2015 Issue

18 Engineering Educator of the Year Nominees AIAA: DR. JUSTIN B. JACKSON, PH.D. Educational Institution: Associate Professor of Electronics Engineering, Weber State Univer- sity, Ogden, Ut. BS, Engineering technology, Weber State University, Ogden, Ut. MBA, Weber State University, Ogden, Ut MS, Electrical Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City PhD, Electrical Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City After completing his bachelor’s degree in 2000, he furthered his education by earning an MBA at Weber State in 2003. After one short year, he earned a master’s degree in Electrical Engineering at the University of Utah in 2004, focusing his studies in VLSI design and semiconductors. In 2008, about the time he joined the faculty at Weber State University, he earned a PhD in Electrical Engineering at the University of Utah where he concentrated on junc- tion field effect transistors and silicon nanowires. Dr. Jackson is now a tenured professor at WSU where he teaches in the Electronics Engi- neering program. He played an integral role in the program’s creation in 2010, and he serves as the advisor for that program. ASCE: DR. KEVIN FRANKE, PH.D., P.E. Educational Institution: Associate Professor of Electronics Engineering, Brigham Young University, Ut. BS, Civil Engineering, Utah State University, Logan, Ut. MS, Civil Engineering, University of Washing- ton, Seattle, Washington PhD, Civil Engineering, BYU, Provo, Ut. Kevin has studied and researched alongside some of the most notable names in the fields of Civil and Earthquake Engineering and provides this strong background as a tremendous resource to the Utah engi- neering community. His research on the application of probabilistic analysis in the fields of liquefaction and seismic design are helping to develop more applicable earthquake designs on a national scale. Kevin’s career experience as a practitioner in consulting has helped him take cutting edge theory and turn it into practical research. Kevin has been recognized for his impactful teaching and investment in his student’s through research and early career mentoring. Professor Franke was recently nominated to be an ASCE: Geo-Institute Cross- Country Lecturer to further share his valuable research and unique ability to provide insightful presentations on how his efforts are chang- ing the State of the Practice. ASME: DR. DALE R. TREE, PH.D. Educational Institution: Associate Depart- ment Chair of Mechanical Engineering, Brigham Young U, Provo, Ut. BS, Mechanical Engineering, Brigham Young University, Provo, Ut. MS, Mechanical Engineering, Purdue Univer- sity, West Lafayette, Indiana PhD, Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison He joined the faculty at BYU in 1994 and has taught engineering for over 20 years. He has directed over $3 million in externally funded research and has pub- lished 62 peer-reviewed papers reporting on this research. He has advised 25 graduate students and many undergraduate students. For 17 years he has served as the advisor for the BYU student chap- ter of the Society of Automotive Engineering. During this time he has been very involved in the mentoring of student teams on the design and building of mini-baja cars, formula cars, and hybrid formula cars. Many previous teams have won national competitions. He is consis- tently rated as an exceptional teacher by the students in his classes and he has received several university, college, and departmental awards to recognize his superb teaching of engineering. IEEE: LEE K. BRINTON Educational Institution: Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering, Salt Lake Community College BS, Electrical Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City MS, Electrical Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City Mr Brinton has helped our local Utah section of IEEE as a volunteer to help create in the planning and execution of our Boy Scout Technical Merit Badge Pow-Wow STEM outreach program. He has helped organize space where he currently works at Salt Lake Community College and allows the Boy Scouts access to the lab equipment. He suggested the IEEE buy many electronic kits for our BSA Technical Merit Badge Pow-Wow we have reused many times now. He has had a diverse and successful career in a variety of fields and chooses now to help the next generation of engineers as a professor at SLCC in the department of electri- cal engineering. His hands on work in the classroom lab really help students grasp the concept. To help maximize the students face time with him, he posts his technical lectures on YouTube so students can grasp the concepts before coming to the classroom and use the classroom time instead to ask questions and work through the mate- rial presented prior to the class. 2015 UEC