Vinod Lohani
Education Research Experience
Office Hours
Monday 10:00 - 11:00 am Tuesdays 11:15 am - 12:15 pm
Education
Civil Engineering Virginia Tech 1995-1997 Ph. D. Civil Engineering Virginia Tech 1995 Diploma Irrigation Water Management Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 1984 M.S. Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Bangkok, Thailand 1982 Agricultural Engineering G. B. P. University, Pantnagar, India 1980
Research
| Title | Program | Start Date | End Date | Awarded Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
GILEE: Establishing a Graduate Interdisciplinary |
NSF: ETHICS EDUCATION |
08/01/2008 | 08/01/2011 | $299,996.00 |
| The Development of a Global Engineering Certification Program, VT Component | DEPT OF EDUCATION FUNDS FOR IMPROVEMENT OF POST SECONDARY EDUCATION SPACE (FIPSE), U.S. - BRAZIL COLLABORATION | 11/1/2007 | 8/31/2011 | $64,387.00 |
| Examining Creativity with IT in Engineering Design (X-CITED) (Co-PI) | NSF ITR-CreativeIT | 8/1/2008 | 7/31/2010 | $193,641.00 |
| Nanotechnology Undergraduate Education: A Spiral Curriculum Approach (Co-PI) | NSF NANOTECHNOLOGY UNDERGRAD EDUCATION | 8/1/2008 | 12/31/2009 | $197,853.00 |
| Research Opportunities in Interdisciplinary Watershed Sciences and Engineering (Co-PI) | NSF HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT | 1/1/2008 | 2/28/2010 | $300,002.00 |
| Collaborative Research: Facilitating Case Reuse During Problem Solving (Co-PI) | NSF CCLI - Phase 2 (Expansion) | 3/1/2007 | 12/31/2008 | $116,800.00 |
| Reformulating General Engineering and Biological Systems Engineering Programs at Virginia Tech | NSF DEPARTMENT - LEVEL REFORM (DLR) PROGRAM | 9/15/2004 | 8/31/2008 | $1,082,944.00 |
| Bridges for Engineering Education: Virginia Tech (BEEVT) | NSF ENGINEERING EDUCATION | 9/1/2003 | 12/31/2006 | $107,500.00 |
| From Landscapes to Waterscapes: Integrating Framework for Urbanizing Watersheds (Co-Investigator) | US EPA under NSF/EPA WATER AND WATERSHED PROGRAM | 10/1/1997 | 8/31/2001 | $849,266.00 |
Teaching
Back to Top
- ENGE 1024: Engineering Explorations (lEADCourse Coordinator)
- ENGE 5504: Practicum in the Engineering Classroom
Experience
Associate Professor Department of Engineering Education, Virginia Tech 2003 - present Adjunct Faculty Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech 2007 - present Assistant Professor Division of Engineering Fundementals (now Engineering Education), Virginia Tech 1997 - 2003 Assistant Professor - Part-time Division of Engineering Fundementals (now Engineering Education), Virginia Tech 1996 - 1997 Scientist National Institute of Hydrology, India 1983 - 1991 Pool Officer Roorkee University, India 1982 - 1983
Recognitions
- Invited workshop on "Modern Approach to Introduction to Engineering", sponsored by Indo - U.S. collaboration for Engineering Education (IUCEE), Mysore, India (July, 2009)
- Third Place Award, Research Poster (Learning / Computation Category), NAE Grand Challenges Conference, Duke University (March 2-3, 2009)
- College of Engineering Faculty Fellow (2008)
- Best Paper Award (Co-Author), ASEE Conference, Hawaii (June, 2007)
- Organized technical sessions on ‘Engineering-Education Collaboration’ at two international engineering education conferences held in Taiwan (March 2005) and Poland (July 2005), respectively. Participant in Virginia Tech’s International Faculty Development Program (IFDP) of 2005. Take lead in introducing international content into freshman engineering curriculum at Virginia Tech.
