SUMMARY VITA – Cecelia M. Wigal, Ph. D., P.E.
State
Registered:
Ohio Northern University Electrical Engineering B.S., 1985
Illinois Institute of Technology Electrical
Engineering
M.S., 1991
Northwestern University Industrial Engr. &
Management Sciences Ph.D., 1998
Visiting Assistant Professor (Spring 1999)—Northern
Adjunct Professor (Fall 1998), Teaching Assistant
(Spring 1998), Instructor (Fall 1996)—Northwestern University, The Department of
Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences (Fall 1998)
Project and Senior Project Engineer (1985-1993,
summer 1994)—Hamilton-Sundstrand Corporation, Aerospace Electrical
Power Systems Division
Yale Commercial Locks and Hardware, Lenoir City, TN (Spring 2008 to
present)—Providing
systems support for design evaluation and redesign of specialized component.
Supporting student team.
HERO FabriDuct,
Inc, and the UT Center for Industrial Services (Fall 2007 to present)—Providing systems structure
for design of specialized test process.
Supporting student team.
Orange Grove
Center, Chattanooga TN (Fall 2007)--Consulted on time studies
and system design for new Romex stripping and recycling process for use by
workers with special needs.
Project Lead
the Way Affiliate Instructor (Summer 2006, 2007, 2008)—Introduction to Engineering
Design (9th grade curriculum) to High School Teachers
FedEx Freight Systems
(Spring 2006)—Simulation Analysis and Improvement: ProModel
Application
UT Medical:
Precision Machining Services
Inc. and the
Storm Copper Components, Co and the UTC Center for Industrial Services (Winter 2000-2001)—Created high level
management plan for the facility to meet ISO 9000 standards by fall of 2001.
Wigal, Cecelia M., Ed McMahon,
Molly Littleton, “Measuring
the Benefit of Service Oriented Student Design Projects,” Proceedings of the 2008 Frontiers in Education
Conference, Oct. 22 - 25, 2008.
Wigal, Cecelia M., Ed McMahon,
Molly Littleton, “Student
Reaction to Participating in Assistive Technology Design Projects,” Presentation
at the annual EPICS Conference, May 20 – 22, 2008.
Wigal,
Cecelia M. Invited Session Panelist: “Lessons from Athena” – sharing
real-life stories, highlights, strategies, and lessons learned in an academic
career. Society of Women Engineers National Conference, Oct. 25 – 27, 2007.
Wigal, Cecelia M., “Identifying the Relationship
Between Peer and Instructor Evaluations,” Proceedings of the 2007 Frontiers in
Education Conference, Oct. 10 - 13, 2007.
Wigal, Cecelia M.,
Wigal, Cecelia M. and Molly Littleton, “Special Needs” Projects on
Student Learning,” Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering
Education, June 24 – 27, 2007.
Wigal,
Cecelia M., Invited Session Leader: “Creative Problem Solving,” Society
of Women Engineers Region D Conference, Mar 2 – 3, 2007.
Tew WM, T.
Baylis, B. Ervin, T. Currey, C. Wigal, and J. Rudd, “Tibial Tubercle Osteotomy and Lateral Release Effects
on Patellofemoral Mechanics,” Oral presentation at the Mid-America Orthopaedic
Association Annual Meeting, San Antonio TX, April 19 – 23, 2006.
Wigal, Cecelia M., “Project-Based Learning in Engineering Design and
Graphical Communication,” Proceedings of the Southeastern Section Of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual
Meeting, Apr. 2 - 4, 2006.
Alp, Neslihan, Ed McMahon, Cecelia Wigal, Norman Desbiens, Roger Jones, Mukta Panda,
Asma Khan, Sonya Reid, “Residents Actively Identifying Systems Improvements
for Patient Safety,” Proceedings of the IIE
Society of Health Systems Conference, Feb. 10 - 12, 2006.
