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PK Imbrie

P.K. Imbrie

P.K. Imbrie

Special Assistant to the Provost
Professor

Contact
Email:
pk.imbrie@ou.edu
Phone: (405) 325-5057
Office: Evans Hall, Room 104

Education
Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering (2000)

Texas A&M University, Texas
MS, Aerospace Engineering (1985)
Texas A&M University, Texas
BS, Aerospace Engineering (1980)
Texas A&M University, Texas

Research Focus

  • Experimental mechanics
  • Piezospectroscopic techniques
  • Epistemologies, assessment, and modeling of student learning, student success, student team effectiveness, and global competencies.

Professional Experience

  • Professor, Department of Engineering and Computing Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio (2016-present)
  • Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics (2016-present)
  • Head and Professor, Department of Engineering and Computing Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio (2016-2023)
  • Associate Professor, School of Engineering Education and by courtesy School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, College of Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana (2006-2012)
  • Assistant Professor, School of Engineering Education and by courtesy School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, College of Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana (2000-2006)
  • McDonald Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award, Texas A&M University, 1989
  • U.S. Department of Education – Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need Fellowship, Texas A&M University, 1997 - 1999
  • National Effective Teaching Institute (NETI) Fellow, 2002
  • Institute for Scholarship on Engineering Education (ISEE) Scholar, 2004
  • Department of Engineering Education Best Teacher Award, 2005
  • Purdue University Teaching for Tomorrow Award, 2005
  • College of Engineering Faculty Excellence Team Award - First-Year Engineering Honors Program, 2005
  • Entrepreneurial Leadership Academy Fellow, 2009 – 2010
  • William Elgin Wickenden Award, ASEE, 2015
  • Fellow, ASEE, 2021-Present
  • AGARWAL, J. PIATT, E., and IMBRIE, P.K. (2022), “Team formation in engineering classrooms using multi-criteria optimization with genetic algorithms,” Frontiers in Education Conference, Uppsala, Sweden.
  • RYMAN, D, IMBRIE, P.K., and KASTNER, J. (2022). “A Classroom Activity Ontology and Knowledge-Based Assessment Approach,” Frontiers in Education Conference, Uppsala, Sweden.
  • IMBRIE, P.K., AGARWAL, J., and RAJU, G. (2020). " Genetic Algorithm Optimization of Teams for Heterogeneity," Frontiers in Education Conference, Virtual.
  • IMBRIE, P.K., AGARWAL, J., AND RAJU, G. (2020). "Team Effectiveness in Predicting Student Learning: An Analysis of First-year Engineering Students," American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, 2020, Virtual.
  • YOON, S., IMBRIE, P.K., REED T. and SHRYOCK, K. (2019). “Identification of the engineering gateway subjects in the second-year engineering common curriculum,” The International journal of engineering education, 2019