Department of Engineering Education

Tamara Knott

Tamara Knott

Associate Professor

622 McBryde Hall
(540)-231-9543
(540)-231-6903 FAX

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Education Research Experience

Education

M.S. Engineering Mechanics Virginia Tech 1988
B.S.
 Engineering Science & Mechanics Virginia Tech 1984

Research

Title Program Start Date End Date Awarded Amount
Collaborative Research: Facilitating Case Reuse During Problem Solving NSF CCLI-Phase 2 (Expansion) 10/1/2006 12/31/2008 $116,800.00
Bridges for Engineering Education: Virginia Tech (BEEVT) NSF ENGINEERING EDUCATION 9/1/2003 8/31/2006 $107,500.00

 

Teaching

  • ENGE 1024: Engineering Exploration
  • ENGE 1114: Exploration Engineering Design
  • ENGE 1214: Engineering Design Transition (Course Coordinator)
  • ENGE 2984: SS:Intro to LabVIEW for Engrs (Course Coordinator)

 

Experience

Assistant Professor Department of Engineering Education, Virginia Tech 1999 - Present
Research Associate Department of Engineering Science & Mechanics, Virginia Tech 1996 - 1999
Adjunct Professor Division of Engineering Fundementals (now Dept. of Engineering Education), Virginia Tech 1994 - 1995
Instructor Department of Engineering Science & Mechanics, Virginia Tech 1993 - 1994
Research Associate Department of Engineering Science & Mechanics, Virginia Tech 1985 - 1993

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Recognitions

  • Freshman Programs Division of the American Society for Engineering Education
    • Board Member from June 2000 – present
    • Program Chair for the 2003 Annual Conference and Exposition, June 2002 – June 2003
    • Division Chair, June 2003 – June 2004

Publications

T. W. Knott, V. K. Lohani, G.V. Loganathan, G. T. Adel, M. L. Wolfe, M. C. Paretti, K.
Mallikarjunan, T. M. Wildman, and O.H. Griffin, Jr, “Using Electronic Portfolios in a Large
Engineering Program”, paper accepted for the 2005 ASEE Annual Conference and
Exposition, Portland, OR.

S.C. York and T.W. Knott, “Supporting a Meaningful Design-Build Challenge for Freshman Engineering Students”, paper accepted for the 2005 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Portland, OR.

J. Lo, R. Goff, V. Lohani, T. Walker, T. Knott, and H. Griffin, “New Paradigm for
Foundational Engineering Education”, paper accepted for the 2005 ASEE Annual
Conference and Exposition, Portland, OR.

T. W. Knott, V. K. Lohani, O.H. Griffin, Jr, G.V. Loganathan, G. T. Adel, and T. M.
Wildman, “Bridges for Engineering Education: Exploring ePortfolios in Engineering
Education at Virginia Tech”, Proceedings of the 2004 ASEE Annual Conference and
Exposition, Salt Lake City, UT, on CD.

J. Connor, S. G. Magliaro, V. K. Lohani, T. M. Wildman, T. W. Knott, O.H. Griffin, Jr, J. C.
M. Kampe, and E. Bull, “An Analysis of Freshman Engineering: A Cross-College
Perspective”, Proceedings of the 2004 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Salt Lake City, UT, on CD.

J. C. Malzahn Kampe and Tamara W. Knott, “Exposing First-Year Students to Green
Engineering,” Proceedings of the 2002 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Montreal, CA, on CD.

J. C. Malzahn Kampe, Tamara W. Knott, and Jeffrey B. Connor, “Exposing First-Year
Students to Green Engineering,” Proceedings of the 2001 Virginia Tech College of
Engineering Green Engineering Conference, July 29-31, 2001, Roanoke, VA, on CD.

M. L. Cummings, T. W. Knott, “How Many Credit Hours Should First Semester Engineering Students Take?” Proceedings of the 2001 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, American Society for Engineering Education, Albuquerque, NM, on CD.

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