- Hosted visiting faculty Dr. Jinsoo Kim, Professor, Korea National University of Education, as the first international visiting faculty in the EngE department from July 2006 to June 2007. Dr. Kim collaborared with the DLR project group and participated in designing assessment tools for a sustainable energy design project which is part of a freshman engineering course “Engineering Exploration EngE1024.”
Publications
Lohani, V. K. and Kachroo, P., 2009. “A Conceptual Model for Feedback Control based Instruction and Evaluation,” International Journal of Computer Applications in
Technology (IJCAT), Inderscience Publishers, vol. 34, no. 3, pp. 199-206.Castles, R., Zephirin, T., Lohani, V. K., and Kachroo, P., 2009. “Design and Imple-mentation of a Mechatronics Learning Module in a Large First Semester Engineering Course,” Paper to appear in the IEEE Transactions on Education.
Delleur, J., Lee, J., Lohani, V. K., and Ormsbee, L., 2009. “Summary and Reflections on the Professional Career of G V Loganathan,” Editorial: Special Issue of ASCE’s Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, vol. 135, no. 4, pp. 209-214.
Jonassen, D., Shen, D., Marra, R., Cho, Y., Lo, J., and Lohani, V. K., 2009. “Engaging and Supporting Problem Solving in Engineering Ethics,” Journal of Engineering Education, ASEE, vol. 98, no. 3, pp. 235-254.
Lohani, V.K., Castles, R., Lo, J., and Griffin, H., 2008. “Tablet PC Applications in a Large
Engineering Program,” Computers in Education Journal, ASEE, vol. 3, pp. 52-63.Terpenny, J., Goff, R., Lohani, V. K., Mullin, J., and Lo, J., 2008. “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, 11 pages.Robson, V., Lohani, V. K., and Muffo, J., 2008. “Assessment in Engineering Education, Book Chapter in Assessment in the Disciplines,” Vol. 3, Assessment in Engineering Programs: Evolving Best Practices, Editor: William E. Kelly, pp. 173-192, Association for Institutional Research, Tallahassee, FL.
Kim, J., Mullin, J., and Lohani, V. K., 2007. “Effects of Sustainable Energy Design Pro-jects on Achievement of Engineering Freshmen at Virginia Tech in the United States,” Journal of Engineering Education Research, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 60-76. [in Korean]
Snook, J., Lohani, V.K., Lo, J., Sirvole, K., Mullins, J., Kaeli, J., and Griffin, H., 2006. "Incorporation of a 3-D Interactive Graphics Programming Language into an Introductory
Engineering Course,” Computers in Education Journal, ASEE, July-September, 2006.Krause, C.W., Lockard, B., Newcomb, T.J., Kibler, D., Lohani, V.K. and Orth, D. J, 2004, “Influence of Urban Development on Thermal Habitat in a Warm-Water stream,” Journal of the American Water Resources Association (JAWRA), vol. 40(6), pp 1645-1658.
Dymond, R., Regmi, B., Lohani, V. K., and Dietz, R., 2004. “An Interdisciplinary Web-Enabled SDSS for Watershed Management,” Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, ASCE, vol. 130(4), July/August, 2004, pp. 290-300.
Dymond, R., Lohani, V., Kibler, D., Bosch. D., Rubin*, E., Dietz*, R., Chanat*, J., Speir*, C., Shaffer, C., Ramakrishnan, N., Watson, L., 2003, ‘From Landscapes to Water-scapes: A PSE for Landuse Change Analysis,’ Engineering with Computers Journal, vol. 19, pp. 9-25.
Bosch, D., Lohani, V. K., Dymond, R., Kibler, D., and Stephenson, K., 2003. "Hydro-logical and Fiscal Impacts of Residential Development: A Virginia Case Study,” Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, ASCE, vol. 129, no. 2 (March/April 2003), pp. 107-114.
Lohani, V. K., Kibler, D. F., and Chanat*, J., 2002, ‘Constructing a Problem Solving Environment Tool for Hydrologic Assessment of Land Use Change,’ Journal of Amer-ican Water Resources Association, vol. 38, no. 2, pp. 439-452.
