972.
Supervised 160 enlisted men performing
organizational maintenance on aircraft used to
transport the First Family and other VIPs of the
U.S. and foreign governments. Designed and
implemented interior renovations on
Jetstar
and
VC-135
aircraft.
Received approximately one year USAF leadership and management training
at Lackland and Chanute AFBs prior to this assignment.
EDUCATION:
Ph.D.(Mechanical Engineering)
Cornell University, 1977
Major: Thermal Sciences, Minor: Geophysics.
Studied single and
two-phase flows in porous materials numerically.
M.S. (Mechanical Engineering)
Cornell University, 1974
Designed and built large (60' long)
boundary layer
wind tunnel for studying the effects of
buildings on local wind patterns.
B.S. (Mechanical Engineering) Cornell
University, 1968
Co-oped three periods with Anaconda Wire and Cable, Harrisonville, MO
(Manufacturing)
and Sycamore, IL (R&D).
University Seminar (USEM) Summer Research Grant (1997)
UVA
Teaching and Technology Initiative (1995-96)
Selected as one of the initial 12 fellows. Under the
fellowship converted ME 329 (Heat and Mass Transfer, now MAE 314)
to a partial
studio format. Nine self-contained
modules
incorporating modern numerical and visualization techniques were developed.
These materials are also very appropriate for a graduate-level heat transfer
course and have been used extensively in a televised
master's level heat transfer course.
Heat Transfer Tools, a book and CD containing
all materials, was published by
McGraw-Hill in July 2001.
Lucien Carr III Professor of Engineering Education (1992-95)
This three-year chair was established to recognize and promote use of technology in instruction.
Tau Beta Pi, Pi Tau Sigma, Phi Kappa Phi and Sigma Xi
Chairman,
Classroom Evolution Subcommittee of the Expert Group on
Information Technology in Instruction
of the University Committee on Information Technology, 1995-1996.
Member,
Wilson Hall Renovation Planning Team, 1995.
Member, Vice President for Information Technology's ad-hoc
faculty committee on advanced instructional needs, 1994-1995.
Chairman, University Committee on Electronic
Classrooms.
Appointed by Vice President for
Information Technology and Communication to
advise on advanced classrooms, distance learning
technologies, faculty support, software and infrastructure, etc.
Also chaired subcommittee on scheduling, support,
maintenance. Proposal for faculty development was implemented in the
Teaching
+ Technology Initiative (TTI), while the classroom
development proposal culminated in the
Classroom Technology Plan. 1993-1994.
Member, University Committee on CDC Replacement, 1990.
Member, University Nuclear Reactor Safety Committee, 1982-1986.
SELECTED SCHOOL/DEPARTMENT SERVICE:
Chair, MAE Advising, Awards, Rules and Courses Committee, 2004 - present
Academic Advisor, MAE Class of 2006.
Curator, Faculty Art Collection, MEC 215, 2004-present. So far this
collection includes three original works by retired SEAS faculty.
Chairman,
MEC 205 Space
Art Project. Worked with Virginia
Engineering Foundation and committee to endow, select, purchase and hang
23 prints from the NASA Space Art Collection to decorate
this newly-renovated classroom.
Completed Spring 2002.
Click here for a QTVR tour of MEC 205 showing the new collection.
Advisor for
Mechanical and Aerospace Department, Commonwealth Graduate Engineering
Program, (CGEP) -
Responsible for faculty staffing
of two courses/semester and advising of some 70 off-grounds Master of
Engineering students, 1997-2004.
Developer,
MEC 345 Videoconferencing Facility. Worked with SEAS Dean's Office, Provost's
Office, Facilities Management, the School of Continuing and Professional Studies
and architect to create a state-of-the-art
videoconferencing facility, which was completed in January 2001.
Chairman,
MEC 339 Aviation
Art Program. Worked with Virginia
Engineering Foundation and committee
to endow, select, purchase and hang 21 limited-edition
aviation art prints to decorate classroom. Worked with Robertson Media
Center to create online gallery of the collection, including
panoramic virtual tour of the room. This work is featured in the Robertson
portfolio of their projects, 1998-99.
Chairman,
Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)
Mechanical Engineering Self-Study Committee, 1997-1998.
Member, SEAS Computing Environment Committee.
Our
committee's proposal and my continuing service on related committees
at the University level resulted in over $600,000 in classroom
technology-related improvements to the MEC building. This
"technology classroom
cluster" was implemented during
the 1997-98 academic year and added three "hands-on" classrooms
(
MEC 214,
MEC 215,
and
MEC 216)
and one more lecture room
MEC 205) to the two
technology-equipped classrooms I had already spearheaded in this building.
The MEC cluster
is fully staffed and supported by the University administration, and
all equipment is replaced on a three-year cycle,
1989-1992, 1993-1996. Chairman 1995-1996.
Consultant,
MEC 339 renovation.
Based on experience with Morse Room renovation and feedback,
worked with project manager and architect to develop specifications
for renovation of this substandard classroom into a state-of-the-art
interactive TV receive site/multi-media classroom, 1994.
Discussion Group Leader, First-Year Common Reading Experience,
1997-Present.
SEAS Teleconference Coordinator - arranged downlink
of live teleconferences for faculty/student viewing, 1994-Present.
Faculty Advisor, Pi Tau Sigma International Mechanical Engineering
Honor Society, 1993-Present. For the past two years
ours has been one of only approximately 30 chapters nationwide in good
standing. For the past three years our members have done a service project
each semester at
Camp Holiday Trails, a camp for children with chronic
illnesses located a few miles from the University.
Chairman, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
ABET Self Study Committee, 1992.
Established
Morse Room Multimedia Facility in Mechanical Engineering Building, 1986-1990. This five-year-long effort resulted in
the establishment of a first class, high-tech classroom
with the capability of projecting computer output, videotaped materials, and
broadcasts from outside.
Approximately $70,000 was raised from
nine funding sources originally. Wrote proposal for 1995 Morse Room upgrades, funded at $30,000.
COMMUNITY SERVICE and OTHER:
Member, Board of Directors and Finance Committee, ARC of the Piedmont,
Charlottesville, VA, 2002-present
Volunteer, Computer Support, Albemarle County Fair, 2002-2003.
(Includes syllabi, software downloads, web essays, etc.)
Over the last few year hits have been recorded from 124 of the member states of the United
Nations. About 7000 distinct visitors per month download approximately 4 Gigabytes
per month of materials from my personal website.