Department of Engineering and Technology

Dru Wilson  

Dru M. Wilson

Associate Professor, Engineering and Technology

Office: 246 ET Building

Phone: (989) 774-6443
E-mail: wilso1dm@cmich.edu
 
Education:
  Ph.D., Iowa State University, 1998
  M.S., Purdue University, 1995
  B.S., Purdue University, 1992
   
  Affiliations:
  Society of Manufacturing Engineers,  2000 - Present
  Plastics Molders & Manufacturers Association of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, 2000 - Present
  National Association of Industrial Technology,  1997 - Present
  Epsilon Pi Tau, Alpha XI Chapter, 1996 - Present
   
  Honors and Awards:
 
  • NAIT Board of Certification Member;  National Association of Industrial Technology, 2000-2006
  • Master Examiner for the Michigan Occupational Competency Assessment Center in Plastics Technology;  MOCAC, 2002, 1999
  • Certified Senior Industrial Technologist;  National Association of Industrial Technology, 1999 - Current
   
  Teaching Areas:
  Engineering Design Graphics; Electronic Computer-Aided Design; Fluid Power; Applied Electronics; Plastics Technology; Industrial Internship; Plastics Production Processes; The Art of Thermoforming (Special Themes Course); Composite Technology/Composite Tooling & Prototyping; Industrial Internship; Leadership Internship
   
  Selected Publications and Presentations:
 
  • Chen, M., Chan, M. and Wilson, D., “Integrating CAD/CAM and Composite Tooling Technologies in a Research Experience,” 2007 ASEE (American Society for Engineering Education) Annual Conference Proceedings, Honolulu, HI, June 24-27, 2007
  • Wilson, D.M., “The Practical Use of Design of Experiments (DOE) in a Plastics Technology Curriculum,” 39th Annual National Association of Industrial Technology (NAIT) Convention, Cleveland, OH, November 2006 (peer reviewed)
  • Wilson, D.M., “The Utilization of an Environmental Chamber for Mechanical Property Evaluation in a Plastics Technology Laboratory,” 38th Annual National Association of Industrial Technology (NAIT) Convention, St. Louis, Missouri, November 2005  (peer reviewed)
  • Wilson, D.M. & Lerch T.P., “The Utilization of Ultrasound for Nondestructive Evaluation of Composite Laminates in a Plastics Technology Laboratory,” 37th Annual National Association of Industrial Technology (NAIT) Convention, Louisville, KY, October 21, 2004 (peer reviewed)
  • Wilson, D.M., “Recycling Thermoset Plastics, Can it be Done?” ANTEC Conference of Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE), Plastics Educators Special Interest Group, Chicago, IL, May 16-20, 2004
  • Wilson, D.M., “The Implementation of Recycled Thermoset Composite Powder in Prototype Thermoforming Molds,” Journal of Industrial Technology (JIT), Volume 19, Number 2, February 2003
  • Wilson, D.M., “Composite Tooling for Composite Part Production at an Affordable Price,” 36th Annual National Association of Industrial Technology (NAIT) Convention, Nashville, TN,  November 21, 2003 (peer reviewed)
  • Wilson, D.M., & Ehlert, J.A., “A Case Study Examining Health and Safety in a Plastics and Composite Technology Laboratory at Central Michigan University,”  Selected Papers 2002 at the 34th Annual National Association of Industrial Technology (NAIT) Convention,  Panama City, FL, November 7, 2002
  • Wilson, D.M., and Ehlert, J.A., “A Case Study Examining Health and Safety in a Plastics and Composite Technology Laboratory at Central Michigan University,” 35th Annual National Association of Industrial Technology (NAIT) Convention, Panama City, FL,  November 7, 2002 (peer reviewed)

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.