Conference Activities

Joseph J. Rencis

Advisory Committee

• 1. The 45th International Conference on Boundary Element Methods and other Mesh Reduction Methods (BEM/MRM 45), Tallinn, Estonia, May 24-26, 2022.

  2. The 44th International Conference on Boundary Element Methods and other Mesh Reduction Methods (BEM/MRM 44), Valencia, Spain, June 15-17, 2021.

  3. The 43rd International Conference on Boundary Element Methods and other Mesh Reduction Methods (BEM/MRM 43), Dayton Beach, FL, December 7-9, 2020.

  4. The 40th International Conference on Boundary Element Methods and other Mesh Reduction Methods (BEM/MRM 38), New Forest, UK, September 12-14, 2017.

  5. IEEE World Engineering Education Conference (EDUNINE2017), Santos São Paulo, Brazil, March 19-22, 2017.

  6. The World Engineering Education Forum (WEEF) & The Global Engineering Deans Council (GEDC) 2016, Advisory Board Member, Seoul, South Korea, November 6-10, 2016.

  7. The 38th International Conference on Boundary Element Methods and other Mesh Reduction Methods (BEM/MRM 38), Siena, Italy, September 20-22, 2016.

  8. The XVI Safety, Health and Environment World Conference (SHEWC 2016), Advisory Committee, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, July 24-27, 2016.

  9. IX World Congress on Communication and Arts – WCCA2016, Advisory Committee, Guimarães, Portugal, April 17-20, 2016.

  10. The XIV International Conference on Engineering and Technology Education – INTERTECH2016, Advisory Committee, Salvador, Bahia, February 28 - March 2, 2016.

  11. The 37th International Conference on Boundary Element Methods and other Mesh Reduction Methods (BEM/MRM 37), New Forest, UK, September 21-23, 2015.

  12. The 35th International Conference on Boundary Element Methods and other Mesh Reduction Methods (BEM/MRM 35), New Forest, UK, June 11-13, 2013.

  13. The 34th International Conference on Boundary Element Methods and other Mesh Reduction Methods (BEM/MRM 34), Split, Croatia, June 25-27, 2012.

  14. The 33rd International Conference on Boundary Element Methods and other Mesh Reduction Methods (BEM/MRM 33), New Forest, UK, June 28-30, 2011.

  15. The 32nd International Conference on Boundary Element Methods and other Mesh Reduction Methods (BEM/MRM 32), New Forest, UK, September 7-9, 2010.

  16. The 31st International Conference on Boundary Element Methods and other Mesh Reduction Methods (BEM/MRM 30), New Forest, UK, September 2-4, 2009.

  17. The 30th International Conference on Boundary Element Methods and other Mesh Reduction Methods (BEM/MRM 30), Maribor, Slovenia, July 7-9, 2008.

  18. The 29th International Conference on Boundary Element Methods and other Mesh Reduction Methods (BEM/MRM 29), New Forest, United Kingdom, June 4-6, 2007.

  19. The 28th International Conference on Boundary Element Methods and other Mesh Reduction Methods (BEM/MRM 28), Skiathos, Greece, May 10-12, 2006.

  20. The 5th International Conference on Boundary Element Techniques (BeTeq 2004), Lisbon, Portugal, July 21-23, 2004.

  21. The 26th International Conference on Boundary Element Methods in Engineering (BEM 26), Bologna, Italy, April 19-21, 2004.

  22. The 25th International Conference on Boundary Element Methods in Engineering (BEM 25), Split, Croatia, September 8-10, 2003.

  23. The 4th International Conference on Boundary Element Techniques (BeTeq 2003), University of Granada, Spain, July 15-17, 2003.

  24. The 15th International Conference on Boundary Element Technology (BETECH 2003), Detroit, MI, May 19-21, 2003.

  25. The 3rd International Conference on Boundary Element Techniques (BeTeq 2002), Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, September 10-12, 2002.

  26. The 24th International Conference on Boundary Element Methods in Engineering (BEM 24), Sintra, Portugal, June 17-19, 2002.

  27. The 2nd International Conference on Boundary Element Techniques (BeTeq 2001), Sponsored by International Association for Boundary Element Methods (IABEM), Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, July 16-18, 2001.

  28. The 23rd International Conference on Boundary Element Methods in Engineering (BEM 23), Lemnos, Greece, May 7-9, 2001.

  29. The 22nd International Conference on Boundary Element Methods in Engineering (BEM 22), Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK, August 28-30, 2000.

  30. The 21st International Conference on Boundary Element Methods in Engineering (BEM 21), Oxford University, Oxford, UK, August 25-27, 1999.

  31. The 20th International Conference on Boundary Element Methods in Engineering (BEM 20), Orlando, FL, August 19-21, 1998.

  32. The 11th International Conference on Boundary Element Technology (BETECH 96), Waikiki Beach, HI, April 24-26, 1996.

  33. The 16th International Conference on Boundary Element Methods in Engineering (BEM 16), Southampton, UK, July 13-15, 1994.

  34. International Conference on Computational Engineering Science (ICES '95), Sponsored by International Association for Boundary Element Methods (IABEM), Mauna Lani, HI, July 30-August 3, 1995.

  35. The 7th International Conference on Boundary Element Technology (BETECH 92), University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, June 3-5, 1992.

