Steven Beyerlein

Biosketch

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Dr. Beyerlein serves as coordinator of the Mechanical Engineering capstone design program at the University of Idaho. This program, featuring yearlong industry-sponsored design projects, is facilitated by graduate student mentors highly trained in design methods, manufacturing practices, and engineering leadership. The scope and outcomes of projects over the last seven years are illustrated at http://seniordesign.engr.uidaho.edu. Dr. Beyerlein has worked closely with Drs. Davis and Trevisan on the development and testing of the Design Team Readiness Assessment and has contributed to regional and national workshops on outcomes assessment.

Contact Information

Professor, Mechanical Engineering
University of Idaho, Moscow, ID 83844-0902

Phone: 208-882-7304
Email: sbeyer@uidaho.edu

Professional Background

Education
  • University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA Mechanical Engineering BS 1979
  • Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH Engineering Science MS 1981
  • Washington State University, Pullman, WA Mechanical Engineering PhD 1987
Professional Experience
  • 1997-present Professor, Mechanical Engineering, University of Idaho
  • 2001-2002 Visiting Professor, Washington State University
  • 2001-2002 Research Associate, Pacific Crest
  • 2000-2002 Chairperson, Idaho Engineering Design Exposition, University of Idaho
  • 1996-2000 Director, Idaho Engineering Science Camp, University of Idaho
  • 1995-1996 Design Engineer, Hewlett Packard Company
  • 1993-1996 Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, University of Idaho
  • 1987-1993 Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, University of Idaho
Publications

(Five Most Closely Related to ASA Project)

Davis, D., Beyerlein, S., Thompson, P. Gentili, K. and McKenzie, L. (2003) How Universal are
Capstone Design Course Outcomes? Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering
Education.

Gentili, K., Davis, D., and Beyerlein, S. (2003) Framework for Developing and Implementing
Engineering Design Curricula. Proceedings of American Society for Engineering Education.

Davis, D., Trevisan, M., McKenzie, L., Beyerlein, S., Daniels, P., Rutar, T., Thompson, P., and
Gentili, K., (2002) Practices for Quality Implementation of the TIDEE “Design Team Readiness
Assessment, Proceedings of American Society for Engineering Education.

Parker, P., Fleming, P., Beyerlein, S., Apple, D., and Krumsieg, K., (2001) Differentiating
Assessment from Evaluation as a Continuous Improvement Tool, Proceedings of Frontiers in
Education Conference.

Davis, D., Trevisan, M., McKenzie, L., and Beyerlein, S., (2001) Enhancing Scoring Reliability
in Mid-Program Assessment of Design, Proceedings of American Society for Engineering
Education.

(Other Publications)

Kline, A., Tsang, E., Aller, B., Asumadu, J., Morgan, J., Beyerlein, S., and Davis, D. (2003)
Creating and Using a Performance Measure for the Engineering Design Process, Proceedings of
American Society for Engineering Education.

Drew, R., DuBuisson, A., Milligan, B., Williams, J. Beyerlein, S., Odom, E., and Rink, K. (2003)
Early Development of Capstone Design Teams through Graduate Student Mentoring and Team
Building Activities, Proceedings of American Society for Engineering Education.

Elger, D., Beller, J., Beyerlein, S., and Williams, B. (2003) Performance Criteria for Quality in
Problem Solving, Proceedings of American Society for Engineering Education.

Gerbus, D., Cordon, D., Odom, E., Beyerlein, S., and Rink, K., (2002) Improving the
Professional Skills of Engineering Graduate Students through Capstone Project Mentoring in
IEWorks, Proceedings of American Society for Engineering Education.

McKenzie, L., Beyerlein, S., Walser, T., Trevisan, M., and Davis, D., (2002) Evaluation of
Engineering Program Elements by Doctoral Candidates in Student Assessment and Program
Evaluation, Proceedings of Frontiers in Education Conference.

Gerbus, D., Odom, E., and Beyerlein, S., (2001) Applying Theory of Constraints to Solicit
Feedback and Structure Improvements to a Capstone Design Experience, Proceedings of
American Society for Engineering Education.