Teaching

Teaching Interests

  • Experiential learning in engineering education
  • Integrating simulation tool in engineering curricula
  • Hydrogen flame

Lamar University Teaching Award

  • Distinguished Faculty Fellow for Teaching, 2015 - 2018 ($30,000 stipend)
  • Presidential Faculty Fellow for Innovation in Teaching Activity, 2014 ($15,000 grant)
  • Presidential Faculty Fellow for Innovation in Teaching Activity, 2015 ($15,000 grant)

Teaching Grants

Received 6 Senior Design Project Grants totaling $28.550 from American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE): 2 grants ($5,000 and $3,950) in 2002, 1 grant ($5,000) in 2003, 1 grant ($5,000) in 2004, 1 grant ($4,600) in 2005, and 1 grant ($5,000) in 2016.

Courses Taught (last 5 years from 2013 Spring – 2018 Spring) 

Semester

Course

Credit Hour

Number of Students

Spring 2018

meEN 2302-01 Dynamics

meEN 2302-02 Dynamics

meEN 4316-01 Senior Design Project

3

3

3

46

42

33

Fall 2017

meEN 4310-02 Integrated Systems Design

meEN 4313-01 Thermal Systems Design

ENGR 5333 Mathematical Principles in Engineering

3

3

3

37

36

82

Spring 2017

meEN 4316-01 Senior Design Project

meEN 5312 Optimization of Thermal Systems

3

3

38

24

Fall 2016

meEN 4310-02 Integrated Systems Design

meEN 4313 Thermal Systems Design

ENGR 5333 Mathematical Principles in Engineering

3

3

3

35

50

102

Spring 2016

meEN 2302-01 Dynamics

meEN 4316-01 Senior Design Project

meEN 5312 Optimization of Thermal Systems

3

3

3

48

20

6

Fall 2015

meEN 4310-02 Integrated Systems Design

meEN 4313 Thermal Systems Design

meEN 5304 Advanced Engineering Analysis

3

3

3

26

52

37

Spring 2015

meEN 2302-01 Dynamics

meEN 2302-02 Dynamics

meEN 4316-01 Senior Design Project

meEN 5312 Optimization of Thermal Systems

3

3

3

3

37

61

20

59

Fall 2014

meEN 3210 measurements Lab

meEN 4310-02 Integrated Systems Design

meEN 4313 Thermal Systems Design

meEN 5304 Advanced Engineering Analysis

2

3

3

3

16

23

43

79

Spring 2014

meEN 2302-01 Dynamics

meEN 3210 measurements Lab

meEN 4316-01 Senior Design Project

meEN 5312 Optimization of Thermal Systems

3

2

3

3

41

31

20

51

Fall 2013

meEN 3210 measurements Lab

meEN 4310-02 Integrated Systems Design

meEN 4313 Thermal Systems Design

meEN 5304 Advanced Engineering Analysis

2

3

3

3

16

19

39

22

Spring 2013

meEN 2302 Dynamics

meEN 3210 measurements Lab

meEN 4316-01 Senior Design Project

meEN 5312 Optimization of Thermal Systems

3

2

3

3

51

18

16

20