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Dr. Donald D. CarpenterAssociate ProfessorCivil Engineering and Chair of the Educational Innovation Collaborative Director, Center for Teaching and Learning Lawrence Technological University 248-204-2549 21000 W. Ten Mile Road Southfield, MI 48075 carpenter@ltu.edu |
Dr. Donald D. Carpenter is Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering at LTU. In this role, he is an instructor for several engineering courses (from freshman to senior level) that involve ethics instruction. Dr. Carpenter earned a B.S.E. degree in Civil Engineering from Purdue University (1993), an M.S.E. degree in Ocean Engineering from Oregon State University (1996), and a Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Michigan (2001). Dr. Carpenter’s institutional service includes Coordinator of the Civil Engineering Assessment Program and Chair (and co-Founder) of LTU’s Educational Innovation Collaborative (EIC). As Chair of the EIC, he is responsible for facilitating faculty development and coordinating educational initiatives on campus. Dr. Carpenter has conducted funded pedagogical research and development projects, has published numerous educational papers, and conducted faculty development workshops. He is an active member of the ERM Division of ASEE, and he received both the 2001 Apprentice Faculty Grant and the 2002 New Faculty Fellow Award for contributions to engineering education. In 2006, the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA) named Dr. Carpenter a Kern Fellow for entrepreneurial education.