Watson, L. T., Lohani, V. K., Kibler, D.F., Dymond, R., Ramakrishnan, N., and Shaffer, C. A., 2002, ‘Integrated Computing Environment for Watershed Management,’ Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, ASCE, vol. 16, no. 4, pp. 259-268.
REFEREED CONFERENCE PAPERS (Last 5 years)
Castles*, R., Lohani, V. K., and Kachroo, P., “Utilizing Hands-On Learning to Facilitate Progression Through Bloom’s Taxonomy Within the First Semester”, Proc. IEEE Frontiers in Education, San Antonio, TX, October 18-21, 2009.Mokri*, P. and Lohani,V. K., Investigating Changes in Students’ Perceptions on Tablet PC Applications, Proc. 2009 WIPTE conference, Oct. 12-13, 2009, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg.
Lohani, V. K., Delgoshaei*, P., and Green*, C., 2009. “Integrating LabVIEW and Real-time monitoring into engineering instruction,” Proc. 2009 ASEE Annual Conference, June 14-18, 2009, Austin, TX.
Lohani, V. K., Subramanian*, G., Puri, I., Case, S., and Mahajan, R., 2009. “Development and Implementation of a Nanotechnology Module into a Large Freshman Engineering Course, “ Proc. 2009 ASEE Annual Conference, June 14-18, 2009, Austin, TX.
Castles*, R., and Lohani, V. K., 2009. “A Paradigm for Comprehensive Concept Map-Based Modeling of Student Knowledge,” Proc. 2009 ASEE Annual Conference, June 14-18, 2009, Austin, TX.
Castles*, R., Scott, E., Lo, J., and Lohani, V. K., 2009. “Tablet-PC Based Electronic Grading System in a large first year engineering course,” Proc. 2009 ASEE Annual Conference, June 14-18, 2009, Austin, TX.
Lohani, V. K., Castles*, R., Johri, A., Spangler*, D., and Kibler, D., 2008. “Analysis of Tablet PC Based Learning Experiences in Freshman to Junior Level Engineering Courses,” Proc. 2008 ASEE Annual Conference, June 22-25, 2008, Pittsburgh.
Lohani, V. K., and Younos, T. 2008. “Implementation and Assessment of an Interdisciplinary NSF/REU Site on Watershed Sciences and Engineering,” Proc. 2008 ASEE Annual Conference, June 22-25, 2008, Pittsburgh.
Jayaraman*, P., Lohani, V. K., Bradley*, G., Griffin, H., and Dooley, J., 2008. “Enhancement of International Activities in a Large Engineering Curriculum,” Proc. 2008 ASEE Annual Conference, June 22-25, 2008, Pittsburgh.
Marra, R., Shen*, D., Jonassen, D., Lo, J., and Lohani, V.K., 2008. “Fostering Engineering Ethics Problem Solving Through Cognitive Flexibility Hypertext: An Application Of Multiple Perspectives, Making Connections and Crisscrossing,” Proc. 2008 ASEE Annual Conference, June 22-25, 2008, Pittsburgh.
Johri, A. and Lohani, V. K., 2008. Creating a Participatory Learning Environment in Large Lecture Classes Using Pen-Based Computing, Proc. International Conference on Learning Sciences, June 24-28, 2008, The Netherlands.
Johri, A. and Lohani, V. K., 2008. Representational Literacy and Participatory Learning in Large Engineering Classes Using Pen-Based Computing, Proc. Frontiers in Education Conference, Oct. 22-25, 2008, Saratoga Springs, New York.
Castles*, R., Lohani,V.K., and Kachroo, P., 2008. Knowledge Maps and Their Application to Student and Faculty Assessment, Proc. Frontiers in Education Conference, Oct. 22-25, 2008, Saratoga Springs, New York
Lohani, V.K., Castles*, R., Lo, J., and Griffin, H., 2007. “Tablet PC Applications in a Large Engineering Program,” Proc. 2007 Annual Meeting and Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education, Honolulu, HI, June 24-27, 2007.
