Daniel Kohn

University of Memphis
Engineering Technology Building
Room 218
Memphis, TN
dekohn@memphis.edu
(901) 678-2227

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Education:

Additional Classes, Electrical Engineering, North Carolina A & T State University (2006-2007)
M.S. Engineering Technology, University of Southern Mississippi (2001)
B.S. Computer Engineering Technology, University of Southern Mississippi (2000)
A.S. Electro-Mechanical Engineering Technology (Robotics), Sir Sandford Fleming College (1987)

Academic Appointments:

Assistant Professor, Department of Engineering Technology, University of Memphis (2008-present)
Instructor of Electronics, Computer and Information Technology, North Carolina A&T (2005-2008)
Instructor of Computer and Electronics Engineering Technology, University of Southern Mississippi, MS (2001-2005)
Graduate Assistant, University of Southern Mississippi (2000-2001)

Industrial Experience:

System Specialist, General Electric, Instrument Control Services (1997-2000)
Support Engineer, Valmet Automation (1995-1996)
Technical Specialist, Valmet Automation (1988-1995)
Project Engineer (Hardware), Sentrol System / Valmet Sentrol (1987-1988)

Professional Societies:

American Society for Engineering Education - ASEE (2001 - present)
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers - IEEE (1998 - present)

Recent Honors, Awards, and Notable Positions:

Certificate of Appreciation - USFirst (Sep 2009)
Certificate of Recognition, Memphis City Schools for Mentoring Bluff City Robotics - Team #2817 (May 2009)
Marshall Space Flight Center / Vircon Engineering R&D - OSEE Upgrade (2002)
Southern Mississippi Chapter of Tau Alpha Pi National Honor Society (2000)
National Dean's List (2000)
Golden Key National Honor Society (1999)

Proposals

Principal Investigator, Mobile Robotics Equipment for STEM Outreach Effort ECETDHA Minigrant Proposal, Dec 2009. Amount Requested: ~$2,000
Co-Principal Investigator, Robotics, a practical approach to developing students enrolled in the Electronics, Computer, and Information Technology Department at North Carolina A&T State University. Proposal submitted to NSF, May 2006. Amount Requested: $150,000
Co-Principal Investigator, Micron Powder System Automation, Hosokawa Micron Powder Systems (2003)

Recent Publications and Presentations

Construction and Implementation of a Mobile Robot Platform in a Microcontroller / Interfacing Class, ASEE Southeastern Conference Proceedings (Pending)
USFirst Kickoff 2010, Computer Programming Workshop, Memphis City Schools Teaching and Learning Academy (Jan 2010)
An Unexpected Experiment in Project Based Learning, ASEE Southeastern Conference Proceedings (2009)
NC A&T IEEE SouthEastCon 2008 Student Robot Team presentation to Triangle Amateur Robotics (TAR) (Feb 2008)
On Line Assignment and Laboratory System for Digital Logic Timing Diagrams, ASEE Southeastern Conference Proceedings (2007)
Using Home Based Servers to Create Course Web Presence, ASEE Southeastern Conference Proceedings (2004)

Recent Professional Development Activities:

