2012-2013 Faculty Directory - College of Engineering - The ...

A Message From the Dean
Welcome to the 2012-2013 edition of the College of Engineering’s Faculty Directory. I am honored
to present the distinguished individuals who carry on the teaching and research missions of
the college. We look to them to continue the valuable work of educating our country’s future
engineers and pioneering research activities, methods and products that will keep abreast of
technology and bring about added quality of life for our citizens.
The mission of the UT College of Engineering is:
Mission Statement
• To provide high quality education in the major engineering disciplines from the undergraduate
through doctoral levels through a creative balance of academic, professional and
extracurricular programs;
• To foster and maintain mutually beneficial partnerships with our alumni, friends, industry
and local, state and federal governments through public services assistance and collaborative
research; and
• To be a major contributor to our nation’s technology base through scholarship and research.
Wayne T. Davis
Dean
ADMINISTRATION
• Office of the Dean
• Academic & Student
Affairs
• Faculty Affairs
• Research & Technology
• Finance &
Administrative Affairs
• Development
• Communications
• Advising Services
• UTSI
PROGRAMS
• Engineering
Fundamentals Division
• Engineering
Professional Practice
• Engineering Diversity
Programs
• Engineering Honors
Program
• Engineering Outreach
Program
Wayne T. Davis
Professor and Dean
PhD, University of Tennessee
124 Perkins Hall
Knoxville, TN 37996-2000
Phone: (865) 974-5321
Fax: (865) 974-8890
E-mail: wtdavis@utk.edu
Honors & Affiliations
• Fellow, Air & Waste Management Association
• Vice-Chair, State of Tennessee Air Pollution Control
Board
• Lifetime Achievement Award, Institute of
Professional Environmental Practice, 2007
• Chancellor’s Macebearer Award, 2002
• Moses E. & Mayme Brooks Distinguished Professor
Award, 1996
• Chancellor’s Award for Research, 1994
• Lyman A. Ripperton Award, Air and Waste
Management Association, 1990
ADMINISTRATION
&P ROGRAMS
C O N T A C T
124 Perkins Hall
The University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN 37996-2000
Phone: (865) 974-5321
Fax: (865) 974-8890
E-mail: coe@utk.edu
Web: www.engr.utk.edu
William Dunne
Professor and Associate
Research & Technology
PhD, University of Bris
123 Perkins Hall
Knoxville, TN 37996-2000
Phone: (865) 974-3608
Fax: (865) 974-8890
E-mail: wdunne@utk.edu
Honors & Affiliations
• Fellow, Geological Society of America
The Associate Dean for Research and Technology administers
issues related to facilities, research grants, and technology
funding for the college.
The University of Tennessee is an EEO/AA/Title VI/Title IX/Section 504/ADA/ADEA institution in the
provision of its education and employment programs and services. All qualified applicants will receive
equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy,
marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, or covered
veteran status.
Publication Authorization Number: E01-1301-013-021-13
Date of Publication: 10/12
Masood Parang
Professor and Associate Dean
for Academic & Student Affairs
PE, PhD, University of Oklahoma
101 Perkins Hall
Knoxville, TN 37996-2011
Phone: (865) 974-2454
Fax: (865) 974-9879
E-mail: mparang@utk.edu
Honors & Affiliations
• AIAA Associate Fellow
• NASA-ASEE Faculty Fellowship
• Shell Professor of Mechanical Engineering, 2000-2001
• CoE Advisor Award, 2000
• Celanese Teaching and Research Award, 1999
• Outstanding Teacher, MAE Department, 1995
• Leon and Nancy Cole Superior Teaching Award,
College of Engineering, 1990
The Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs provides
leadership and direction to the college’s undergraduate and graduate
student programs and activities; common freshman instruction
and advising; Engineering Honors; international engineering
education and agreements, the MS/MBA, Diversity, and Co-op
Programs.
Veerle Keppens
Professor and Associate Dean
for Faculty Affairs
PhD, K.U. Leuven, Belgium
119 Perkins Hall
Knoxville, TN 37996-2200
Phone: (865) 974-5321
E-mail: vkeppens@utk.edu
Honors & Affiliations
• COE Research Fellow Award, 2009
• Chancellor’s Award for Professional Promise, 2007
• Departmental Outstanding Young Faculty
Researcher, 2005
• Alexander Von Humboldt Fellow, 1998–1999
• Fulbright/NATO Fellow, 1995–1998
• Fellow, Acoustical Society of America
The Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs provides leadership
and direction for the college’s tenure and promotion processes,
faculty hiring, faculty mentoring and retention, faculty
annual review process, and peer review of teaching as well
as assists with the college’s involvement in the selection and
recruitment of Governor’s Chairs and the management of the
faculty and staff awards processes for the college and campus.
Richard M. Bennett
Professor and Director,
Engage Engineering
Fundamentals Division
PE, PhD, University of Illinois
105 Estabrook Hall
Knoxville, TN 37996-2353
Phone: (865) 974-7540
E-mail: rmbennett@utk.edu
Honors & Affiliations
• TLSAMP Faculty Member of the Year Award, 2011
• UT Alumni Outstanding Teaching Award, 2008
• Leon and Nancy Cole Teaching Award, 2006
• ASTM Alvin Yorkdale Award, 2002
• Allen & Hoshall Engineering Faculty Award, 2001
The Engineering Fundamentals Division is home to
Engage, one of the nation’s most innovative freshman engineering
programs.
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