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Teaching Accomplishments
Special Contributions to Instructional Programs
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Teaching Philosophy and some Teaching Elements
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Taught a Diverse Group of Courses
- Seven Undergraduate Courses Taught
- Eleven Graduate Courses Taught
- Five other Courses Taught
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Developed Six New Courses
- CE 5413: Soil-Structure Interaction. Introduced in Spring 1983
- CE 5353: Introduction to Soil Dynamics. Introduced in Fall 1983
- CE 5443: Constitutive Laws for Engineering Materials. Introduced in Spring
1984
- CE 5020: Dynamic Soil-Structure Interaction. Introduced in Spring 1989
- CE 5020: Advanced Foundation Design. Introduced in Fall 1989.
- CE 5020: Theory of Plasticity. Introduced in Fall 1996
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Developed Three Teaching Laboratories
- Ray Broce Materials (Asphalt Laboratory)
- Geo-computational Laboratory
- Constitutive Modeling Laboratory
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Pioneered Pedagogical Changes in Teaching Undergraduate Classes with
Large Enrollments
- Computer-based learning modules for ENGR 2113
- Virtual Laboratory Experience in ENGR 2153
- Computer-based learning modules for ENGR 2153
- Partial lecture note concept
- Physical models for hands-on experience
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Other Major Accomplishments
- Developed Geo-Environmental Engineering Program within Civil Engineering
- Provided sustained growth (900%) to Geotechnical Engr. program within Civil
Engineering
- Received over $12 Millions in external research funding
- Won university, regional and national teaching awards
- Brought national and international recognitions
- Published over 200 Peer-reviewed papers
- Produced successful graduates (5 university faculty, 3 company president,
2 company vice President)
- Consistently received out standing student evaluations and comments
- Published a teaching-related paper in the Proc. Of the ASEE Annual Conference and Exhibition.
- Assigned group projects in Soil-Structure Interaction. Four refereed conference papers are expected from these class projects.
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