Alan J. Weston

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1. Name and Academic Rank: Alan Weston, Associate Professor

2. Degrees with Fields, Institution, and Date:

Ph.D., Engineering Science, SIUC, August 1991

M.S., Mechanical Engineering, SIUC, May 1988

B.S., Thermal & Environmental Engineering, SIUC, August 1986

A.A.S., Mining Technology, Rend Lake College, May 1984

3. Number of Years of Service on This Faculty: 17

Date of Original Appointment: August 1, 1991, Assistant Professor

Dates of Advancement in Rank: July 1, 1996, Tenured and Promoted Associate Professor

4. Other Related Experience - Teaching, Industrial, etc.:

• Lecturer, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Energy Processes, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, August 1986-August 1991

• Motorcycle Racing Mechanic, Metz, France, 1978-1979.

• Technical Interpreter, French-English, Olin Corporation, Marion, Illinois, 1983-1984.

• Software Development, OS-9 Communications software, C Language, 1994-1997.

• Software Development, VBScript Applications, TantriCom, Inc., Marion, Illinois 2002.

5. Consulting, Patents, etc.:

• Energy Waterflood Unit Oil Wells, Zeigler, IL, 1988-1990.

• Expert Witness, Beedle & Isaacs, Carbondale, Illinois, 1992-1993.

• Heating & AC Retrofit, Ensign-Bickford, Wolf Lake, Illinois, 1996.

• Composite Structures, Brees Studios, Murphysburo, Illinois, 1997.

• Armstrong & Green, Marion, Illinois, 1997-1998.

• C. Tony Davis, Marion, Illinois, 1999.

• Classified C/C++ Programming, John Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab and Lindsey & Associates, Carbondale, IL, 2000.

• Composite Structures, Brees Studios, Murphysburo, IL, 2000-2001.

• Howmet Thermatech Coatings, Proprietary Electrodeposition Process, Whitehall, MI, 2000-2001.

• Armstrong & Green, Marion, Illinois, 2002.

• Composite Structures, Brees Studios, Murphysburo, Illinois, 2002.

• Structural Overhead Frames, Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, Lexington Design and Fabrication, Arleta, California, 2003 .

• Composite Tree Engineering, Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, Brees Studios, Murphysburo, Illinois, 2003-2004.

• Armstrong & Green, Marion, Illinois, 2004.

• Collaborative Design Calculations with Inspect Engineering, 2004.

• Composite Tree Engineering & Steelworks, Please Touch Museum in Philadelphia, P; Brees Studios, Murphysburo, Illinois 2006-2007.

6. State(s) in Which Registered: Illinois, 1996

7. Principal Publications of Last Five Years: None

8. Scientific and Professional Societies of Which a Member:

• Tau Beta Pi

9. Honors and Awards:

• Tau Beta Pi National Honor Society, Epsilon Chapter

• Phi Delta Pi National Honor Society

• Outstanding Teacher of the Department of Technology, 1993-1994

9. Institutional and Professional Service in the Last Five Years:

• Faculty Affairs Committee (Engineering), 1999-2006.

• Search Committee (MEEP), 2005

• Faculty Affairs Committee (MEEP), 2004-2007, Chair

• Tau Beta Pi Faculty Advisor, 2006-Present
  FSAE Faculty Advisor, 2007-Present

11. Professional Development Activities in the Last Five Years:

• Continuing Education requirements for PE License maintenance in 2007 & 2005.