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Faculty Scholarship and Patents

​​Leading innovation at USD's Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering.

Our community of faculty scholars engage in interdisciplinary research that focuses on real world problems and lays the groundwork for the innovations of tomorrow that can improve the lives and the livelihood of people around the world. Their research generates the knowledge and understanding needed for a better society, and it strengthens our teaching mission by enriching our students' learning experience in and out of the classroom. We encourage you to further explore our featured undergraduate research work.

The 10 featured or most recent scholarship and patent listings are displayed for each faculty member listed below.

Baillie, Caroline

Books

  • With Dowling, D., Hadgraft, R., Carew, A., McCarthy, T., Hargreaves, D., and Male, S., Engineering your future: An Australasian Guide (Revised Edition). Washington, DC: Westphalia Press, 2024.
  • Reimagining Engineering Education: Health. Justice. Sustainability. (Springer series - Debating Higher Education: Philosophical Perspectives). Editors: Baillie, C. and Kadetz, P, New York, NY: Springer, 2024.
  • With Dowling, D., Hadgraft, R., Carew, A., Mccarthy, T., and Hargreaves, D., Engineering your future: An Australian Guide. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley Publishing, 2020.
  • With Eric Feinblatt, Joel Alejandro Mejia, Glevys Rondon, Jordan Aitken, Rita Armstrong, Vicki Bilro, Andy Fourie, and Kylie Macpherson, Socially Just Mining: Rethoric or Reality? Lessons from Peru. San Rafael, CA: Morgan & Claypool, 2020.
  • With Dowling, D., Hadgraft, R., Carew, A., Mccarthy, T., and Hargreaves, D., Engineering your future: An Australian Guide. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley Publishing, 2016.
  • With Armstrong, A. and Cumming-Potvin, W., Mining and Communities: Understanding the Context of Engineering Practice. San Rafael, CA: Morgan & Claypool, 2014.
  • With Kabo, J. and Reader, J., Heterotopia: Alternative pathways to social justice. Ropley Hampshire, UK: Zero Books, 2013.
  • With Jayasinghe, R., Smythe, T., and Mushtaq, U., The Garbage Crisis: A Global Challenge for Engineers. San Rafael, CA: Morgan & Claypool, 2013.
  • Global Dimensions in Engineering: A guide to running workshops for engineering students. London, UK: Engineering, Social Justice and Peace, 2012.
  • Social Justice and Higher Education. London, UK: Engineering, Social Justice and Peace, 2012.
  • With Feinblatt, E., Needs and Feasibility: a guide for engineers in community projects: the case of waste for life. San Rafael, CA: Morgan & Claypool, 2010.
  • With Catalano, G., Engineers and Society: working towards social justice. San Rafael, CA: Morgan & Claypool, 2009.
  • With Thamae, T., Natural Fibre Composites: Turning Waste into Useful Materials. Latvia, Germany: VDM Publishing House Ltd, 2009.
  • Engineers in a local and global society. San Rafael, CA: Morgan & Claypool, 2006.
  • Learning to learn. London, UK: Imperial College, 2001.
  • With Dewulf, S., CASE: Creativity in Art, Science and Engineering. London, UK: Department for Education and Employment (DfEE), 1999.
  • With Hazel, E., Improving Laboratory Teaching. Hammondville, Australia: HERDSA, 1998.
  • With McHugh, P. and Davies., W., Professional Engineering - teaching for better learning. Ontario, Canada: CAUT, 1995.

