Dr. Russ Meier receives Oscar Werwath Distinguished Teacher Award
| Published: May 16, 2013 |
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Dr. Russ Meier, Milwaukee School of Engineering professor, received the 2013 Oscar Werwath Distinguished Teacher Award from MSOE. This annual award recognizes those who exemplify the values and beliefs of the university’s founding family. Professors are nominated and chosen for this award by the students. Meier is a professor in MSOE’s Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department, and teaches courses in computer engineering.
The Oscar Werwath Distinguished Teacher Award is just one of many awards Meier has received in recent years. In 2012, he was awarded the title “International Engineering Educator Honoris Causa” by the International Society for Engineering Education in Villach, Austria. Meier received the award for his outstanding contributions in the field of engineering education and for long time dedicated work as an engineering educator.
In 2009, Meier was named “Young Engineer of the Year” by Engineers & Scientists of Milwaukee Inc. The Young Engineer of the Year Award is presented to an outstanding contributor to the engineering profession from the greater Milwaukee area. Honorees are recognized for their work in raising the visibility of the profession and the region, while also serving as a role model to others who have or may select the engineering profession as a career.
He also received the Iowa State University Teaching Excellence Award and Warren B. Boast Award for Undergraduate Teaching Excellence, and was the 2009 ASEE/IEEE FIE Conference Ronald J. Schmitz Meritorious Service Award winner.
Meier received his bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate degrees in computer engineering from Iowa State University. His research interests include: evolutionary digital design using genetic algorithms to search the space of design solutions, the design and analysis of circuits generated using rapid prototyping frameworks and heuristics, the exploration of adaptive architectures using field programmable gate arrays, the exploration of parallel computing systems within the networks of field programmable gate arrays, and the design of modern computer architectures. His education research interests focus on embedded systems and the use of computer technology and social media as pedagogical delivery agents.
MSOE is an independent, non-profit university with about 2,500 students. MSOE offers 20 bachelor’s degrees and nine master’s degrees in engineering, business, mathematics and nursing. The university has a national academic reputation; longstanding ties to business and industry; dedicated professors with real-world experience; a 94% placement rate; and the highest average starting and mid-career salaries of any Wisconsin university according to PayScale Inc. MSOE graduates are well-rounded, technologically experienced and highly productive professionals and leaders.