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Matthew Ohland

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Matthew Ohland is an engineering education professor at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana.

Education

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Ohland received a BA in Religion and a BS in Engineering from Swarthmore College in 1989,[1] master's degrees in mechanical and civil engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1991 and 1992, and a PhD in civil engineering from the University of Florida in 1996.[2]

Career

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Ohland was a National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow for Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology Education from 1998 to 2000. He was President of Tau Beta Pi from 2002-2006.[3] He has been a professor at Clemson University and Purdue University.

In 2004, Ohland started MIDFIELD (Multiple-Institution Database for Investigating Engineering Longitudinal Development), a widely cited[4] database containing student records and demographics for over one million undergraduate engineering students.[5]

In 2018, Ohland was inducted into Purdue University's Center for Instructional Excellence Book of Great Teachers.[6]

Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ Ohland, Matthew. "Matthew W. Ohland (CV)" (PDF). Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b "The Reporter: Journal of the Central Indiana Section" (PDF). IEEE. March 2014. pp. 1–2. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Tau Beta Pi - Executive Council 2006-14". www.tbp.org. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Papers and Presentations". engineering.purdue.edu. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  5. ^ Ohland, Matthew; Long, Russell (Spring 2016). "The Multiple-Institution Database for Investigating Engineering Longitudinal Development: an Experiential Case Study of Data Sharing and Reuse" (PDF). Advances in Engineering Education. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Ohland Induction to The Book of Great Teachers". School of Engineering Education - Purdue University. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  7. ^ "List of Fellows: American Society for Engineering Education". www.asee.org. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  8. ^ "2016 Fellows". American Association for the Advancement of Science.