Robson*, V., Lohani, V. K. and Bateman*, T., 2007. “Foundational Predictors of Success in the Collegiate Engineering Program,” Proc. 2007 Annual Meeting and Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education, Hawaii, June 24-27, 2007.
Mullin*, J., Jinsoo, K., Lohani, V. K. and Lo, J., 2007. “Sustainable Energy Design Projects for Engineering Freshmen,” Proc. 2007 Annual Meeting and Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education, Honolulu, HI, June 24-27, 2007. (Best Paper Award Winner)
Terpenny, J., Goff, R., Lohani, V. K., Mullin*, J., and Lo, J., 2007. “Preparing Globally and Socially Conscious Engineers: International and Human Centered Design Projects and Activities in the First Year,” Mudd Design Workshop VI, Design and Engineering Education in the Flat World World, 23-25 May, 2007, California.
Lo, J.L., Lohani, V.K. and Griffin, Jr., O.H., 2006. “Full Implementation of a New Format for Freshmen Engineering Course,” Proc. 2006 Annual Meeting and Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education, Chicago, IL, June 18-21, 2006.
Lo, J.L., Lohani, V.K., and Mullin*, J.S., 2006. “Student Presentations on Contemporary Engineering Ethics Issues in an Introductory Freshman Engineering Course,” Proc. 2006 Annual Meeting and Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education, Chicago, IL, June 18-21, 2006.
Connor, J., Lohani, V.K., Mallikarjunan, K., Loganathan, G.V., and Lo, J.L, 2006. “Multiple Models of a Freshman Engineering Experiment,” Proc. 2006 Annual Meeting and Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education, Chicago, IL, June 18-21, 2006.
Mullin*, J.S., Lohani, V.K., Lo, J.L., and Griffin, O.H., 2006. “Sustainable Development Design Projects for Engineering Freshmen,” Proc. 2006 Annual Meeting and Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education, Chicago, IL, June 18-21, 2006.
Lohani, V.K., Sanders, M., Wildman, T., Connor, J., 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, H., and Magliaro, S., 2005.
From BEEVT to DLR: NSF Supported Engineering Education Projects at Virginia Tech,” Proc. 2005 Annual Meeting and Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education, Portland, Oregon, June 12-15, 2005.
Knott, M., Lohani, V.K., Griffin, O.H., Loganathan, G.V., Adel, G., Paretti, M., Wolfe, M., Mallikajunan, K., and Wildman, T., 2005. “Using e-portfolios in a large engineering program,” Proc. 2005 Annual Meeting and Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education, Portland, Oregon, June 12-15, 2005.
Lo, J., Goff, R., Lohani, V., Walker, T., Knott, T., and Griffin, H., 2005. ‘New Paradigm for Foundational Engineering Education.’ Proc. 2005 Annual Meeting and Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education, Portland, Oregon.
Griffin, H., Aning, A., Lohani, V.K., Kampe, J., Goff, R., Paretti, M., Alley, M., Lo, J., Terpenny, J., Walker, T., Aref, H., Magliaro, S., and Sanders, M. 2005. ‘Designing and Implementing Graduate Programs in Engineering Education.’ Proc. 2005 Annual Meeting and Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education, Portland, Oregon.
Knott,T.W., Lohani, V.K., Griffin,Jr.,O.H., Loganathan, G.V., Adel, G.T., Wildman, T.M. Bridges for Engineering Education: Exploring ePortfolios in Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. Proc. 2004 Annual Meeting and Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Salt Lake City, UT. June 2004.
Connor, J.B., Lohani, V.K., Bull, E., Wildman, T.M., Magliaro, S.G., Knott, T.W., Griffin Jr., O.H., Muffo, J.A., 2004, ‘An Analysis of Freshman Engineering: A Cross-College Perspective,’ Proc. 2004 Annual Meeting and Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education, Salt Lake City, UT. June 2004.
* Denotes graduate students