Journal Articles

  • With Acero, A and Ramirez-Cajiao, MC , "Understanding community engagement from practice: a phenomenographic approach to engineering projects," Frontiers in Education, 2024.
  • With James G. Kohl, Andrew G. Kohl, Angel Licea-Claverie, Arturo Zizumbo-Lopez, Randika Jayasinghe, and Mascareneous Ashokcline, "Mechanical and thermal characterization of as-received recycled polyethylene filled with rice husk and their relationship to the end use of these composites," Polymer-Plastics Technology and Materials, 2020.
  • With R. Jayasinghe and N. Liyanage, "Sustainable waste management through eco-entrepreneurship: an empirical study of waste upcycling eco-enterprises in Sri Lanka," Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management, pp. 1-9, 2020.
  • With Sally A. Male, "Assisting engineering students along a liminal pathway and assessing their progress," Australasian Journal of Engineering Education, 2019.
  • With Male, S., "Assisting engineering students along a liminal pathway and assessing their progress.," Australian Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 24, 1, pp. 25-34, 2019.
  • With Randika Jayasinghe and Michael Azariadis, "Waste, Power, and Hegemony: A Critical Analysis of the Wastescape of Sri Lanka," Journal of Environment and Development, vol. 28, 2, pp. 173-195, 2019.
  • With Karareba, G., "Community engineering education: The case of post-conflict Rwanda," Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, 2018.
  • With Bolduc, S., Jung, K., Venkata, P., Ashokcline, M., Jayasinghe, R., and Lessard, L., "Banana fiber/low-density polyethylene recycled composites for third world eco-friendly construction applications - Waste for life project Sri Lanka," Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, vol. 37, 21, pp. 1322-1331, 2018.
  • "Public dialogue of science: theatre as mediator," Canadian Theatre Review, vol. 131, 2017.
  • With Douglas, E., "Confusions and Conventions: Qualitative Research in Engineering Education," Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 103, 1, pp. 1-7, 2014.
  • With Riley, D., Saleh, N., and Matovic, D., "Highland Lake Workshop Conversations about Critical Action," International Journal of Engineering, Social Justice, and Peace, vol. 3, 1, pp. 1-6, 2014.
  • With Levine, M., "Engineering Ethics from a Justice Perspective: A Critical Repositioning of What It Means To Be an Engineer," International Journal of Engineering, Social Justice, and Peace, vol. 2, 1, pp. 10-20, 2013.
  • With Cumming-Potvin, W. and Bowden, J., "Engineering for Social and Environmental Justice: Scaffolding Knowledge during Collaborative Writing Journeys," International Journal for Infonomics (IJI), vol. 1, 1, 2013.
  • With Quinlan, K., Male, S., Stamboulis, A., Fill, J., and Jaffer, Z., "Methodological challenges in researching threshold concepts: a comparative analysis of three projects," Higher Education, vol. 1, pp. 1-7, 2013.
  • With Bowden, J. and Meyer, J., "Threshold capabilities: threshold concepts and knowledge capability linked through variation theory," Higher Education, vol. 65, 2, pp. 227-246, 2013.
  • With Armstrong, R., "Engineers Engaging with Community: Negotiating Cultural Difference on Mine Sites," International Journal of Engineering, Social Justice and Peace, vol. 1, 1, pp. 3-29, 2012.
  • With Matovic, D., Thamae, T., and Vaja, S., "Waste-based composites: Poverty Reducing Solutions to Environmental problems," Resources, Conservation and Recycling, vol. 55, pp. 973-978, 2011.
  • With Vandersteen, J. and Hall, K., "Humanitarian engineering placements in our own communities," European Journal of Engineering Education (EJEE), vol. 36, 2, 2010.
  • With Feinblatt, E., "Recycling technologies and cooperativism," The New Cooperativism, Affinities: A Journal of Radical Theory, Culture, and Action, vol. 4, 1, 2010.
