Dr. Wesley Carpenter

Title: Associate Professor and Automated Manufacturing Engineering Technology Program Director
Program: Mechanical Engineering Technology and Automated Manufacturing Engineering Technology
Dept/Program: Mechanical Engineering
Office: Schrank Hall South 221A
Phone: 330-972-7889
Email: wac1@uakron.edu

Biography

Dr. Carpenter is an Associate Professor in the College of Engineering & Polymer Science, Mechanical Engineering department. He is also the program director for the Automated Manufacturing Engineering Technology program. Dr. Carpenter received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering Technology from The University of Akron and M.S. in Applied Engineering from Kent State University. He received his Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction, with a focus in Engineering Education, from The University of Akron. His teaching and workforce development expertise is in the area of thermodynamics and fluid power engineering.

Teaching and Workforce Development Interests

Thermodynamics
Fluid power engineering
Hydraulic fundamentals and troubleshooting for maintenance technicians
Hydraulic fundamentals and design for engineers

Education

• Ph.D., Curriculum and Instruction, The University of Akron, 2014
• M.S., Applied Engineering, Kent State University, 2010
• B.S., Mechanical Engineering Technology, The University of Akron, 2007

Courses

Engineering Thermodynamics, Mechanical Design II, Fluid Power, Applied Thermal Energy I & II, Thermo-Fluids Laboratory, Kinematics, Dynamics