Civil and Environmental Engineering
Faculty
Renee Petersen
Emeritus Professor (Career Track)
Office:
Sloan 118
Phone:
(509) 335-3227
Fax:
(509) 335-7632
Email:
Education
- M.S., Engineering Mechanics, 1978, Iowa State University
- B.S., Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, 1976, Montana State University
Professional Experience
- Senior Instructor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, WSU, 2015 – Present
- Instructor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, WSU, 2006 – 2015
- Instructor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, WSU, 1995-1998
- Instructor, Engineering Science Department, University of Idaho, 1979-1980
- Instructor, Engineering Science and Mechanics Department, Iowa State University, 1978-1979
- Teaching and Research Assistant, Iowa State University, 1976-1978
- Summer Engineer, Union Carbide, Charleston, West Virginia, 1976
- Lab Instructor, Montana State University, 1976
- Summer Engineer, Foundations and Materials, Inc., Helena, Montana, 1973-1975
Awards
- Access Center Certificate of Appreciation, 2013
- Outstanding Teaching Faculty Award, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, WSU, 2009
Teaching
- Statics
- Mechanics of Materials
- Engineering Administration
Scholarly Activity
- Petersen, R., & Davis, D.C. (2011, June). The Purposeful Use of Activities to Affect Learning,
Proceedings of American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, 2011
Materials Developed
- Top Hat Monocle Questions for Mechanics of Materials
Service
- Scholarship Committee
- Advisor – Society of Women Engineers
- Teacher Mentoring
Professional Memberships
- American Society of Civil Engineers
- American Society of Engineering Educators
- Society of Women Engineers
Professional Development Activities
- ASEE Annual Conference attendee and presenter – Vancouver, BC, June, 2011
- POGIL Workshop participant – WSU, February, 2011
- Ranking Task Workshop attendee – ASEE Regional Conference – UN-Reno, March, 2010
- Hands-On Mechanics Workshop attendee – Penn State, August, 2009
- National Effective Teaching Institute (NETI) Short Course attendee – WSU, August 2007
- ASEE Annual Conference attendee – Honolulu, HI, June, 2007
- President’s Teaching Academy Faculty Workshop-Tom Angelo – WSU, April, 2007