  • With Vandersteen, J. and Hall, K., "International humanitarian engineering placements: who benefits and who pays?," IEEE Technology and Society, vol. 28, 4, 2009.
  • With Zafeiropoulos, N., Vickers, P., and Watts, J., "An Experimental Investigation of Modified and Unmodified Flax Fibres with XPS, ToF-SIMS and ATR-FTIR," Journal Materials Science, vol. 38, 19, pp. 3903-3914, 2009.
  • With Kabo, J. and Day, R., "Engineering and Social Justice: how to help students cross the threshold," PESTLHE Practice and Evidence of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Journal, vol. 4, 2, pp. 126-146, 2009.
  • With Kabo, J., "Engineering and social justice: Negotiating the spectrum of liminality (Special issue: Engineering Education Research)," European Journal of Engineering Education (EJEE), vol. 34, 4, 2009.
  • "Whose choice is it anyway?," Materials Today, vol. 12, 4, p. 6, 2009.
  • With Thamae, T., Marien, R., Wu, C., and Chong, L., "Developing and Characterizing New Materials Based on Waste Plastic and Agro-fibre," Journal of Materials Science, vol. 43, 12, pp. 4057-4068, 2008.
  • With Lange, K., "Exploring graduate student learning in applied science and student-supervisor relationships: views of supervisors and their students," Engineering Education, vol. 3, 1, pp. 30-43, 2008.
  • With Zafeiropoulos, N. and Dijon, G., "A Study of the Effect of Surface Treatments on the Tensile Strength of Flax Fibres; Part I Application of Gaussian Statistics," Composites Part A, vol. 38, pp. 621-628, 2007.
  • With Zafeiropoulos, N., "A Study of the Effect of Surface Treatments on the Tensile Strength of Flax Fibres; Part II Application of Weibull Statistics," Composites Part A, vol. 38, pp. 629-638, 2007.
  • With Remenda, V., "Bio-based materials and Bioenergy," Education for Sustainability Journal, vol. 1, pp. 1-8, 2007.
  • "Education Development within Engineering," EJEE, vol. 32, 4, 2007.
  • With Thamae, T., "Influence of fibre extraction method, alkali and silane treatment on the interface of Agave americana waste HDPE composites as possible roof ceilings in Lesotho," Composite Interfaces, vol. 14, 7-9, pp. 821-836, 2007.
  • With Pritchard, J., "How can engineering education contribute to a sustainable future?," European Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 31, 5, pp. 555-565, 2006.
  • With Skryabina, E. and Goodhew, P., "Threshold concepts in engineering education - exploring potential blocks in student understanding," vol. 22, 5, pp. 955-962, 2006.
  • With Barber, A., Zhao, Q., and Wagner, H., "Characterisation of E-glass polypropylene interfaces using carbon nanotubes as strain sensors," Composite Science and Technology, vol. 64, pp. 1915-1919, 2004.
  • With Singleton, A., Beaumont, P., and Peijs, T., "On the mechanical properties, deformation and fracture of a natural fibre/recycled polymer composite," Composites Part B: Engineering, vol. 34, 6, pp. 519-526, 2003.
  • With Rose, C. and Pritchard, J., "Enhancing creativity in students: A Multidisciplinary perspective," 2003.
  • With Stamboulis, A. and Peijs, T., "Effects of environmental conditions on mechanical and physical properties of flax fibres," Composites Part A, vol. 32, 8, pp. 1105-1115, 2003.
  • With Emanuelsson, J. and Marton, F., "Building knowledge about the interface," Journal Materials Education, vol. 22, 1-3, pp. 77-83, 2002.
  • With Cartledge, H., "Effects of crystallinity, transcrystallinity and crystal phases on friction and wear mechanisms of GF/PA," Journal Materials Science, vol. 37, pp. 3005-3022, 2002.
  • With Zafeiropoulos, N. and Hodgkinson, J., "Engineering and Characterisation of the Interface in Flax fibre/Ppolypropylene Composite materials Part II: The Effect of Surface Treatments on the Interface," Composites Part A, vol. 33, pp. 1185-1190, 2002.
