Young Faculty Forum Panel - Speaker 7

Dr. Visco graduated from the University at Buffalo with his B.S. in 1992 and from that same institution in 1999 with his Ph. D. (with a stint in the US Navy in between). After receiving his Ph. D., Dr. Visco was hired as an Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering at Tennessee Technological University. Currently, Dr. Visco is an Associate Professor with Tenure at Tennessee Tech and serves as the Department's Undergraduate Program Coordinator.

Dr. Visco has won the ASEE-SE Section New Faculty Research Award in 2005 and a Department of Energy PECASE award in 2003 for his work on the solution of inverse design problems. He has received funding for his research from NSF, DOE and ACS. Dr. Visco is also active in the education arena at both the local, regional and national levels.

Dr. Visco will briefly comment on important issues concerning promotion & tenure (Teaching / Research / Focusing Service).