Funding Opportunities Workshop, University of Memphis (Feb 2010)
Engineers Week Grand Luncheon, Engineers' Club of Memphis (Feb 2010)
Chad Anderson - The Continuing Importance of the Railroad to the Transportation Industry (Feb 2010)
IEEE S-PAC Chirstian Brother University (Feb 2010)
Brent Glasgow - Project Management - Myth and Reality for Engineers (Feb 2010)
USFirst Getting Started with FRC w/ Memphis City Schools (Sep 2009)
IEEE Memphis Section - Your Career: Certain Steps within Uncertain Times (Sep 23, 2010)
Medtronic Tour - IEEE UofM Student Chapter (Sep 22, 2009)
USFirst FRC New Mentor Training (Sep 2009)
National Instruments Build a Complete Automated Test System in Three Hours using LabVIEW Hands On Seminar (July 2009)
National Instruments Introduction to LabVIEW and Computer-Based Measurements Hands On Seminar (July 2009)
IEEE Leadership Retreat, Memphis Section (April 2009)
NSF Interactive Web-Based Proposal Writing Workshop - Russ Pimmel, Lead Program Director, Division of Undergraduate Education, CCLI Program (April 14, 2009)
Freescale Low Power Microcontroller Seminar (April 9, 2009)
ASEE SouthEastern Section Annual Conference (April 2009)
University of Memphis Tenure and Promotion Workshop (March 2009)
US First Wisconsin Regional First Robotics Competition (March 2009)
IEEE SouthEastCon '09 (March 2009)
IEEE Student Branch Leadership Training Workshop (March 2009)
Jump Start Your Engaged Scholarship Presentation (Feb 5, 2009)
Effective Management of Student Conduct - Tennessee Board of Regents Webinar (Dec 2008)
MemphiSTEM Project Presentation (Dec 8, 2008)
B.E.S.T. Robotics Referee/Judge Training (Oct 2008)
University of Memphis new faculty orientation (Aug 2008)
Ken Boone - (Ken's Robots) - Fire Fighting Robot Competitions and RoboBuisness 2007 Presentation (June 2008)
IEEE SouthEastCon '08 (April 2008)
IEEE Student Branch Leadership Training Workshop (April 2008)
Seth Hollar - Silicon Microrobots (Mar 2008)
Insight Racing - DARPA Urban Challenge Presentation (Dec 2007)
First Lego League Technical Judges Training (Nov 2007)
NC A&T School of Technology Junior Faculty Workshop (Nov 2007)
Altium Design 6 - Designer Roadshow (Oct 2007)
U.S. Navy - "Uses Of Modern Robotics" (Oct 2007)
Autonomous Soaring Project Presentation (Oct 2007)
NC A&T Division of Research & Economic Development - Writing a Fundable Proposal (Sep 26, 2007)
ASEE SouthEastern Section Annual Conference (April 2007)
IEEE SouthEastCon '07 (March 2007)
IEEE Student Branch Leadership Training Workshop (March 2007)
IEEE Central North Carolina ED/MTT/SSC Joint Society Chapter - Opportunities and Challenges for Wireless Technologies: Perspectives from the ITRS and USMS (Feb 26, 2007)
NC A&T E-Week Banquet - Engineers Make a World of Difference (Feb 2007)
NC A&T Banner Student (Feb 2007)
NC A&T Banner 7 Basics (Feb 2007)
NC A&T Division of Research & Economic Development - Writing a Fundable Proposal (Jan 17, 2007)
IEEE Central North Carolina ED/MTT/SSC Joint Society Chapter - Current View and Future Trends in Silicon Microelectronics (Dec 4, 2006)
First Vex Challenge Workshop (Oct 2006)
IEEE Central North Carolina Section Meeting - MPACT Training Center (Oct 2006)
IBM Technology Camp Training Session (Sep 2006)
IEEE SouthEastCon '06 (April 2006)
IEEE Student Branch Leadership Training Workshop (April 2006)
NC A&T E-Week Banquet - Engineers Make a World of Difference - Turning Ideas into Reality (Feb 2006)
NC A&T Banner 6 Basics(Feb 2006)
National Instruments Technical Symposium for Measurement and Automation (Nov 2005)
NC A&T New Faculty Lunch Series (2005-06)
NC A&T Division of Research & Economic Development's New Faculty Orientation (Sep 2005)
NC A&T Basics of Blackboard (Aug 2005)
National Instruments LabVIEW Real Time Hands On Workshop (May 2005)
National Instruments LabVIEW Seminar (Apr 2005)
National Instruments LabVIEW Hands On Workshop (Apr 2005)
USM Basics of Grant Proposal Development (Feb 2005)
ASEE Southeastern Section Annual Meeting (April 2004)
IEEE SouthEastCon '04 (March 2004)
ASEE Annual Conference (June 2003)
ASEE Workshop: Real Time DSP For Educators (June 2003)
Tau Alpha Pi Leadership Workshop (June 2003)
ASEE Southeastern Section Annual Meeting (April 2003)
ASEE Workshop: The Art and Technology of Teaching Technology (April 2003)
National Instruments LabVIEW Hands On Seminar (Sep 2002)
IEEE Student Branch Leadership Training Workshop (Oct 2001)
Georgia Pacific Safety Training (June 2000)
IEEE SouthEastCon '99 (March 1999)

Professional Service:

