2016 Issue

UEC ENGINEERING EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR IEEE: Julanne K. McCulley, Assistant Professor, Advisor, WSU EET Program Coordinator • Key WSU leader in both SWE and IEEE, hosting many robotic camps and electron- ics workshops for elementary and Jr. High students over the past 10 years • Research: Renewable energy solutions, portable power • Mobile Elemental Power Plant (MEPP) • Multidisciplinary engineering research project » Combining two forms of renewable energy, wind and solar » 24 WSU students successfully designed and fabricated a portable renewable energy power system, replacing typical gas generator » Students received grant money, dis- seminated results » Presentations at the National Confer- ence of Undergraduate Research » ERGO, the Weber State University Un- dergraduate Research Journal » Spawned several subsequent student research projects UEC ENGINEERING EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR ITE: Cathy Liu, PhD, Assistant Professor, U of U CEE Department • Research expertise » Traffic operations » Transit accessibility analysis » Traffic flow theory » Transportation big-data analytics and visualization • Boards / Committees » Transportation Research Board (TRB) Managed Lane Committee » Transit Capacity and Quality Service Committee » Salt Lake City Transportation Advisory Board • Dr. Liu’s work resulted in a chapter on Man- aged Lane Analysis in the post edition of HCM 2010 UEC ENGINEERING EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR UCLS: Dan Perry, PLS, UVU Engineering Graphics & Design Technology Department • Tenured Associate Professor • Geomatics Program Coordinator • 28 years’ experience engineering, survey- ing, management » Owns/operates Survey and Mng Con- sulting firm, GeoSymMetrics • Conceived and developed the current Geo- matics Bachelor and Associate of Science degrees at UVU » Hires and supports faculty members » Develops & implements curriculum » Leads the professional advisory board • Published several articles and papers on surveying and education topics • 2014 “Surveyor of the Year” ENGINEER OF THE YEAR ACEC: Paul Hirst, Caldwell Richards Sorenson (CRS) • 42 Years professional civil engineer » CRS President » Farmington City Engineer over 20 years of explosive growth • Key Projects » Liberty Park Lake » Utilities along Legacy Highway » Numerous flood control and National Resources Conservation Service Projects • Volunteer Service » ACEC, APWA, Utah Prof. Engs. License Board » Eng. Nat’l Adv. Council at the UCollege of Civil Engineering » Salt Lake Rotary Club 2016 UEC Engineering Award Nominees 14