  • "Enhancing creativity in engineering students," Engineering Science and Education Journal, vol. 11, 5, pp. 185-193, 2002.
  • With Lamb. F. and Bramhall, M., "A new network of development in Engineering Education in the UK," International Journal of Engineering Education, 2001.
  • With Eichhorn, S., Zafieropoulos, N., Mwaikambo, L., Ansell, M., Dufresne, A., Entwistle, K., Herrera-Franco, P., Escamilla, G. C., Groom, L., Hughes, M., Hill, C., and Wild, P. M., "A Review of Some Current International Research Into Cellulosic fibres and Composites," Journal Materials Science, vol. 36, pp. 2107-2131, 2001.
  • With Zafeiropoulos, N. and Matthews, F., "A Study of Transcrystallinity and its Effect on the Interface in Flax Fibre Reinforced Composite Materials," Composites Part A, vol. 32, pp. 527-545, 2001.
  • With Zafeiropoulos, N., Vickers, P., and Watts, J., "An Experimental Investigation of Modified and Unmodified Flax Fibres by Means of XPS, ToF-SIMS and ATR-FTIR," 2001.
  • With Zafeiropoulos, N. and Matthews, F., "An Investigation of the Effect of Processing conditions on the Interface of Flax/Polypropylene Composites,," Advanced Composites Letters, vol. 10, 6, pp. 291-295, 2001.
  • With Emanuelsson, J. and Marton, F., "Building knowledge about interfaces," Composites Part A, vol. 32, pp. 252-543, 2001.
  • With Emanuelsson, J. and Marton, F., "Building Knowledge about the interface in composite materials," Materials Research Innovations, vol. 3, 6, pp. 365-370, 2001.
  • With Zafeiropoulos, N., Williams, D., and Matthews, F., "Engineering and Characterisation of the Interface in Flax fibre/polypropylene Composite materials Part I: Development and Investigation of Surface Treatments," Composites Part A, vol. 33, pp. 1083-1093, 2001.
  • With Zafeiropoulos, N. and Matthews, F., "The Effect of Transcrystallinity on the Interface of Green Flax/Polypropylene Composite Materials," Advanced Composites Letters, vol. 10, 5, pp. 229-236, 2001.
  • With Percoco, G. and Baillie, G., "A study of present use and usefulness of computer based learning at a technical University," EJEE, vol. 25, 1, pp. 33-43, 2000.
  • With Zafeiropoulos, N. and Matthews, F., "A Study of the Effect of Surface Treatments on the Thermal Stability of Flax Fibres," Advanced Composites Letters, vol. 9, 4, pp. 291-294, 2000.
  • With Mann, D. and Dewulf, S., "Case Studies in TRIZ: A novel jet engine nose cone," TRIZ journal, 2000.
  • With Stamboulis, A., Peijs, T., Van Melick, H., and Garkhail, S., "Environmental durability of flax fibres and their composites based on PP matrix," Applied Composites, vol. 7, pp. 273-294, 2000.
  • With Tual, D., Terraillon, J., and Celle, J., "Interfacial pathways in wood," vol. 9, 1, 2000.
  • With Cartledge, H., "Studies of microstructural and mechanical properties of Nylon/Glass composite Part 1: The effect of thermal processing on crystallinity, transcrystallinity and crystal phases," Journal Materials Science, vol. 34, 20, pp. 5099-5111, 2000.
  • With Cartledge, H., "Studies of microstructural and mechanical properties of Nylon/Glass composite Part 2: The effect of microstructures on mechanical and interfacial Properties," Journal Materials Science, vol. 34, 20, pp. 5113-5126, 2000.
  • With Southam, C., Buxton, A., and Pavan, P., "The structure and properties of bovine hoof horn," App. Comp. Let, vol. 9, 2, pp. 107-115, 2000.
  • With Buxton, A., "A quantitative study of matrix crack propagation in the fragmentation test," Composites Part A, vol. 29A, 9-10, pp. 1091-1097, 1999.
  • With Stamboulis, A. and Schulz, E., "Interfacial Characterisation of Flax Fibre-Thermoplastic Composites by the Pull-Out Test," Applied Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, vol. 272, 1, pp. 117-120, 1999.
