Dr. Walter W. Buchanan

Education:

Ph.D., Indiana University, 1993

M.S.E., Purdue University, 1984

B.S.E., Purdue University, 1982

J.D., Indiana University, 1973

B.A., Indiana University, 1963

Registered Professional Engineer -
IN, FL, TN, OR, MA, TX

Member, Indiana State Bar

Biography:

Before arriving at Texas A&M University, Buchanan was professor and director of the School of Engineering Technology at Northeastern University. He was previously professor and dean of Engineering and Industrial Technologies at the Oregon Institute of Technology; associate professor and chair of Engineering Technology and Industrial Studies at Middle Tennessee State University; assistant professor and coordinator of the Electrical Engineering Technology Associate Degree Program at the University of Central Florida; and an assistant professor of electrical engineering technology at Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis. He has also been an electronics engineer for the Naval Avionics Center; an engineering officer for the U.S. Navy; an aerospace engineer for Boeing Co. and Martin Co., as well as an attorney for the Veteran’s Administration in Indianapolis.

Buchanan is a Fellow of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) and the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE). He is a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME). He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of NSPE, and past chair of the Engineering Technology Council of ASEE, the Professional Engineers in Higher Education of NSPE. He is a past member of the Executive Committee of the Technology Accreditation Commission (TAC) of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).

Buchanan is a recipient of the ASEE James H. McGraw Award, the ASEE Frederick J. Berger Award, the NSPE Outstanding Service Award, and the International Conference on Engineering and Computer Education Award. He is on the editorial boards of the Journal of Engineering Technology, the International Journal of Modern Engineering, and has authored or co-authored over 100 publications. He has also done consulting for over twenty different organizations and has been a principal investigator for NSF and other grants.

Areas of Interest :

• Computer Applications
• Pedagogy
• Professional and Academic Issues