Dewey Spangler, PE
Manager - Joseph F. Ware, Jr. Advanced Engineering Laboratory
103 Ware Lab (Mail Code 0297)
Office: 540-231-5837
Cell: 540-230-8415
( 540) 231-1771 FAX
Education Awards Experience
Education
Ph.D. (Pending) Mechanical Engineering Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA2011-2012 M.S Civil Engineering (emphasis: Structural Mechanics) Virginia Tech
Blacksburg , VA1989 B.S. Civil Engineering (minor: Engineering Science and Mechanics) Virginia Tech
Blacksburg , VA1987 Engineering (Cum Laude) Virginia Western CC Roanoke, VA 1985 A.A.S. Civil Engineering Virginia Western CC Roanoke, VA 1984
Awards & Grants
| Title | Program | Year Awarded | Awarded Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Tech Student Engineer's Council (SEC) Big Contribution | 2009 | $10,000.00 | |
| Summer Faculty Fellowship | Virginia Tech Center for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching (CEUT) | 2008 | $6,000.00 |
| Stipend for Development of Sakai Online Lab Notebook (ME 2024) | Mellon Foundation | 2008 | $750.00 |
Interests
- System Identification using Active Magnetic Bearings
- Product Development and Design
- Implementation of Tablet PC Technologies in Engineering Education
- Engineering Education in K-12 Settings
- Geometric and Material Nonlinearities in Structural Steel Frames
Teaching
ME 4015-4016 Engineering Design and Project
- Solar Decathlon
- ENGE 1434 Fundamentals of Engineering
- ME 2024 Engineering Design and Economics
- PHYS 2205 General Physics
Experience
Manager Ware Lab, College of Engineering, Virginia Tech 2009 - Present Instructor / Course Coordinator Department of Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech 2006-2009 Instructor Roanoke Valley Governor's School, Roanoke, VA 2005-2006 Assistant Professor / Chair Department of Engineering Technology, Virginia Western Community College, Roanoke VA 1999-2005 Design Engineer New Millennium Steel, Roanoke, VA 1989-1998
Recognitions
- Chi Epsilon Honor Society
- Golden Key Honor Society
- Phi Theta Kappa Honor Fraternity
- Participated with COE Dean's Office in the implementation of tablet personal computers in Virginia Tech Mechanical Engineering Program (2007)
- Coordinator for a summer student internship program between Roanoke Valley Governor's School and the Virginia Tech Physics Department (2006)
- Established engineering education program for Roanoke Valley Governor's School (2005-2006)
- Committee Member for Roanoke Valley School's Engineering Center at Arnold R. Burton Technology Center for Virginia Western Community College (2001-2005)
- Participant in Virginia Tech, Virginia Western Community College, and John Tyler Community College National Science Foundation - Advanced Technology Education (NSF/ATE) Grant for instructor training in Alice programming and GIS implementation (2005)
- Participant in Virginia Tech and Virginia Western Community College National Science Foundation Grant for the establishment of an advanced engineering center through the Department of Aerospace Engineering. (2005)
- Co-instructor, short course, Autodesk Civil 3D 2006 (2005)
- Conducted finite element analysis (FEA) for plates in pressurized heat exchangers, Carbone of America, Salem, VA (2002)
- Expert witness in legal case involving structural integrity of residential structures, Floyd, VA (2002)
- Conducted structural analysis of Lincoln Theater for building rehabilitation, Roanoke, VA (2000)
- Conducted structural impact analysis for the Virginia Western Community College SunRayce solar car team (1999)
- Conducted limit state (failure mode) analysis for Rack Manufactures Institute (RMI) Certification Program for John W. Hancock, Jr., Inc.
- Member of National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE)
- Member of American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE)
- Licensed Engineer - Commonwealth of Virginia
Publications
Spangler, D, Filer, K, “Implementation of Tablet PC Technology in ME 2024 at Virginia Tech” ASEE 2008 Annual Conference Proceedings, Pittsburgh, PA, August 2008.
Lohani, V, Castles, R, Spangler, D, Kibler, D, Griffin, H, “Analysis of Tablet PC Based Learning Experiences in Freshman to Junior Level Engineering Courses”, ASEE 2008 Annual Conference Proceedings, Pittsburgh, PA, August 2008.
Spangler, D, Pierrakos, O, "Establishment of an Engineering Education Program at Roanoke Valley Governor's School",ASEE 2007 Annual Conference Proceedings, Honolulu, HI, August 2007.