Anderson to receive ASEE Chester F. Carlson Award

Tim Anderson, dean of the College of Engineering, is the recipient of this year’s American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Chester F. Carlson Award, to be presented June 26 at the society’s conference in Atlanta.

 

The award is presented annually to an individual innovator in engineering education who, by motivation and ability to extend beyond the accepted tradition, has made a significant contribution to the profession. Nominees must demonstrate the ability to recognize the influence of a changing sociological and technological environment on academic customs. Anderson has already been elected as a fellow of both the ASEE and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.

 

Anderson came to the College of Engineering in March after serving as a distinguished professor in the chemical engineering department at the University of Florida and director of the statewide Florida Energy Systems Consortium. He is an internationally recognized researcher and educator. He holds nine U.S. patents, and two other patents are pending. He has now received 24 national awards and honors for his teaching and research.