Department of Engineering Education

Richard Goff

Richard Goff

Associate Professor
Assistant Department Head
Co-Chair First Year Program

660 McBryde Hall
(540)-231-6555
(540)-231-6903 FAX

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Curriculum Vitae


Office Hours Education Research Experience

Office Hours

Tuesday 11:00 am - 12:00 pm    
Thursday 11:00 am - 12:00 pm    
Other Times By Appointment    

Education

Ph.D.
 Aerospace Engineering Virginia Tech 1981
M.S. Aerospace Engineering Virginia Tech 1976
B.S.
 Aerospace Engineering Virginia Tech 1967

Research

Title Program Start Date End Date Awarded Amount
Preparing Engineering Students for the Challenges of Interdisiplinary Design Teams (Co-PI) NSF ENG DIVERSITY ACTIVITIES, ENGINEERING EDUCATION 3/1/2007 2/28/2010 $475,475.00
CI-TEAM Implementation Project: Collaborative Research - A National Engineering Dissection Cyber-Collaboratory (Co-PI) NSF CI-TEAM 1/1/2007 12/31/2008 $104,378.00
Collaborative Research: Facilitating Case Reuse During Problem Solving (Co-PI) NSF CCLI Phase 2 (Expansion) 10/1/2006 12/31/2008 $116,800.00

 

Teaching

  • Co-Director First Year Program
  • ENGE 1024
  • ENGE 1114
  • EF1016 – Engineering Design Graphics Course. Course coordinator. 1997 - 2003.
  • Director of the Frith Freshman Engineering Design Laboratory since 1997.
    • This hands-on design dissection laboratory has enhanced students’ direct experience of engineering design and problem solving.
  • Served on several university workgroups studying the University Core
    Curriculum as well as the e-portfolio initiative.
  • Faculty Advisor to the Virginia Tech Mini Baja Mechanical Engineering Senior Design Project Team

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Experience

Associate Professor & Assistant Department Head Department of Engineering Education, Virginia Tech 2004 - Present
Co-Director Department of Engineering Education - First Year Program 2007 - Present
Associate Professor Division of Engineering Fundamentals, Virginia Tech 1999 – 2004
Assistant Professor Division of Engineering Fundamentals, Virginia Tech 1996 – 1999
Owner Comware Computer Consulting, Blacksburg, Virginia 1985- 1996
Assistant Professor Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics,
Virginia Tech		 1981 - 1985

Recognitions

  • Named W.S. "Pete" White Chair for Innovation in Engineering, 2006
  • College of Engineering Faculty Fellow, 2003 - 2005
  • Recipient of the W.E. Wine Award for a History of Excellence in Teaching, 2003
  • Recipient of the Dean’s Award for Teaching Excellence, 2001
  • Recipient of the Diggs Teaching Scholar Award, 2001
  • Recipient of three Certificates of Teaching Excellence, 1981,1982,1983
  • Recipient of the Sporn Award for Excellence in Teaching of Engineering Subjects, 1982

Publications

Terpenny J., Goff RM., Lohani VK., Mullin J., Lo J. "Preparing Globally and Socially-conscious Engineers: International and Human-centered Design Projects and Activities in the First Year". International Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 24, No. 2, pp 409-419. 2008.

Goff, R.M. and Gregg, M.H. "Why Hands-on Design? A First Year Hands-on Design & Dissection Laboratory", 1998 Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) National Design Education Conference. Long Beach, CA September 21-23, 1998. Proceedings are on CD.

Goff, R.M. and Vernon, M.R., "Using LEGO RCX Bricks as the Platform for
Interdisciplinary Design Projects." Proceedings of ASEE Annual Meeting and
Exposition, June 24-28, 2001, Albuquerque, NM., http://www.asee.org

Goff, R.M. and Connor, J.B., "Hands-On Experiences in the Freshman Engineering Classroom."Proceedings of ASEE Annual Meeting and Exposition, June 24-28, 2001, Albuquerque, NM. http://www.asee.org

Connor, J. B. and Goff, R. M., "Assessment of Providing In-Class, Hands-On,
Activities to Virginia Tech’s First Year Engineering Students." Proceedings of ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, June 24-28, 2001, Albuquerque, NM., http://www.asee.org

Goff, R.M and Connor, J.B., "Early Design Experiences in the First Year Engineering Classroom." Proceedings of Engineering Design Graphics Division of ASEE 55th Mid- Year Meeting, pp. January 6-8, 2002, Oakland, CA.

Vernon, M. R. and Goff, R.M., "STILLS: Mobiles & Push-Pull Toys." Proceedings of the IDSA National Design Education Conference, Alexandria, VA, June 23-25, 1997, on CD

Goff, R.M. and Vernon, M.R., "Design – Blurring the Boundaries of Interdisciplinary Education." Proceedings of the ASEE 52nd Engineering Design Graphics Division Mid-Year Conference, Madison, WI, October 25-26, 1997

Goff, R.M. and Gregg, M.H., "Redesign of a Freshman Engineering Program for the New Millenium." ASEE Southeastern Regional Conference, April 6-8, 1998, in Orlando, FL.

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

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