  • With Fitzgerald, G., "Motivation and attrition in Engineering students," EJEE, vol. 25, 2, pp. 145-155, 1999.
  • With Grimes, R., "Peer Tutoring in Crystallography," EJEE, vol. 24, 2, p. 173, 1999.
  • "Addressing first year issues in engineering education," Eu.J.Eng Ed, vol. 23, 4, p. 453, 1998.
  • With Walker, P., "Fostering creative thinking in student engineers," Eu.J.Eng Ed, vol. 23, 1, p. 35, 1998.
  • With Toohey, S., "The Power test: it's impact on student learning in a materials science course for engineering students," vol. 22, 1, p. 33, 1997.
  • With Cartledge, H. and Mai, Y., "Friction and wear mechanisms of thermoplastic composites subjected to different thermal histories," Wear, vol. 194, p. 178, 1996.
  • With Buxton, A., "Predicting the behaviour of the carbon-fibre/epoxy interface under different service conditions," Composites Interfaces, vol. 3, 5, 6, p. 411, 1996.
  • With Fiford, R., "The 3d composite structure of cow hoof wall," Biomimetics, vol. 4, 1, p. 1, 1996.
  • With Lowe, A. and Peron, B., "The effect of transcrystallinity on the interfacial characteristics of PP/alumina single fibre composites," Composites Part A, vol. 27A, p. 839, 1996.
  • With Zhou, L., Kim, J., and Mai, Y., "Fracture mechanics analysis of the fibre fragmentation tests," J. Comp. Mat., vol. 29, p. 881, 1995.
  • With Zhou, L. and Mai, Y., "Interfacial debonding and fibre pull-out stresses: part4. the method for evaluation of interfacial properties," J.Mat.Sci., vol. 29, pp. 5541-5550, 1995.
  • With Wagner, H. and Wiesel, E., "Interfacial debonding in single fibre composites. Preliminary data from a novel approach," J.Japan Adhesive Soc., vol. 31, 4, pp. 122-126, 1995.
  • With Buxton, A., "The influence of service temperature on the interface in carbon-fibre/epoxy composites," Materials Science Forum, vol. 189-190, pp. 199-204, 1995.
  • With Buxton, A., "A study of the influence of the environment on the interfacial properties of carbon fibre/ epoxy resin," Composites, vol. 25, 7, p. 604, 1994.
  • With Dransfield, K. and Mai, Y., "Improving the delamination resistance of CFRP by stitching - a review," Composite Science and Technology, vol. 50, p. 305, 1994.
  • With Lowe, A., "Preliminary transcrystallinity studies involving novel ceramic fibres," J. Aust Ceramics, vol. 30, 1, 2, p. 117, 1994.
  • With Bader, M., "Some aspects of interface adhesion of electrolytically oxidised carbon fibre in an epoxy resin matrix," J.Mat.Sci., vol. 29, p. 3822, 1994.
  • With Bader, M., "Strength studies of single carbon fibres in model composite fragmentation tests," Composites, vol. 25, 6, p. 401, 1994.
  • With Bader, M., "Investigation of the strength of surface treated carbon fibres embedded in resin using model composite tests," Composite Science and Technology, vol. 48, p. 103, 1993.
  • With Watts, J., Castle, J., and Bader, M., "The influence of chemistry on the adhesion at the interface of carbon/epoxy composites," Composite Science and Technology, vol. 48, p. 97, 1993.
  • With Watts, J. and Castle, J., "Determination of the acidity of carbon fibre surfaces by the use of adsorption isotherms," J.Mat.Chem., vol. 2, 9, p. 939, 1992.
  • With Kim, J., Poh, J., and Mai, Y., "Fracture toughness of CFRP with modified epoxy resin matrices," Comp. Sci. Tech, vol. 43, p. 283, 1992.
  • With Kim, J. and Mai, Y., "Interfacial debonding and fibre pull-out stresses: a critical comparison of existing theories with experiments," J. Mat. Sci., vol. 27, p. 3143, 1992.
  • With Kim, J. and Mai, Y., "Instability of interfacial debonding during fibre pull-out," Scripta. Met. Mat., vol. 25, 2, p. 315, 1991.
  • With Veve, J. and Bunsell, A., "Fatigue failure and associated molecular changes in polyester fibres under cyclic loading," Kaut. Gum. Kunst, vol. 40, 10, p. 941, 1987.

