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Brad Sottile

Associate Teaching Professor

Affiliation(s):

  • School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
  • Computer Science and Engineering

W109P Westgate Building

bjs5332@psu.edu

814-865-0165

Personal or Departmental Website

Interest Areas:

Astrodynamics, engineering and higher education, engineering leadership, evolutionary computation, computational science, and game theory.

 
 

 

Education

  • Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Aerospace Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, 2011
  • Master of Science (M.S.), Aerospace Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, 2013
  • Graduate Certificate, Engineering Leadership and Innovation Management, The Pennsylvania State University, 2020
  • Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Mathematics (Systems Analysis Option), The Pennsylvania State University, 2021
  • Doctor of Engineering (D.Eng.), Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, 2024

Publications

Journal Articles

  • Laura Cruz, Jeffrey Stone, Kyung Sun Chung, Bradley Joseph Sottile and Margaret J Slattery, 2023, "Pulling it Together: A Mixed Methods Study of Integrated Thinking Within a General Education Program", Journal of General Education, 70, (1-2), pp. 62-84

Research Projects

  • May 2022 - June 2024, "Foundations in Professional Ethics: A College of Engineering Micro-Credential," (Sponsor: Leonhard Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Education).
  • June 2016 - May 2018, "Scaling for the Future: Development of a Sustainable Model for Teaching MATLAB Programming to STEM Students," (Sponsor: Leonhard Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Education, College of Engineering).

Honors and Awards

  • Lawrence J. Perez Memorial Student Advocate Award, The College of Engineering and the Penn State Engineering Alumni Society, November 2023

Service

Service to Penn State:

  • Committee Work, Committee Member, University Faculty Senate, Committee on Educational Equity and the Campus Environment, January 2024 - June 2024
  • Committee Work, Other, Vice Chair, University Faculty Senate, Committee on Curricular Affairs, July 2024 - June 2025
  • Participation in Governance Bodies and Related Activities, Committee Member, Engineering Faculty Council, Committee on Undergraduate Studies, July 2024 - June 2025
  • Participation in Governance Bodies and Related Activities, Chairperson, University Faculty Senate, Engineering and ARL Senators Caucus, April 2024 - June 2025
  • Participation in Governance Bodies and Related Activities, Member, Engineering Faculty Council, July 2024 - June 2027
  • Committee Work, Committee Member, University Faculty Senate, Senate Council, July 2024 - June 2025
  • Participation in Governance Bodies and Related Activities, Member, University Faculty Senator, University Faculty Senate, August 2023 - June 2026
  • Committee Work, Committee Member, University Faculty Senate, Committee on Curricular Affairs, August 2023 - December 2023
  • Committee Work, Committee Member, University Faculty Senate, Subcommittee on Retention and Transfer, August 2023 - December 2023
  • Committee Work, Committee Member, University Faculty Senate, Subcommittee on United States and International Cultures, August 2023 - December 2023
  • Committee Work, Committee Member, University Faculty Senate, Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Attributes, September 2023 - December 2023
  • Participation in Governance Bodies and Related Activities, Committee Member, Engineering Faculty Council, Committee on Undergraduate Studies, August 2023 - December 2023
  • Committee Work, Co-Chairperson, Task Force on the Engineering First-Year Experience, June 2023 - May 2024
  • Committee Work, Chairperson, Task Force on the Engineering First-Year Experience, May 2022 - May 2023
  • Committee Work, Committee Member, Non-Tenure-Line Faculty Mentoring Committee, January 2022 - January 2022
  • Assistance to Student Organizations, Faculty Advisor, Vertical Takeoff and Landing Club, March 2021 - May 2022
  • Assistance to Student Organizations, Faculty Advisor, Science Olympiad Alumni at Penn State, October 2020
  • Committee Work, Member, Office for General Education, General Education Faculty Scholar Subcommittee on Integrative Thinking, January 2020 - December 2020
  • Committee Work, Co-Chairperson, Office for General Education, General Education Faculty Scholar Subcommittee on Faculty Affairs, January 2019 - January 2020
  • Committee Work, Committee Member, Office for General Education, General Education Faculty Scholar Subcommittee on the General Education Hub, February 2018 - January 2019
  • Committee Work, Co-Chairperson, Office for General Education, General Education Faculty Scholar Subcommittee on Promotion and Tenure, February 2018 - January 2019
  • Committee Work, Other, Faculty Scholar, General Education Faculty Scholar, Office for General Education, November 2017 - December 2020
  • Committee Work, Member, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Undergraduate Advising Committee, August 2017 - December 2022
  • Participation in Recruitment and Retention Activities, Evaluator, Schreyer Honors College, Faculty Selection Committee, November 2017
  • Committee Work, Member, Ad Hoc Working Group on Engineering Graduate Degrees, February 2016 - May 2016
  • Assistance to Student Organizations, Faculty Advisor, Engineering Graduate Student Council (EGSC), September 2014 - September 2016

Service to External Organizations:

  • Participation in or Service to Professional and Learned Societies, Other, Session Chairperson, American Society for Engineering Education, April 2024 - April 2024
  • Participation in or Service to Professional and Learned Societies, Other, Session Chairperson, American Society for Engineering Education, April 2024 - April 2024
  • Participation in or Service to Professional and Learned Societies, Other, Session Chairperson, American Society for Engineering Education, October 2023 - October 2023
  • Participation in or Service to Professional and Learned Societies, Moderator, Session Co-Moderator, American Society for Engineering Education, March 2023 - March 2023
  • Participation in or Service to Professional and Learned Societies, Other, Session Co-Moderator, American Society for Engineering Education, April 2022 - April 2022
  • Participation in or Service to Professional and Learned Societies, Other, Session Co-Moderator, American Society for Engineering Education, April 2022 - April 2022
  • Participation in or Service to Professional and Learned Societies, Other, Publicity Chair, American Society for Engineering Education, June 2022
  • Participation in or Service to Professional and Learned Societies, Member, Publicity Chair, Executive Board, American Society for Engineering Education, June 2022
  • Participation in or Service to Professional and Learned Societies, Other, Session Chairperson, American Society for Engineering Education, October 2017 - October 2017
  • Service to Governmental Agencies, Other, Intern, Space Scholar, Air Force Research Laboratory, May 2014 - August 2014
 


 

About

The School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science was created in the spring of 2015 to allow greater access to courses offered by both departments for undergraduate and graduate students in exciting collaborative research fields.

We offer B.S. degrees in electrical engineering, computer science, computer engineering and data science and graduate degrees (master's degrees and Ph.D.'s) in electrical engineering and computer science and engineering. EECS focuses on the convergence of technologies and disciplines to meet today’s industrial demands.

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