Engineering Technology
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 Gregory Neff Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology gneff@purdue.edu |
| Gregory
P. Neff
holds the rank of professor of mechanical engineering technology at Purdue
University Calumet (PUC) in Hammond, Indiana. He has graduate
degrees
in mechanical engineering from Michigan
State University, physics, and mathematics from the University
of Michigan. He is a Registered
Professional
Engineer and serves as an engineering consultant. He is also a Certified
Manufacturing Engineer, a Certified Manufacturing Technologist, and
a former Certified Senior
Industrial
Technologist. He was recipient of the Merl K. Miller Award from the
Computers in Education Journal in 1994. Greg has received seven awards
from the Society of Manufacturing
Engineers. He is listed in recent editions of Marquis
Who's Who in America, Who's Who in the World, Who's Who in Science
and Engineering, Who's Who in Finance and Industry (biographies
available
through LexisNexis™), Madison's Who's Who, and
Strathmore's
Who's Who.
He currently serves on the board of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) Calumet Senior Chapter 112 as Education and Certification Chairman (since 1987) and was formerly webmaster. He is Faculty Advisor to SME Student Chapter 161 (since 1989) and webmaster. He has served as national past chair, webmaster, nominations chair, and honors & Awards chair for the Mechanical Engineering Technology Department Head Committee (METDHC) of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). He also served the METDHC as national chairman in 2001-2002 and national vice-chair responsible for METDHC technical sessions at the 2001 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition in New York and national secretary in 1999-2000. He served ASME as regional representative and webmaster for Region VI on the executive committee of the METDHC. He is a member of the design education committee of the design division of ASME. He served as a member of the ASME Board on Engineering Education 2001-2003. Greg has represented ASME as an MET accreditation program evaluator or team chair visiting twelve schools between 1996 and 2006 and served as a member of the ASME Committee on Technology Accreditation from 2002 to 2006. He served on the Technology Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (TAC/ABET) as an ASME Commissioner with a term that started in summer 2003 and continued as an alternate member through 2006. A member of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Greg has done several ASHRAE program accreditation evaluations and sponsors local student memberships through Northern Indiana Chapter 103. He is active in the American Society for Engineering Education and is a member of the Order of the Engineer. An honorary member of Tau Alpha Pi, he is a faculty sponsor for MET students. He has many publications which include conference papers, case studies, book chapters, journal, trade, and web articles mainly in the areas of computer applications and teaching. He is very interested in fostering dissemination of scholarly information via the Internet. Greg teaches the MET 161 -- Introduction to Engineering Technology course. He was awarded a 1997 Microsoft Instructional Lab Grant for software licenses valued at $76,800 and in 1999 another for licenses valued at $53,950 to support this course. He often advises and helps students find senior projects, so is on the lookout for projects from industry without short deadlines that would lend themselves to a design, build, test paradigm. Professor Neff served as chair of the School of Technology Curriculum Committee from time the school was established until 2003-2004 and continues as a member. Before then he was chair of the School of Professional Studies Curriculum Committee. In 97-98 was also chair of the University Curriculum Committee. He served as chair of the University's Fitness, Wellness and Sports Committee from 2001 to 2003. In the past he has served twice on the Council of Faculty Delegates, three times on the school senate, and has chaired the bookstore and faculty benefits committees. He chaired, coordinated or hosted the regional MATHCOUNTS competition for junior high schools at Purdue University Calumet every year for a decade. He has served as a marshal at every PUC commencement since 1990. Greg has taught-in or co-directed the Engineering and Science Summer Program based at Purdue University Calumet since 1991. This program attempts to interest largely female and minority middle or high school students in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) projects and careers. Before his tenure at Purdue University Calumet, Greg was twice elected to the Board of County Commissioners of Ingham County (Michigan) and also served as a Commissioner of the Tri-County Regional Planning Commission. He was chair of the non-motorized advisory council of the Michigan Department of Transportation, and was twice elected regional vice-president for Indiana and Michigan of the League of American Wheelmen founded in 1880 (now called the League of American Bicyclists). He is an initiate of the Michigan Iota Beta Chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Courses: |
