A brief “bio” & short profile of: Professor Emeritus / Dean Emeritus ~ Dr. Aminur. R. (Raj) Chowdhury

(Phi-Beta-Delta and Epsilon-Pi-Tau – Laureate Citation)

Applied Engineering and Technology/Engineering Management

Kent State University, Ohio, USA; ~ College of Aeronautics & Engineering

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PROFESSOR/ DR. AMINUR. R. (RAJ) CHOWDHURY, [ED.D/PH.D.].

Kent State University [Professor Emeritus / Dean Emeritus, AY- 2022-2023]

Email: ad199i@r.postjobfree.com Cell #: +1-330-***-****

College of Aeronautics and Engineering, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio (OH) 44242-0001, USA.

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Permanent Address: 106 Furies Street, Smyrna, State of Delaware (DE) 19977, USA.

Email: ad199i@r.postjobfree.com

Phone: Cell #: 330-***-****

Education:

1979: Doctorate of Education [Ed.D/Ph.D] ~ (Technology Education/ Industrial Engineering), West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA.

1976: Master of Education [M.Ed] ~ (Technology Education/ Technology Management),

Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA.

1974: Bachelor of Science [BS/BSc] ~ (Industrial Technology/ Manufacturing Systems), Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas, USA.

1970: Associate of Science [AS] ~ (Pre-Engineering) ~ Notre Dame College/ Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Biography:

Prof./ Dr. A. R. (Raj) Chowdhury, [Ed.D/Ph.D] . Currently serves as a Professor Emeritus of the College of Aeronautics and Engineering, in the area of Engineering Management, Predictive Analytics, Statistical Quality and Process Control, SIX-SIGMA ( 6s ) tools and applications, Reliability Engineering, Burn-In/ Stress Testing for Advanced Reliability, Value Engineering and Analysis, Industrial Productivity Measurement and Analysis (Engineering Economics) and Automation/ Automated Manufacturing Systems at Kent State University.

Chowdhury [in his over 40+ years of higher education professional career], has served as the tenured “Full-Professor”, Academic /Faculty Dean at three major universities in USA (i.e: Kent State University, Minnesota State University and Texas Southern University), and as Department Head/Chair at North Carolina A&T State University and Bowling Green State University, Ohio, and coordinator of graduate studies of Industrial Education and Technology at Eastern Kentucky State University in USA.

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Areas of Skills and Expertise:

Engineering and Technology Management

Strategic Planning/ Problem-Solving and Decision Making

Quality Systems, Statistical Process Control, and Reliability Engineering

Six-Sigma (6s) Tools and Applications in Engineering Management

Metrology: Burn-in/ Stress-Testing for Product Reliability

Predictive Analytics: Technology Assessment and Forecasting

Productivity Measurement and Analysis (Engineering Economics)

(Product/ Process) ~ Value Analysis and Value Engineering

LOGISTICS & Supply-Chain Management

Automation/ AI/ and Automated Manufacturing Systems

Sustainability Engineering [ Human/ Society/Environment/Economy/ Technology Matrix]

His teaching, scholarship and research interests include ~ Engineering/Technology Management, Predictive Analytics, Sustainability Engineering, Six-Sigma (6s) tools and applications, Project Management, Metrology & Statistical Quality Control, Reliability Engineering, Burn-in/Stress Testing for Component/System Reliability, and the Six-Sigma (6s) applications in Industrial Productivity/Measurement and Analysis (Engineering Economics). In addition to his

Industrial/ Engineering Management and Manufacturing Systems background, his teaching and research also includes Technology Assessment, Technology Forecasting, Logistics, Supply-Chain Management, Management of Automation / Automated Manufacturing, Value Engineering and Analysis, Process/production Control, and, Production Planning /Problem-Solving and Decision Making. He has published and presented extensively in areas of his academic/technical expertise, and technology based higher education curriculum.

