Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics

Glenn Kraige

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Professor

324 Norris Hall
Blacksburg, VA 24061
540/231-6134
kraige@vt.edu

Interests:

Dynamics, vibrations, spacecraft attitude dynamics and control, engineering education

Education:

1975 Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering, The University of Virginia
1971 M.S., Engineering Physics, The University of Virginia
1970 B.S., Aerospace Engineering, The University of Virginia

Honors & Awards:

2004 W. S. (Pete) White Chair for Innovation in Engineering Education
1998 Virginia Professor of the Year Award from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education
1998 Fellow Member of ASEE
1996 Archie Higdon Distinguished Educator Award from the Mechanics Division of ASEE
1996 Dean of Engineering Award for Excellence in Teaching
1993 Centennial Certificate from American Society of Engineering Education, for exceptional contributions to ASEE and the profession of engineering
1992 Frank J. Maher Award for Excellence in Education
1988 AT&T Foundation Award for Outstanding Teaching in the Southeast Section of ASEE
1988 Outstanding Faculty Award from the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia
1984 William E. Wine Award for outstanding University teaching
1984 Academy of Teaching Excellence Inductee
1978 Phillip Sporn Award for outstanding teaching of engineering subjects
1977 Outstanding Educator Award, ESM Society

Professional Service:

American Society for Engineering Education

Session Chair at 1983 and 1987 ASEE Annual Conferences; Member, Mechanics Division Executive Committee (1985-1990); Chair, Ad Hoc Committee to specify paper quality standards for Mechanics Division (1985-1986); Program Chair, Mechanics Division (1987-1988); Chair, Mechanics Division (1988-1989); Member, Mechanics Division Awards Committee (1998-2001), Mechanics Division Awards Committee Chair (2000-2001);

Recent Publications:

  1. Kraige, L. G., Akhtar, I., and Bisht, S., Animation Software for Upper-Level Dynamics and Vibrations Courses, 2007 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, Honolulu, Hawaii, June, 2007
  2. Meriam, J. L. and Kraige, L. G., Engineering Mechanics: Statics, Sixth Edition, John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 2007
  3. Meriam, J. L. and Kraige, L. G., Engineering Mechanics: Dynamics, Sixth Edition, John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 2007
  4. Kraige, L. G. and Bisht, S., Motion Simulation Software for Vibrations Courses, 2007 ASEE Southeastern Section Annual Conference Proceedings, Louisville, Kentucky, April, 2007
  5. Kraige, L. G., Unified Lecture Software for Statics and Dynamics, 2005 ASEE Southeastern Section Annual Conference Proceedings,, Chattanooga, Tennessee, April, 2005
Full listing

CoursesTaught:

ESM 2304 Dynamics Fall 2009
ESM 4074 Vibration and Control Fall 2009
ESM 2104 Statics Spring 2009
ESM 3124 Intermediate Dynamics Spring 2009
ESM 2304 Dynamics Fall 2008
ESM 4074 Vibration and Control Fall 2008
ESM 2304 Dynamics Spring 2008
ESM 3124 Intermediate Dynamics Spring 2008
ESM 5994 Research and Thesis Spring 2008
ESM 7994 Research and Dissertation Spring 2008
ESM 2304 Dynamics Fall 2007
ESM 4074 Vibration and Control Fall 2007
ESM 5994 Research and Thesis Fall 2007
ESM 7994 Research and Dissertation Fall 2007
ESM 2304 Dynamics Spring 2007
ESM 3124 Intermediate Dynamics Spring 2007
ESM 5994 Research and Thesis Spring 2007
ESM 7994 Research and Dissertation Spring 2007
ESM 2304 Dynamics Fall 2006
ESM 4074 Vibration and Control Fall 2006
ESM 2304 Dynamics Spring 2006
ESM 2304 Dynamics Fall 2005
ESM 4074 Vibration and Control Fall 2005
ESM 2304 Dynamics Fall 2004
ESM 4074 Vibration and Control Fall 2004
ESM 2104 Statics Spring 2004
ESM 3124 Intermediate Dynamics Spring 2004
ESM 4074 Vibration and Control Fall 2003