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Yeow Siow, PhD

Clinical Associate Professor

Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

Pronouns: He/Him/His

Contact

Building & Room:

3033 ERF

Address:

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

Office Phone:

312.996.9631

Schedule (Spring 2024)

[ https://uic.zoom.us/my/yeowsiow ] - (for office drop-in hours)
Sunday
Monday 09:00am – 11:00am ME250 Engr Design
11:00am – 01:00pm ME250 Engr Design
04:00pm – 06:00pm GC594 College Course Design
Tuesday
Wednesday 09:00am – 11:00am ME250 Engr Design
11:00am – 01:00pm ME250 Engr Design
Thursday
Friday 01:00pm – 02:00pm Office drop-in
Saturday

About

Research Interests

Engineering education

Equitable student assessment

Student-centered pedagogy

Faculty development

Selected Grants

NSF, An Integrated Program for Recruitment, Retention and Graduation of Academically Talented Low-Income Engineering Students ($1M), 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

2022, Action Research Scholar, Center for the Advancement of Teaching Excellence (CATE)

2016, 2019, 2022, Advising Award, College of Engineering

2019, Faculty Fellow, Honors College

2017, 2021, 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