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Samia Afrin

Assistant ProfessorEngineering Technology

 

Hugh Blanton

Associate ProfessorEngineering Technology

 

Daniel Connors

Associate ProfessorEngineering/Engineering Technology

Dr. Daniel Connors received his B.S.E. from the University of Michigan and his M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Illinois, all in electrical engineering. He was at IBM in the Research Division in Yorktown Heights, New York, for 29 years working on problems in manufacturing, supply chain management, workforce management and cognitive computing. He joined ETSU in the Fall of 2017 and is teaching engineering and engineering technology courses. 

Richard Cox

Assistant ProfessorEngineering Technology

 

Andy Czuchry

Professor, AFG ChairEngineering Technology

Andy Czuchry received his Ph.D. from the University of Connecticut in 1969. His concentration was in guidance and control systems engineering. He has more than twenty years experience as a professional manager in technical innovation and the electronics manufacturing industry. Dr. Czuchry has been the holder of the AFG Industries Chair of Excellence in Business and Technology since joining East Tennessee State University (ETSU) in 1992. He also holds a dual appointment as a tenured professor in both the Department of Management and Marketing and the Department of Technology. His areas of expertise are Entrepreneurship, Project Management, Technical Innovation, Quality Management and Continuous Improvement.

Bill Hemphill 

Associate ProfessorEngineering Technology

 

Thomas Horan

LecturerEngineering Technology

 

Keith Johnson

Professor, ChairEngineering Technology

Dr. Keith Johnson is the Chairperson for the Department of Engineering Technology, Surveying and Digital Media. He is originally from Cambridge Maryland. Dr. Johnson has two degrees in engineering technology from North Carolina A&T University and a Ph.D. from Ohio State. He started at the University as a professor in 1994 and still teaches classes in addition to his responsibilities as Department Chair. He uses creative problem solving to arrange budgets and oversee the functions of the Technology Department. When not at ETSU, Dr. Johnson likes restoring VW Beatles and stays active playing basketball.

Kenneth G. Kellogg

Associate ProfessorEngineering Technology

 

Marko Kostic

Associate Professor and Faculty CoordinatorEngineering Technology

 

Jeremy Ross

Assoc VP, Assistant ProfessorEngineering Technology

Jeremy Ross is an Assistant Professor in the Engineering Technology Program, as well as an Associate Vice President at East Tennessee State University. He holds a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Tennessee and a Masters of Science in Engineering Technology degree from ETSU. Jeremy has studied architecture and art history while living in Rome and attending Temple University. He has studied and traveled to Rome and many other parts of Europe numerous times.

In addition to Jeremy's efforts at ETSU, he has served as a principal with Ken Ross Architects, Inc. and continued to consult with the firm. The company has produced architectural work in over eighteen states and many award winning projects. Jeremy has been involved in the design, construction, and management of many of these projects and numerous buildings on-campus.

Joseph Shrestha

Assistant ProfessorEngineering Technology

Dr. Joseph Shrestha joined the Department of Engineering, Engineering Technology, and Surveying as an Assistant Professor in the Fall of 2016. He received his Bachelors in Civil Engineering from Tribhuvan University (2010), Masters of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering with Construction Management emphasis from University of Nevada, Las Vegas (2013), and Ph.D. in Civil Engineering with Construction Engineering and Management emphasis from Iowa State University (2016).

Dr. Shrestha has experience in rural highway design and cost estimation. He has developed several Civil and Construction Engineering software programs including Highway Construction Cost Index (HCCI) Calculation System, Bid Data Visualization System, Pavement Surface Distress Index Calculator, District Water Supply and Hygiene Management Information System (DWaSH-MIS), and Water Pump Selection Tool.

In the recent years, Dr. Shrestha has noted exponential growth in construction data being collected. He is interested in exploring those data using visualization tools, such as Geographic Information System (GIS), and analyzing those data using various data mining techniques, such as Artificial Neural Network, to generate useful insights that can aid in making organizational and project level decisions in the construction industry. He considers automation as the future not only to perform repetitive construction works on site, but also to aid managerial decision on construction estimation and scheduling.

Dr. Shrestha speaks English as a third language, Nepali as a second, and Newari as a first. He is a thrill-seeker enjoying bungee jumping, roller coasters, paragliding, zip lining, etc. In his free time, he has developed several skills for Amazon Alexa, a channel for Roku TV platform, and a Nepali calendar app for Maemo OS. When possible, he spends some time volunteering in various community activities including Habitat for Humanity.

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Paul Sims

ProfessorEngineering/Engineering Technology

 

Moin Uddin

Associate ProfessorEngineering/Engineering Technology

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David Zollinger

LecturerEngineering Technology

 

Dean Isham

Associate ProfessorInterior Architecture

 

Education
M.F.A., Winthrop University, 1995
BUS, Oklahoma State University, 1987

Research
Professor Isham has been teaching university level interior design courses since the fall of 1994, where his teaching has focused on visualization skills and the beginning design student. His creative activities have produced award-wining designs in architecture 2D and 3D categories.

