People

David DiBiasio

Associate Professor and Department Head

Faculty Listing
Office: Goddard Hall, 127
Phone: +1-508-831-5372
Fax: +1-508-831-5853
dibiasio@wpi.edu

Related Information

Educational Background

B.S., Purdue University, 1972
M.S., Purdue University, 1977
Ph.D., 1980-Purdue University, 1980

Research

Dr. DiBiasio's focus is in educational research. This involves engineering education (including international education), teaching and learning, and assessment. He has served as assessment coordinator for the Interdisciplinary and Global Studies Division and is Director of the Washington, D.C. project center. He has also served as the Chair of the Chemical Engineering Division of ASEE. He is an ABET evaluator and currently serves on the AIChE's Education and Accreditation Committee.

Recent Publications

Jiusto, S. and D. DiBiasio, Nontraditional Learning Environments: Do They Prepare Our Students for Life-Long Learning? J. Engr. Education, 95, no. 3 195-205 (2006).
DiBiasio, D. and N. Mello, Assessing a Nontraditional Study Abroad Program in the Engineering Discipline, vol. 10, Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad (2004).
Mello, N., J. Citron, R. Melavalin, and D. DiBiasio, Preparing Faculty for Nontraditional Roles in Study Abroad, workshop presented at NAFSA regional conference, Hartford, CT. Dec. 2003.
Waller, A. and D. DiBiasio, Designing Education Research: A Mentoring Opportunity, Special Session presented at Frontiers in Education conference, Boulder, November, 2003.
Demetry, C., D. DiBiasio, N. Mello, and R. Vaz, Creating a Culture of Assessment for Study Abroad, presented at 6th Colloquium on International Engineering Education, Providence, RI, Oct. 2003.

View detailed list

Honors & Awards

2001 William H. Corcoran Award (with W.M. Clark and A.G. Dixon) for best paper published in the journal Chemical Engineering Education in the year 2000.

Maintained by webmaster@wpi.edu