The Gene and Linda Voiland School of
Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering
Faculty & Staff
Denny Davis
Denny Davis, Ph.D.
Emeritus Professor
Engineering education, design education and assessment, engineering entrepreneurship, engineering for K–12 education, pedagogies for innovation and professional development
📧dennycdavis73@gmail.com
The Gene and Linda Voiland
School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering
1505 Stadium Way, Room 105
P.O. Box 646515
Washington State University
Pullman, WA 99164-6515
Research Interests
Engineering education, engineering design learning and assessment, professional skills development and assessment, engineering applications in K-12 education.
Education
- BS Agricultural Engineering, Washington State University
- MS Agricultural Engineering, Cornell University
- PhD Agricultural Engineering, Cornell University
Awards/Honors Received
- 2010–11 – Sahlin Faculty Excellence Award for Leadership
- 2008 – Kauffman Award, Entrepreneurship Division, American Society for Engineering Education
- 2002 – Fellow of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)
- 1999 – WSU Sahlin Faculty Excellence Award for Teaching
- 1995, 1996 – Boeing Outstanding Educator Award— national finalist with R.W. Crain Jr.
- 1991 – WSU Counsel of Minority Presidents Award for Commitment to Minority Students
- 1989 – EDUCOM/NCRIPTAL (National) Best Engineering Software Award
- 1982 – A.W. Farrall Young Educator Award (American Society of Agricultural Engineers)
- 1981 – C.E.C.C. Outstanding Professor Award (WSU College of Engineering)
Professional Experience
- Visiting Professor – Engineering Education, Purdue University, 2008–2009
- Co-Director/Director – Engineering Education Research Center, WSU, 2005–
- Interim Director – Program in Bioengineering, WSU, 2001–2003
- Chair – Department of Biological Systems Engineering, WSU, 2000–2001
- Interim Director – Center for Precision Agricultural Systems, WSU, 1999–2000
- Technical Education Consultant – The Boeing Company 1996–1997
- Professor – Agricultural/Biological Systems Engineering, WSU, 1987–1992
- Associate Dean – College of Engineering and Architecture, WSU, 1986–1998
- Associate Professor – Agricultural Engineering, WSU, 1980–1987
- Visiting Associate Prof. – Agricultural Engineering, Cornell University, 1982–1983
- Assistant Professor – Agricultural Engineering, WSU, 1976–1980
- Assistant Professor – Agricultural Engineering, University of Georgia, 1973–1976
Specific Research Projects
Project Name | Funding | Dates |
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CLEAR (Collaborative Learner-Constructed Engineering Articulation & Representation) | NSF DLR 0530708 ($100,000) | 09/01/2005–08/31/2007 |
CREAM (Culturally Relevant Engineering Applications in Mathematics) | NSF DGE 0538652 ($1,540,800) | 02/15/2006–07/31/2010 |
Malawi Treadle Pump (student project) | NCIIA 334-06 ($12,500) | 08/01/2006–08/31/2007 |
Initiation of Collaboration for Interdisciplinary STEM Education | WSU Rsch/EERC ($5,000 + $5,000) | 06/01/2007–12/31/2008 |
Malawi Treadle Pump (student project) | NCIIA 334-06 ($8,000) | 08/01/2007–11/01/2007 |
Capstone Engineering Design Assessment: Development, Testing & Adoption Research | NSF DUE 0717561 ($549,850) | 09/15/2007–08/31/2010 |
Inventory of Evaluation Tools for Engineering Education Projects | NSF DUE 0839898 ($96,000) | 10/01/2008–9/30/2009 |
IDEALS (Integrated Design Engineering Assessment and Learning System* | NSF DUE 0919248 ($150,000) | 09/01/2009–08/31/2011 |
Board Memberships
- Board of Direcors, Washington Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement, 1986–1998
- Board of Directors, WSU President’s Teaching Academy, 2004: Chair, 2006–2008
- Advisory Board, Iron Range Engineering Program, Minnesota, 2009–2010
Memberships in Professional Organizations
- American Society for Engineering Education
Officer positions held in BAE division: secretary-treasurer, vice chair, chair
Pacific Northwest Section, chair (2006–2007)
Member of national Merryfield Design Award Committee - Institute of Biological Engineering
Councilor, 1999–2000
Meetings Committee, chair, 2000
Program chair and local arrangements chair for annual IBE conference - American Society of Agricultural Engineers
Committee chairs: EPP-47, SE-304, P-413
Meetings Council member
ABET accreditation evaluator
Selected Publications
- Davis, D.C., M. S. Trevisan, M. Zhang, J. Lebeau, and D, Fairbrother. 2009. “Inventory of Evaluation Tools for Engineering Education Projects,” Project Report, NSF DUE 0839898, Washington State University, Pullman, WA.
- Davis, Denny, Jay McCormack, Steven Beyerlein, Michael Trevisan, Howard Davis, Robert Gerlick, Phillip Thompson, Susannah Howe, Paul Leiffer, Patricia Brackin. (in press). “Assessing Team Member Citizenship in Capstone Engineering Design Courses,” Intl Journal of Engineering Education.
- Herron-Thorpe, Farren L., Jo Clay Olson, and Denny Davis. (in press). Shrinking your class. Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School.
- McCormack, Jay, Steven Beyerlein, David Feldon, Denny Davis, Howard Davis, Zachary Wemlinger, Robert Gerlick. 2009. “Methodology for Selection, Sequencing, and Deployment of Activities in a Capstone Design Course Using the TIDEE Web-Based Assessment System,” Proceedings of the Design Education Technical Conference of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, San Diego, CA, October 30–November 2.
- Davis, Denny. 2009. “Integrated Assessment Instruments for Engineering Design Education.” Invited keynote address, Good Practices of Capstone Engineering Design Education Symposium, Japan Accreditation Board for Engineering Education (JABEE), Tokyo, Japan, March 7.
- Davis, Denny, Steven Beyerlein, Phillip Thompson, Jay McCormack, Olakunle Harrison, Michael Trevisan, Robert Gerlick, and Susannah Howe. 2009. “Assessing Design and Reflective Practice in Capstone Engineering Design Courses,” Proceedings of American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Austin, TX.
- Gerlick, R., D. Davis, S. Beyerlein, J. McCormack, P. Thompson, O. Harrison, and M. Trevisan. 2008. “Assessment Structure and Methodology for Design Processes and Products in Engineering Capstone Courses,” Proceedings of American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA.
- Davis, D., S. Beyerlein, O. Harrison, P. Thompson, and M. Trevisan. 2007. “Assessments for Three Performance Areas in Capstone Engineering Design,” Proc American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Honolulu, HI.