J. Mark Barker

Senior Lecturer

Biography

2012-present
Senior Lecturer, Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

2003-2012
Lecturer, Mechanical Engineering, Louisiana Tech University

1998-2003
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Louisiana Tech University

1990-1998
Graduate Teaching and Research Assistant, Mechanical Engineering, Clemson University

1988-1990
Senior Engineer, Propulsion Group, General Dynamics – Fort Worth Division

1984-1988
Engineer, Model Test Group, General Dynamics – Fort Worth Division

Education

  • PhD, 1998, Clemson University
  • MSME, 1992, Clemson University
  • BSME, 1984, Louisiana Tech University

Research

  • Engineering Education
  • Flow Diagnostics
  • Vortex Structures

Professional Service

  • 2016 MABE Excellence in Teaching Award
  • Member, Tau Beta Pi, Pi Tau Sigma
  • Member, American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • Member, American Society for Engineering Education

Publications

  • Crittenden, K., Hall, D., Barker, M., Brackin, P., First-Year Design Experience: Assembling the “Big Picture” Through Innovative Product Design. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, June 2009.
  • Hall, D., Barker, M., Nelson, J., Living with the Lab: Update on the Second Year of Full Implementation for Over 400 First-Year Engineering Students, American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, June 2009.
  • Hall, D.E., Barker, J.M.etal., Living With The Lab:  A Curriculum to Prepare Freshman Students to Meet the Attributes of “The Engineer of 2020”, Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, 2008.
  • Hall, D., Barker, M.Living with the Lab – Boosting Experiential Learning and Creativity in 1st Year Engineering Students, Intelligent Automation and Soft Computing, 13 (1), 2007, 3-18.
  • Barker, J. M., Hall, D., Teaching Innovative Product Development Skills to Freshman Engineering Students, Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, Salt Lake City, 2004.
J. Mark Barker

Contact Information

206B Ferris Hall

Phone
865-974-7699

Email
[email protected]