Teaches following Subjects/Exams
Computing Environment (Bachelor of Science: Mechanical Engineering )
Language of Instruction:
English
Teaching Experience
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
San Diego State University, United States
Jan 1995 - Present
Dynamics, Finite Element Methods, Programming, Machine Design, Simulations, Virtual Reality
Best Teacher Award SDSU 2009
Distinguished Teaching Pacific Southwest, ASEE 2009
InterWorks Fellow for Universal Design Interwork Institute 2009
People, Information, Technology Fellow San Diego State University 2008
Technology Deployment Award San Diego State University 2008
Summer Institute Fellowship National Science Foundation 2006
First Place, Poster Presentation Medicine Meets Virtual Reality 2005
Outstanding Faculty SDSU Cap&Gown Mortar Board 2004
Advisor: Two 1st place students Computational Science Olympics 2003
TRW Excellence in Teaching Honor TRW Defense Systems, Inc. 2002
Frontiers in Education, Faculty Fellow FIE Conference 2001
Education Center Faculty Fellow NPACI EdCenter 2000
Education
PhD: Computational Mechanics
Columbia University in the City of New York, New York, United States
Sep 1977 - Jul 1984
University of California, San Diego Computational Mechanics Ph.D. 1990
Columbia University, New York City Bioengineering M.S. 1983
Columbia Universtiy, New York City Civil Engineering B.S. 1982
Columbia University, New York City Art History B.A. 1981