Department of Engineering and Technology

David Pape  

David A. Pape
Professor, Mechanical Engineering

Office: 100 ET Building
Phone: (989) 774-3033
E-mail: pape1da@cmich.edu
 
Education:
  Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo, 1988
  M.S., University of Akron, 1983
  B.S., Clarkson University, 1980
   
  Affiliations:
  American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  American Society for Engineering Education
  Society of Women Engineers
  Engineers Without Borders
   
  Honors and Awards:
 
  • CMU College of Science and Technology Outstanding Teaching Award, 2007
  • Elected to Tau Beta Pi, National Engineering Honor Society
  • Elected to Phi Kappa Phi, National Honor Society for Academic Excellence
  • Elected to Chi Epsilon, National Civil Engineering Honor Society
  • Joseph Kruson Award for Excellence in Teaching, Honorable Mention, 1997
  • Graduated with Distinction, Clarkson University
   
  Professional Interests:
  Vibration and modal analysis applied to damage and flaw detection; Educational research on assessment and student learning, and engineering
   
  Teaching Areas:
  Engineering Mechanics; Solid Mechanics Laboratory; Machine Design, Senior Design, Measurements and Instrumentation Laboratory
   
  Selected Publications and Presentations:
 
  • Pape, D.A., and Fox, A., “Deflection Solutions for Edge Stiffened Plates,” IJME/Intertech International Conference, October 2006
  • Pape, D.A., “A Progressively Open Ended Laboratory to Promote Active Learning," Proceedings, American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, June 2006
  • Pape, D.A., “Differential Assessment of the ABET “a-k” Program Outcomes Based on Learning Domains," Proceedings, 2005 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, 2005
  • Pape, D.A., “Creating an Assessment Plan for a New Engineering Program," Best Assessment Processes Symposium IX, ABET, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, February 2006 and April 2007 (invited presentation)
  • Pape D. A., “Linking Student Achievement to Program Outcomes Assessment," presented at the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, June 2004, Salt Lake City, UT

Faculty & Staff

Fashion and engineering

engineering with Reebok

Engineering faculty member Terry Lerch, center, and human environmental studies faculty members Tanya Domina, right, Maureen MacGillivray, center back, and Mitzi Cook discuss the potential of the whole body scanner with Boris Esterkes, Reebok senior designer.