In addition, He has served as a visiting scholar and Professor in several international universities, Higher Education

Universities, institutes, and agencies in ~ Turkey, Mexico, Kazakhstan, China, India, Japan, and Bangladesh. In recent years, he has integrated STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) as fundamental concepts into the curriculum of Technology based education programs at Kent State University. Also, he has served (and continues to serve) as an engineering/technical consultant providing teaching and training activities for various companies, corporations like: IBM,

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AT&T-Bell Labs, Ford Motor Company, NASA- Glenn & Johnson Space Center, ZARN-Inc., CICY-Mexico, Global Education & Innovation Center, Istanbul, Turkey … etc. ~ in the area of Quality Systems, Productivity Measurement and Analysis, Engineering Economics, & Reliability Engineering, Metrology, Measurement & Testing, Six-Sigma (6s)- tools and applications, Engineering Management, Predictive Analytics (i.e: Assessment and Forecasting), and Sustainability Engineering.

Education:

Doctor of Education (Ed.D./Ph.D.) in Technology Education, Quality/Reliability and Engineering / Technology Management, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia. USA; Master of Education (M.Ed.) in Technology Education, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA. Bachelor of Science (BS/BSc.) degree Industrial Technology/Manufacturing Systems, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas, USA, and Associate of Science [Pre-Engineering degree] from Notre-Dame College, and Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology [BUET] at Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Professional Career & Jobs:

1997-2022: Tenured Professor Emeritus~ College of Aeronautics and Engineering, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, USA.

1997-2008: Tenured Professor and Charter Dean, College of Aeronautics and Engineering (formerly, College of Technology), Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, USA.

1996-1997: Tenured Professor/ Graduate Dean, Minnesota State University, Mankato, Minnesota, USA.

1993-1996: Tenured Professor/ Dean, College of Science, Engineering & Technology (formerly, College of Technology), Texas Southern University, Houston, Texas, USA

1988-1993: Tenured Professor/ Department Chair (Head), Manufacturing Systems, College of Science and Technology (formerly, College of Technology), North Carolina Agricultural and Technical (A&T) State University, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA.

1983-1988: Tenured Associate Professor and Coordinator of Graduate Studies. Eastern Kentucky State University, College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (formerly, College of Engineering-Technology), Department of Manufacturing Systems, Richmond, Kentucky, USA.

1980-1983: Assistant Professor, Department of Manufacturing Systems, College of Technology, Architecture and Applied Engineering (formerly, College of Technology), Bowling Green, Ohio, USA.

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Higher Education Service:

Dr. Chowdhury ~ has received various “Citations and Honors” for his service to professional organizations ~ like NAIT/ ATMAE, ASEE [ Tac/ABET], SME, ASQ … etc. He Served as member/ Chair of ATMAE- Accreditation to several universities. During his career he has served as divisional chair/ Life-

member and Chair of the Board for NAIT/ ATMAE. He has received “Laureate Citation” from Epsilon-Pi-Tau, & Phi-Beta-Delta.

Area of Expertise: Engineering/ Technology Management

~ Management Science and Engineering Management: Strategic Planning, Problem-Solving and Decision Making:

Administrative Experience as Professor and Dean:

Strategic Planning, Problem-Solving and Decision-Making (Assessment & Forecasting)

Responsibility Centered Management (RCM-Model) for Budgeting/ Financial Planning and Management

Faculty Appointment, Re-appointment, Promotion and Tenure Decision

Academic Program Assessment, Curriculum Development, and Accreditation

New Building Construction, Architectural Design, Lab-design, Digital Classroom and facilities.

Student Recruitment, Retention and Advertising/Marketing (Design/Development of Digital Marketing)

Research and Development in STEM. (Science/Technology/ Engineering/ Mathematics)

Personal Information:

Citizenship: United States of America (USA)

Current Address: 106 Furies Street, Smyrna, State of Delaware (DE) 19977, USA

Date of Birth: August 4th., 1952. in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Married: (Spouse: Zainub Quli [Shammi] Chowdhury)

Son: Mr. Omer Amin Chowdhury (Engineer)

Daughter: Dr. Imaan Amin Chowdhury- Kaiser (MD- Internal Medicine)

Grand Sons: “Zane-Kaiser”, “Zayan-Kaiser” and, “Ayaan” A. Chowdhury

Updated: September 30th., 2023

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