Wigal, Cecelia M., “Managing and Aligning Assessment
Knowledge,” Proceedings of the Frontiers
in Education Conference, Oct. 19 - 22, 2005.
Wigal,
Cecelia M., “Systems and Creative Thinking and Student Experience of
Design,” Proceedings of the Frontiers in
Education Conference, Oct. 20 - 23, 2004.
Tipton,
Darrell and Cecelia M. Wigal, “Development of Systems and Process Models—Private
Landfills Application,” Proceedings of the Production and Operations Management
Society (POMS) World Conference, Apr. 30 – May 3, 2004.
Grant and Fellowship Awards and Research Projects
System Analysis and Process Improvement for ER (Spring 2008 – present)
Applying systems analysis
and initiatives to understand and improve emergency room procedures to increase
ER productivity.
HERO FabriDuct,
Inc. (Fall 2007 – present) – Grant $12,000
Undergraduate research for solids modeling and design testing
for specialized products.
National
Science Foundation (Oct 2007 – Sept 2011) – Grant $531,257
Principal
Investigator: Scholars Program—4 year project to provide scholarships to 35
academically talented, students based on financial need. Scholarships target
freshman students from underrepresented populations and those completing the
high school pre-engineering curriculum of Project Lead the Way (PLTW). Students
will live in a Living/Learning environment and comparisons of outcomes between
PLTW students and nonPLTW students will be made. Co-Principle
Investigators: Dr. Ed McMahon, Dr.
Tennessee
Department of Education (July 2005—June
2009) –Total Grants $137,500)
Principle Investigator: Technology
Designed to Benefit Project—Team with Tennessee’s Early
Intervention System (TEIS) and Signal Centers’ Assistive Technology (AT) Center
to have teams of engineering students develop or improve existing adaptive and assistive
technology to benefit the lives of infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and school
age children with disabilities.
Principle Investigator: Ergonomics
Laboratory Equipment—initial equipment for laboratory emphasizing occupational
ergonomics research
UT Medical
Patient Safety Project (Fall 2004—Fall 2007)
Applying systems analysis
and initiatives to create, implement, and measure resident education for
enhancing a systems view and application of patient safety.
UTC Teaching,
Learning and Technology Faculty Fellow (2004-2005)
Topic of Study: Building a
Knowledge-Based Tool to Manage and Share Course and Curriculum Information
National
Science Foundation (Fall 2003) -
Grant $336,812
Principal Investigator: Scholars Program—4 year project to provide scholarships to 33 academically talented, low-income students: 14 making the transition from high school to UTC’s Engineering and Computer Science Programs, 7 UTC sophomores, and 12 making the transition from community colleges to UTC’s Engineering and Computer Science programs. Co-Principle Investigators: Dr. Joe Owino.
National
Science Foundation (Fall 2001) – Grant $270,000
Principle Investigator:
CSEMS Bridge Project—2 year project to provide scholarships to 40 academically
talented, low-income students making the transition from a 2-year institution
to UTC’s Engineering, Computer Science, and Math programs.
National
Science Foundation (Fall 2001) - Grant $162,250
Principal Investigator: Scholars Program—2 year project to provide scholarships to 36 academically talented, low-income students: 20 making the transition from a 2-year institution to UTC’s Engineering and Computer Science Programs, 10 present CSES juniors, and 6 present CSES graduate students.
National
Science Foundation (Fall 2000) – Grant $99,893
Co-Principle Investigator: “Adventures in Computers, Engineering and Space" (ACES)—a summer and academic year program that encourages 7th and 8th grade girls to consider careers in computers, engineering and space, as well as to continue their education in science and mathematics.
Principle Investigator: Dr.