During the last five years he has been actively engaged in the construction of straw bale buildings. In 2009 lead a group of volunteer students in the construction of the McCrory Outdoor Classroom at McCrory Gardens, in Brookings, South Dakota. This is a 900 s.f. general purpose building will be the focus of a children’s garden area that will emphasize sustainable gardening practices. This is the first straw bale structure with a living roof in South Dakota. He also maintains the active design firm, Isham Design Resources.

Current Scholarship:
Researching the importance of hand skills to the design process, Issues surrounding the beginning design student

Creative Activity:
Table from reclaimed materials
Renderings of Barns Entrances

Design projects:
Gabe’s Room - patient room remodel, Make-a-wish Foundation - Johnson City, TN
Reynolds Residence - Deck Design - Jonesborough, TN
Bates Residence – Straw Bale Construction – Columbus, OH
 

List of Presentations/Publications

• Isham D. (2013). What ever happened to making? Interior Architecture Educators Council Exchange, Surface Theme, Spring 2013 issue. http://www.calameo.com/read/000436891a151341d1f0d
• Presentation, Fourth International Conference on the Constructed Environment, Lisbon, Portugal. Technology as a disruptive change in the iterative process for beginning design students, Oct 4-5, 2013. Isham, D., Emma, T. Isham D. (Fall 2013).
• Isham D. (Fall 2012). Presentation, IDEC South Regional Conference, Richmond, VA. Active sketching:  Empowering abductive learning to bridge the gap between dreams and reality during lower division studios. ** Awarded Outstanding Abstract Entry.
• Isham D. (Fall 2012). Presentation, IDEC South Regional Conference, Richmond, VA. (10 Elements × 8 Principles) ÷ abductive learning = 9: Introduction of the design process through exploration of lakota culture in a first semester freshman studio.
• Isham D. (Jan/Feb 2012). 2012 higher education guide to sustainable practices - bale building, South Dakota Magazine.
• Isham D. (Summer 2012). Many bales: one building generates awareness in South Dakota, IDEC (Interior Architecture Educators Council) Exchange – Environmentally Responsible Design Summer 2012 Issue
• Isham D. (April 8, 2011). AAFCS Regional Conference, Cedar Falls, IA.  Many bales: building community/children’s gardening and outdoor classroom at mccrory gardens.
• Isham D (Dec. 3, 2010). Sustainable housing design, Glacial Lakes Permiculture Workshop, SDSU. 
• Isham D. (Oct. 9 2010). Home is? rethinking the priorities of ownership, Schultz Commemorative Symposium.
• Isham D. (Aug 1, 2010). Straw bale buildings and value added agriculture, McCrory Gardens, Brookings, SD.
• Isham D. (April 2010). Straw bale construction and a living roof, American Institute of Architects South Dakota, volume two, number one.
• Isham D. (April 2010). Service learning and straw bale construction, McCrory Gardens, Brookings, SD.
• Isham D. (Spring 2009).  Straw-bale building mccrory gardens building proves what energy efficient really means, South Dakota State University, College of Family and Consumer Sciences Newsletter.
• Isham D. (May 2009).  Housing issues with straw bale building, South Dakota NRCS eNews.
• Isham D. (July 13, 2009).  Straw bale house built in brookings, The Bismarck Tribune.
• Isham D. (July 3, 2009). McCrory building is a straw bale success, Brookings Register.
• Isham D. (July 13, 2009). Straw bale house built in brookings, Custom Builder.
• Isham D. (Summer 2009). Mccrory gardens straw bale, Chartreuse: Bright Green Research.
• Keloland Television (Aug. 30, 2009).  SDSU’s straw bale building, - article and featured story.

Liz Lewis

Adjunct ProfessorInterior Architecture

 

Jin Hong

Assistant ProfessorSurveying and Mapping

 

Jerry Taylor

Associate ProfessorSurveying and Mapping

 

Jared Wilson

Assistant Professor and Faculty CoordinatorSurveying and Mapping

 

Marian M. Young

Associate ProfessorSurveying and Mapping

 

Jessica Burleson

Executive AideEngineering, Engineering Technology, and Surveying

 

Caitlin Maines

Executive AideEngineering, Engineering Technology, and Surveying

 

Loretta Fritz

Systems ManagerEngineering, Engineering Technology, and Surveying

 

Ryan Oler

Academic AdvisorEngineering Technology

 

Erin Coker

Academic AdvisorEngineering and Surveying

 

Deborah Stephens

Academic AdvisorDigital Media and Interior Architecture