Civil and Environmental Engineering

Kurt Paterson, P.E.

Assistant Professor
Ph.D., The University of Iowa, 1993

801 Dow Environmental Sciences and Engineering Building
(906) 487-3495
email: paterson@mtu.edu

Personal web site: bigmac.cee.mtu.edu


Dr. Paterson's interests include cognitive sciences as applied to learning technical subjects, public health as affected by air quality, and life balance as directed towards personal success. Over the past ten years, Dr. Paterson has created more than twelve different courses in a wide variety of engineering topics. He is currently offering courses in Air Quality Engineering, Environmental Measurement Analysis, and senior design. Coming in the 2004-05 academic year, Dr. Paterson will be introducing two new courses: Indoor Air Quality, and Perspectives on Personal Wealth. Dr. Paterson’s research foci include air pollution source apportionment, significant learning experience design, and information technologies. Current projects focus on the identification of sources of particulate matter in several cities around the world, designing educational games, and design of appropriate power systems for developing countries. Dr. Paterson is active outside the classroom and laboratory, donating his time to a variety of on- and off-campus organizations. He is currently Chair of Marketing for the department, and Director of the new Civil and Environmental Engineering Student Success Center. He has served on the Board of Directors for an international professional organization, and currently is partner or owner of three companies. He has received numerous awards for excellence in education, service, and mentoring.




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Michigan Technological University
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
870 Dow Environmental Sciences and Engineering Building
Houghton, Michigan 49931 USA

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