Southwest Tennessee Community College Computer / Electrical Engineering Technology Industrial Advisory Board Member (2010)
Secretary, IEEE Memphis Section (2010 - 11)
ASEE SE Region Executive Meeting (Nov 2009)
Chair, Computer Engineering and Technology Division of the American Society for Engineering Education Southeastern Section, (2009-10)
Vice Chair, K-12 Education Division of the American Society for Engineering Education Southeastern Section, (2009-10)
ASEE SE Region Executive Meeting (Apr 2009)
First Robotics Team Mentor (Team #2817) Memphis City Schools (2009 - 10)
ASEE SE Region Executive Meeting (Nov 2008)
B.E.S.T. Robotics Referee (Nov 2008)
Vice Chair, Computer Engineering and Technology Division of the American Society for Engineering Education Southeastern Section, (2008-09)
Secretary, K-12 Education Division of the American Society for Engineering Education Southeastern Section, (2008-09)
First Tech Challenge Robot Competition Judge (Mar 29, 2007)
NC Museum of Life and Science Robot Rumble - Exhibitor with Triangle Amateur Robotics (March 22, 2008)
First Lego League Robot Competition Technical Judge (Dec 1, 2007)
Vice Chair, Computer Engineering and Technology Division of the American Society for Engineering Education Southeastern Section, (2007-08)
First Lego League Robot Competition Technical Judge (Dec 2, 2006)
ASEE SE Region Executive Meeting (Nov 2006)
Chair, Computer Engineering and Technology Division of the American Society for Engineering Education Southeastern Section, (2006-07)
Secretary, Engineering Technology Division of the American Society for Engineering Education Southeastern Section, (2005-06)
Vice Chair, Computer Engineering and Technology Division of the American Society for Engineering Education Southeastern Section, (2005-06)
Secretary, Computer Engineering and Technology Division of the American Society for Engineering Education Southeastern Section, (2004-05)
ASEE SE Region Executive Meeting (Nov 2003)
Chair, Computer Engineering and Technology Division of the American Society for Engineering Education Southeastern Section, (2003-04)
Vice Chair, Computer Engineering and Technology Division of the American Society for Engineering Education Southeastern Section, (2002-03)
Secretary, Computer Engineering and Technology Division of the American Society for Engineering Education Southeastern Section, (2001-02)

Institutional Service:

E-Day - College of Engineering Open House (Nov 2009)
Co-Advisor IEEE Student Chapter University of Memphis (2009-present)
E-Day - College of Engineering Open House (Nov 2008)
University of Memphis Industrial Advisory Board Meeting (Nov 2008)
SPPD Committee Member (2008-09)
CETH ABET Committee Member (2008-09)
ECIT Academic Advisement Taskforce Chair (2007-08)
Co-Ordinated "Uses of Modern Robotics" presentation with U.S. Navy (Oct 18, 2007)
NC A&T Industrial Advisory Board Meeting, Cisco Systems (Mar 2, 2007)
IEEE Hardware (Robot) Team Advisor (2005-present)
ECIT Department, Student Recruitment Committee, NC A&T (2006-2007)
Search Committee, Electronics, Computer and Information Technology Department, NC A&T (2006)

Community Service:

First Robotics Team Mentor (Team #2817) Memphis City Schools (2009-2010)
B.E.S.T. Robotics Referee (Nov 2008)
First Tech Challange Robot Competition Judge (Mar 29, 2007)
NC Museum of Life and Science Robot Rumble - Exhibitor with Triangle Amateur Robotics (March 22, 2008)
First Lego League Robot Competition Technical Judge (Dec 1, 2007)
Humane Society of the Piedmont - Donor
First Lego League Robot Competition Technical Judge (Dec 2, 2006)
IBM Technology Camp to foster interest in S.T.E.M. programs in local High Schools. (Sep 2006)
North Carolina State Employees Combined Campaign Donor
National Park Service / National Forrest Service Volunteer - Piedmont Appalachian Trail Hikers. (Fall 2006-2008)

Classes Taught:

Class	Times Taught Institution	Course Description
TECH 1010	4 UofM	Computer Apps In Tech Credit 3. Introduction to computer applications using PC's networked to TigerLAN; file management; spreadsheets; programming; Internet application in technology.
CETH 1211	1 UofM	Computer Programming Credit 3. Computer usage in engineering technology; emphasis on use of computer programming in solving technical problems using C.
CETH 2251	1 UofM	Adv Programming Tech Credit 3. Principles of computer programming applicable to engineering technology using C++; algorithmic problem solving, coding in a structured high level language, subprograms and parameters, control structures, I/O, complex arithmetic, and double precision operations emphasized.
CETH 3232	1 UofM	Digital Technology Credit 4. Numbering systems and codes, logic gates, Boolean algebra, Combinational logic, TTL circuits, and memory devices. Three lecture hours, three laboratory hours per week.
CETH 3233	1 UofM	Microprocessor Tech Credit 4. Computer history and architecture; microprocessor and microcomputer operation; fetching and executing instructions; microcode; microprocessor registers; memory addressing modes; assembly-language instructions; assembler operation. Three lecture hours, three laboratory hours per week.
TECH 4234	1 UofM	Microprocessor Interfacing Technology Credit 4. Analysis and design of microprocessor based systems utilizing serial and parallel input/output as well as analog to digital and digital to analog converters. Programs are developed to verify operation of the interfacing hardware. Three lecture hours, three laboratory hours per week.

Last Update 2/27/2010 - coursework includes Fall 2009 semster