Chapters of Books or Articles within Books

  • "Earth in Crisis: A call for a new engineering ethic (Series Editor)" in Synthesis Lectures by Catalano, G.. Editor: Baillie, C., 2024.
  • "Engineers, Technology and Society" in Synthesis Lectures (Series Editor). Editor: Baillie, C., New York, NY: Springer, 2024.
  • With Kadetz, P., "Epilogue" in Reimagining Engineering Education: Health. Justice. Sustainability. (Springer series) Debating Higher Education: Philosophical Perspectives. Editors: Baillie, C. and Kadetz, P., New York, NY: Springer, 2024.
  • "Shifting paradigms, seeing through multiple lenses" in Reimagining Engineering Education: Health. Justice. Sustainability. (Springer series ) Debating Higher Education: Philosophical Perspectives. Editors: Baillie, C. and Kadetz, P., New York, NY: Springer, 2024.
  • "Transdisciplinarity in action: MESH MS in Engineering, Sustainability and Health" in Reimagining Engineering Education: Health. Justice. Sustainability (Springer series) Debating Higher Education: Philosophical Perspectives.. Editors: Baillie, C. and Katedtz, P., New York, NY: Springer, 2024.
  • "Engineering and Social Justice" in Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy of Engineering. New York, NY: Routledge Publishing, 2020, p. Chapter 50.
  • With Feinblatt, E., "Ethical practices in the processing of green composites" in Natural Fibre Composites: Materials, Processes and Properties. Philadelphia, PA: Ed Hodzic and Shanks, 2014, pp. 161-175.
  • With Thamae, T., "Life Cycle Assessments of Bio-Based Composites: A Review" in Bio-Based Composites for High-Performance Materials: from strategy to industrial application. 2014, pp. 291-301.
  • With Male, S., "Research-Guided Teaching Practices: Engineering Threshold Concepts as an Approach to Curriculum Renewal" in Cambridge Handbook of Engineering Education Research. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2014, pp. 393-408.
  • With Feinblatt, E., "Waste for Life: Poverty-reducing Technologies for Repurposing Waste at the Margins" in Lessons for Social Change in the Global Economy: Voices from the field. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2014, pp. 37-54.
  • With Jayasinghe, R., "Waste, power and justice: towards a socially environmentally just waste management system" in Power Justice and Citizenship: The relationship of Power. Oxford, UK: Oxford Inter-Disciplinary Press, 2014.
  • With Armstrong, R., "Crossing Knowledge Boundaries and Thresholds: Challenging the Dominant Discourse within Engineering Education" in Engineering Education for Social Justice: Critical Explorations and Opportunities. New York, NY: Springer, 2013.
  • With Feinblatt, E., "Ethical Practices in the implementation of Green Composites" in Handbook of natural fibre composites: Properties, processes, failure and applications. 2013.
  • With Thamae, T., "Life Cycle Assessment of Biocomposites" in MRS Bulletin of BioComposites. 2013.
  • With Quinlan, K. and Fill, J., "Exploring engineering thresholds at level 4: what happens in the Oxford tutorial?" in Enhancing Engineering Higher Education: Outputs of the National HE STEM Programme. London, UK: Royal Academy of Engineering, 2012, pp. 89-94.
  • With Jayasinghe, R., "Waste for Life (WfL): Poverty reducing solutions to Sustainable Waste Management" in Waste management: New Research. Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers, 2012, pp. 7-24.
  • "Waste for life: socially just materials research" in Engineering and Social Justice: in the University and Beyond. West Lafayette, IN: Purdue University Press, 2012.
  • With Feinblatt, E. and Kabo, J., "Whose project is it anyway? The case of Waste for Life, Argentina" in Exploring Cultural Dynamics and Tensions Within Service-Learning. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing, 2011, pp. 337-354.
  • With Yamun, N., Catalano, G., and Feinblatt, E., "Engineering Values: An approach to explore values in education and practice" in Developing professionalism in Higher Education. London, UK: Sceptre, 2010.
  • With Kabo, J., "Seeing through the lens of social justice: a threshold for engineering" in Threshold concepts and transformational learning. Boston, MA: Sense Publishing, 2010.