Claire McCullough; Co-Principle Investigators: Dr. Neslihan Alp, Dr. Stephanie
Smullen, Ms. Kathy Winters; Collaborator: Girl’s Incorporated of
American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS), Production and Operations Management Society (POMS), American Association of University Women (AAUW), Society of Women Engineers (SWE), Sigma Xi
ASEE Southeast Section Tony Tilllman Award for Outstanding Service to the Section (Spring 2006)
UTC Teaching, Learning and Technology Faculty Fellow (2005 – 2006)
UTC Faculty Exceptional Merit (2005, 2004)
Engineering Research Award (UTC
Walter P. Murphy Fellowship (Northwestern University,
1993 - 1994)
Certificate of Outstanding Performance from the Boeing Commercial Airplane Group - Renton Electrical Systems (1993)
Member: Phi Kappa Phi,
Mortar Board, Tau Beta Pi, and Alpha Lambda Delta Honoraries
Dankook University (Seoul, Korea), Ohio Northern University Friendship - Scholarship Award for academic excellence and community spirit (1985)
Ohio Northern University
Smull College of Engineering Senior Honors (1985)
Outstanding Woman Scholar – American Association of University Women, Ada Branch (1985)
Recipient of Society of
American Business Women, Civitan, Morrison, and the Institute of Nuclear Power
Operation (INPO) Scholarships
Institutional Service in the
Last Five Years (committee assignments, etc.)
UTC Chapter of Sigma Xi (President 08-09)
UTC Grants and Research Advisory Board (Fall 07 to
present)
UTC New Library Program Statement Committee (Fall 07
to present)
UTC UC Foundation Strategic Plan Committee (Fall 07)
UTC Women’s Center Director Search Committee (Fall
07)
UTC Faculty Evaluation Appeal Committee (07-08)
Student Information System Upgrade Committee (05-06)
UTC General Education Committee (03-04); Chair
(04-06)
UTC Faculty Council Departmental Honors Committee
(00-03)
UTC Athletic Board (00-present)
UTC Engineering Graduate Committee (99-01)
UTC Engineering Assessment Committee (01-present)
UTC ABET EC2000 Accreditation Industrial Engineering
Subcommittee (01-present)
UTC Graduate Council Mission Statement Subcommittee
(00-01)
UTC NCAA Self Study Academic Integrity Subcommittee
(02-03)
Professional Service in the
Last Five Years
ASEE Southeast Section: Immediate Past President (08-08), President
(07-08), President-Elect (06-07), Vice President Programs (05-06), Vice Chair
Programs Division (04-05), Chair Instructional Division (03-04)
ASEE Southeast Section
Conference Program Chair (05)
UTC SWE
Student Chapter Faculty Advisor (06 - present)
Paper review director for the Southeastern Section of the ASEE Annual
Meeting: Industrial Division (02), Instructional Unit (03)
Reviewer
for papers for the Southeastern Section of the ASEE Annual Meeting (00-03), the National
Frontiers in Education Conference (00, 08), the National ASEE Conference (03,
07)
Member of the
Judge in the 2000
Chattanooga Regional Science and Engineering Fair (00)
Evaluator of student
interview skills: Job Fair for local middle school students (02-06)
Professional Development
Activities in the Last Five Years
ABET Assessment Workshop in
ASEE Southeastern Section Annual
Meetings
EPICS National Conferences
Frontiers in Education
National Conferences
Production and Operations
Management (POMS) National and International Conferences
ASEE National Conferences
ASEM Annual Conference
Project Lead the Way
Affiliate Teacher Training – Introduction to Engineering Design, April 2006
Project Lead the Way
Training – Introduction to Engineering Design, August 2005
UTC Lupton Globalization
Retreat and Seminars. October 2003, Spring 2004.
Workshop “How to Engineer
Engineering Education,”
ABET 2000 Workshop in
Workshop “Bringing Theory
and Practice Together in Engineering Classrooms” sponsored by the Laboratory
for Innovative Technology and Engineering Education (LITEE) of Auburn
University, Auburn University, and the National Science Foundation. May 11-13, 2000.
Workshop “Focusing Effective
Used of Maintenance Resources Using Reliability Centered Maintenance” and
toured