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Yeow Siow, PhD

Clinical Associate Professor

Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

Contact

Building & Room:

3033 ERF

Address:

842 West Taylor Street, MC 251, Chicago, IL 60607

Office Phone:

(312) 996-9631

Schedule (Spring 2023)

[ https://uic.zoom.us/my/yeowsiow ] - for office hours
Sunday
Monday 11:00am – 12:00pm Class: ME308 Vibrations
02:00pm – 04:00pm Class: ME250 Design
Tuesday
Wednesday 11:00am – 12:00pm Class: ME308 Vibrations
02:00pm – 04:00pm Class: ME250 Design
04:00pm – 05:00pm Office Hours
Thursday
Friday 11:00am – 12:00pm Class: ME308 Vibrations
Saturday

About

Research Interests

Engineering education

Faculty development

Program and curriculum assessment

Innovative teaching methods and pedagogies

Project-based learning

Team-based learning

Active learning

Visual learning

Selected Grants

NSF, An Integrated Program for Recruitment, Retention and Graduation of Academically Talented Low-Income Engineering Students, Senior Personnel

Selected Publications

Siow, Y. et al., “A Critical Look at Mechanical Engineering Curriculum: Assessing the Need,” ASEE IL-IN Section Conference, Evansville, 2019.

Siow. Y. et al., “A Faculty Retreat Model Featuring Collaborative and Active Learning,” ASEE IL-IN Section Conference, Evansville, 2019.

Siow, Y., “Finding COP: A Project to Unify Topics in Fundamentals of Thermodynamics Course,” ASEE Annual Conference, Columbus, 2017.

Siow, Y., “Incorporating Active Learning of Complex Shapes in STEM Courses,” ASEE Annual Conference, Seattle, 2015.

Service to Community

Currently serving:

  • Community of Practice for Faculty
  • Undergraduate Committee
  • Recruitment Committee
  • Curriculum Exploratory Committee
  • Advisor to Pi Tau Sigma
  • Advisor to Engineering Design Team

Past commitments:

  • Provost's search committee for the Executive Director of Center for Teaching Excellence, 2017-2019

Notable Honors

2019, Faculty Fellow, Honors College

2017, Teaching Award, College of Engineering

2017, Honor Our Professor's Excellence Award, Campus Housing

2017, Master Teaching Scholar, Center for the Advancement of Teaching-Learning Communities

2016, Award for Teaching Excellence, Silver Circle

Education

Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering
Michigan Technological University, 2003

M.S., Mechanical Engineering
Michigan Technological University, 1999

B.S., Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
Michigan Technological University, 1997