  • With Thamae, T., Vaja, S., Shangguan, Y., Finoro, C., and Stefano, N., "Mechanical and moisture absorption of corn and wheat flour composites for developing countries" in Green Composites: Properties, Design and Life Cycle. Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers, 2009.
  • With Thamae, T., Aghedo, S., and Matovic, D., "Tensile Properties of Hemp and Agave Fibres" in Handbook of Tensile Properties of Textile and Technical Fibres. Cambridge, UK: Woodhead Publishing, 2009.
  • With Thamae, T., "A life cycle assessment of wood based composites: A case study" in Wood-polymer composites. Cambridge, UK: Woodhead Publishing, 2008.
  • With Johnson, A., "A Threshold model for attitudes in first year engineering" in Threshold concepts in the disciplines. Boston, MA: Sense Publishing, 2008.
  • With Aghedo, S., Offin, M., Vardy, S., and Macdougall, C., "Alternative materials for Construction, UK Institute for Civil Engineers" in Manual of Construction Materials. 2008.
  • With Thamae, T., Aghedo, S., Bunsell, A., and Schwartz, P., "Tensile properties of hemp and agave americana fibres" in Tensile Failure of Fibre Handbook. Cambridge, UK: Woodhead Publishing, 2008.
  • "Negotiating Materials" in I do as I say: Modelling learning experiences in the classroom. London, UK: Continuum Press, 2007.
  • "Enhancing student's creativity through creative-thinking techniques" in Developing creativity in higher education: an imaginative curriculum. 2006, pp. 142-156.
  • "Problem solving or problem finding: Questions of gender inclusivity in Engineering Education" in Management of Change, Implementation of Problem based and project based learning in engineering. Boston, MA: Sense Publishing, 2006.
  • With Dunn, E. and Zheng, Y., "Beginning the travels" in Travelling Facts: The Social Construction, Distribution and Accumulation of Knowledge. Frankfurt, Germany: Campus Verlag, 2004, p. 43451.
  • "Learning from Nature" in Travelling Facts: The Social Construction, Distribution and Accumulation of Knowledge. Frankfurt, Germany: Campus Verlag, 2004, p. 44.
  • "Reflecting on effective learning and teaching in engineering education" in Effective learning and teaching in engineering. New York, NY: Moore Routledge Falmer, 2004.
  • With Pritchard, J., "Science Communication" in Travelling Facts: The Social Construction, Distribution and Accumulation of Knowledge. Frankfurt, Germany: Campus Verlag, 2004, pp. 62-92.
  • With Rose, C., "Travelling Facts" in Travelling Facts: The Social Construction, Distribution and Accumulation of Knowledge. 2004, pp. 17-27.
  • "Why Green Composites? An introduction" in Green Composites. Cambridge, UK: Woodhead Publishing, 2004.
  • "Development in the disciplines" in Making Sense of Staff and Educational Development. Philadelphia, PA: SEDA and Kogan Page, 2003, pp. 143-159.
  • With Peijs., T., "The Land of Composites" in Navigating the Materials World. Cambridge, MA: Academic Press, 2003.
  • With Peijs., T., "The Land of Polymers" in Navigating the Materials World. Cambridge, MA: Academic Press, 2003.
  • With Rose, C., "The Travel Agency: Designing with Materials" in Navigating the Materials World. Cambridge, MA: Academic Press, 2003.
  • With Vanasupa, L. and Bowden, J., "Welcome to the Materials World" in Navigating the Materials World. Cambridge, MA: Academic Press, 2003.
  • "Negotiating Scientific Knowledge" in Entangled Histories and Negotiated Universals: Centres and Peripheries in a Changing world. Frankfurt, Germany: Campus Verlag, 2002, pp. 32-57.

Conference Papers and Other Media

Media Appearances and Conferences

  • "ESJP Through 20 years of development," ESJP Annual conference, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden, 2024.
  • "Transdisciplinarity and Sustainability in Engineering Education," Australian Association Engineering Education Annual Conference, University of Canterbury, Christchurch New Zea, New Zealand, 2024.
  • With Kabo, J. and Nieusma, D., "Engineering Students’ Conceptualizations of Sustainability," 2020 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), 2020.
  • With Lord, S., Roberts, C., Perry, L., and Dalrymple, O., "Intellectual journeys in different directions: Engineering and social science students’ expanding understanding of the role of engineering proceedings," American Society Engineering Education Annual Conference, 2020.

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