  36. The 13th International Conference on Boundary Element Methods in Engineering (BEM 13), Tulsa, OK, August 21-23, 1991.

  37. The 1st International Conference on Computers in Biomedicine (BIOMED 91), Southampton, UK, September 24-27, 1991.

  38. The 12th International Conference on Boundary Element Methods in Engineering (BEM 12), Sapporo, Japan, September 24-28, 1990.

  39. The 5th International Conference on Boundary Element Technology (BETECH 90), University of Delaware, Newark, DE, July 10-12, 1990.

  40. Joint U.S./Japan Symposium on Advances in Boundary Elements, Palo Alto, CA, June 5-7, 1990.

  41. The 11th International Conference on Boundary Element Methods in Engineering (BEM 11), Cambridge, MA, August 29-31, 1989.

  42. The 10th International Conference on Boundary Element Methods in Engineering (BEM 10), Southampton University, Southampton, UK, September 6-8, 1988.

Conference, Symposium and Workshop Organization

• 1. ASME ECTC 2011: ASME Early Career Technical Conference, Advisory Committee, Atlanta, GA, November 4-5, 2011.

  2. ASME ECTC 2010: ASME Early Career Technical Conference, Advisory Committee, Atlanta, GA, October 1-2, 2010.

  3. ASME International Mechanical Engineering Conference & Exposition, Track Co-Organizer, "Track 8 Engineering Education and Professional Development," Lake Buena Vista, FL, November 13-19, 2009.

  4. ASME International Mechanical Engineering Education Conference, Organizer and Workshop Chair, "Global Strategy for Mechanical Engineering Department Heads," Hilton Head Island, SC, March 27-31, 2009.

  5. 2008 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, "Tips for Tenure and Promotion: A Symposium for New and Potential Faculty," (with M.N. Noori, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo; H. Gurocak, Washington State University Vancouver), Sponsored by ASME Mechanical Engineering Department Heads Committee, Boston, MA, October 31-November 6, 2008.

  6. ASME International Mechanical Engineering Education Conference, Organizer and Workshop Chair, “Department Leadership: Financial Management of the Department, Fundraising and Alumni Relations, & How to Best Use your Advisory Board,” Department Head Leadership Workshop, Galveston, TX, April 4-8, 2008.

  7. 2007 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, "Tips for Tenure and Promotion: A Symposium for New and Potential Faculty," (with M.N. Noori, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo), Sponsored by ASME Mechanical Engineering Department Heads Committee, Seattle, WA, November 11-16, 2007.

  8. 2006 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, "Tips for Tenure and Promotion: A Symposium for New and Potential Faculty," (with M.N. Noori, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo), ASME Mechanical Engineering Department Heads Committee, Chicago, IL, November 4-10, 2006.

  9. ASME Mechanical Engineering Department Heads Meeting, Organizer, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, October 6-7, 2006 (25 attendees from surrounding states.).

  10. 2006 ASME District E Undergraduate Student Conference and Graduate Student Conference, Planning Committee, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, April 6-8, 2006.

  11. American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Midwest Regional Conference, Planning Committee, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, September 14-16, 2005.

  12. American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) New England Regional Conference, Planning Committee, Northeastern University Dedham Campus, Dedham, MA, April 2-3, 2004.

  13. American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) New England Regional Conference, Planning Committee, University of Maine, Orono, ME, May 2-3, 2003.

  14. 1999 ASME Region I Technical Update Conference, Two Sessions, Co-Organizer with M.N. Noori, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA, March 27, 1999.

  15. 1996 ASCE EMD/STD Specialty Conference on Probabilistic Mechanics and Structural Reliability, Conference Local Organizing Committee, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA, August 7-9, 1996.

  16. ASME Applied Mechanics Meeting, Co-Organizer of a Mini-Symposium on "Industrial Applications and Recent Developments in Boundary Element Method," with T.A. Cruse (Vanderbilt University), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, June 12-14, 1996.

  17. The 15th International Conference on Boundary Element Methods in Engineering (BEM 15), Conference Co-Organizer with C.A. Brebbia (Wessex Institute of Technology), Sponsored by National Science Foundation, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA, August 10-13, 1993.

  18. 1992 ASME Region I Regional Administrative Conference (RAC), Conference Organizer, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA, March 12-14, 1992.

  19. 1991 ASME Region I Technical Update Conference, Conference Co-Organizer with L. Ciric and E. Lamoureux, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA, November 16, 1991.

 Session Organization

• 1. ASME International Mechanical Engineering Conference & Exposition, Session Organizer, "Track 8-7-1 ABET Updates and Assessment Measures," Vancouver, Canada, November 12-18, 2010.

  2. ASME International Mechanical Engineering Conference & Exposition, Topic co-Organizer, "Track 8-6 Applied Mechanics, Dynamic Systems & Controls," Vancouver, Canada, November 12-18, 2010.

  3. ASME International Mechanical Engineering Conference & Exposition, Session Co-Organizer, "Track 8-1-1 Engineering Mechanics and Controls Education (E-MACE Session): Expandable Computations, Algorithms, Methodologies and Experiments for Teaching, Critical Learning & Classroom Engagement," Lake Buena Vista, FL, November 13-19, 2009.

  4. 2009 American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference and Exposition, Organized 17 Mechanical Engineering Division Sessions as Program Chair, