Department of Engineering Education

Jeff Connor

Jeff Connor

Associate Professor

624 McBryde Hall
(540)-231-9541
(540)-231-6903 FAX

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Curriculum Vitae

 

 


Education Research Experience

Education

M.S. Civil Engineering Virginia Tech 1988
B.S.
 Civil Engineering University of Lowell 1986

Research

Title Program Start Date End Date Awarded Amount
Reformulating General Engineering and Biological Systems Engineering Programs at Virginia Tech (Co-PI) NSF INT'L RES & EDU IN ENGINEERING, ENGINEERING EDUCATION, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS 9/15/2004 8/31/2008 $1,082,944.00

Teaching

  • ENGE 2824: Civil Engr Drawings & CAD
  • CEE 2814: CEE Measurements

Experience

Associate Professor Department of Engineering Education, Virginia Tech 1999 - Present
Visiting Faculty Department of Engineering Education, Virginia Tech 1997 - 1999
Adjunct Instructor Virginia Tech, New River Community College, Wytheville Community College, Virginia Western Community College 1994 - 1997
Civil Engineer U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Klamath Falls, Oregon 1991 - 1994
Civil Engineer U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk, Virginia 1988 - 1991

Recognitions

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Publications

Connor, J. B., York, S., Gregg, M., Goff, R., Joyce, E., and Nystrom, L. "Student Funded Laboratory Exercises at Virginia Tech." accepted for the ASEE 2005 Annual Conference and Exposition, Portland, OR

York, S., Confer, D., Connor, J., and Gregg, M. "Design and Implementation of a Fuel
Cell Laboratory Experience for Freshman Engineering Students." accepted for the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Portland, OR

Lohani, V. K., Sanders, M., Wildman, T., Connor, J. B., Mallikarjunan, K., Dillaha, T.,
Muffo, J., Knott, T. W., Lo, J., Loganathan, G. V., Adel, G., Wolfe, M. L., Goff, R.,
Gregg, M., Chang, M., Agblevor, F., Vaughan, D., Cundiff, J., Fox, E., Griffin, O. H.,
and Magliaro, S. "From BEEVT to DLR – NSF Supported Engineering Education
Projects at Virginia Tech." accepted for the ASEE 2005 Annual Conference and
Exposition, Portland, OR

Connor, J., Cartwright, L., & Stephenson, K. (2004). "Collaborative Water Supply
Planning: A Shared Vision Approach for the Rappahannock Basin in Virginia." Paper presented at the World Water and Environmental Resources Congress 2004, Salt Lake City, 9 pages

Connor, J. B., Lohani, V. K., Bull, E., Wildman, T. M., Magliaro, S. G., Knott, T. W.,
O.H. Griffin, J., & Muffo, J. A. (2004). "An Analysis of Freshman Engineering: A Cross-
College Perspective." Paper presented at the 2004 Annual Conference and Exposition, Salt Lake City, 11 pages

Lohani, V., Sanders, M., Knott, T., Griffin, H., Bull, E., McIntyre, S., Connor, J.,
Loganathan, G. V., Wildman, T., Adel, G., & Magliaro, S. (2004). "Engineering-
Education Collaboration - Virginia Tech." Paper to be presented at the International
Conference on Engineering Education, Gainesville, Florida, 8 Pages

Connor, J., & Kampe, J. C. M. (2002). "First Year Engineering at Virginia Polytechnic
Institute and State University: A Changing Approach." Paper presented at the 2002 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Montreal, QB, 4 pages

Goff, R. M., & Connor, J. B. (2002). "Early Design Experiences in the First Year
Engineering Classroom." Paper presented at the ASEE Engineering Design Graphics Division Annual mid-year Conference, Berkeley, CA, 6 pages

Stephenson, K., Cox, W., Cartwright, L., & Connor, J. (2002). "Sharing a Vision for
Sharing the Water." Horizons, 14(4), 1-6.

Connor, J. B., & Goff, R. M. (2001). "Assessment of Providing In-Class, Hands-On,
Activities to Virginia Tech's First Year Engineering Students". Paper presented at the 2001 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Albuquerque, NM, 7 pages

Goff, R. M., & Connor, J. B. (2001). "Hands-On Experiences in the Freshman
Engineering Classroom." Paper presented at the 2001 ASEE Annual Conference &
Exposition, Albuquerque, NM, 9 pages

Kampe, J. C. M., Knott, T. W., & Connor, J. B. (2001). "Exposing First-Year Students to Green Engineering." Paper presented at the Green Engineering Conference, Roanoke, VA, 9 pages

Connor, J. B., & Kampe, J. C. M. (2000). "Virginia Tech's Freshman Engineering
Program." Paper presented at the Freshman Engineering Programs, Best Practices
Conference, Charlotte, NC, 5 pages

Connor, J. B., Kampe, J. C. M., & Aning, A. O. (2000). "Instructor's Race and Gender
and Freshman Student Perceptions." Paper presented at the 2000 ASEE Annual
Conference and Exposition, St. Louis, MO, 5 pages

Connor, J. B., & Robinson, T. J. (1999). "Providing First year Engineering Students with Cross-Discipline Groups". Paper presented at the 1999 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Charlotte, NC, 7 pages

Smith, M. F., Connor, J. B., & Loganathan, G. V. (1997). "Simulation-Based Optimal
Operating Policy for Reservoir Systems." Paper presented at the Aesthetics in the
Constructed Environment, Houston, TX, 4 pages