2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

1. Dr. Donald E. Richards Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology [biography]

   Dr. Richards is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and teaches in the area of thermal-fluid sciences. He earned his mechanical engineering degrees at Kansas State University (B.S.), Iowa State University (M.S.), and The Ohio State University (Ph.D.). Prior to joining Rose-Hulman in 1988, he was on the faculty at The Ohio State University. In 1998, he joined Kenneth Wark as co-author of Thermodynamics (6th Ed.) published by McGraw-Hill. Since 1995 he has taught in Rose-Hulman's innovative, integrated Sophomore Engineering Curriculum, and his textbook, "Basic Engineering Science--A Systems, Accounting, and Modeling Approach," is used in this curriculum. In addition to teaching, he also served two years as the Director of the Center for the Practice and Scholarship of Education at Rose-Hulman.

2. Dr. Michael A. Collura University of New Haven [biography]

   Michael A. Collura, professor of chemical engineering at the University of New Haven, received his B.S. in chemical engineering from Lafayette College and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in chemical engineering from Lehigh University. After several years in industry, he moved to the academic world, where he has taught engineering for more than 30 years. He is currently the Buckman Professor of Chemical Engineering in the Tagliatela College of Engineering. His professional interests include the application of computers to process modeling and control (particularly for energy conversion processes), engineering education research (student self-assessment, developing conceptual understanding, multidisciplinary learning models), and reform of engineering education.

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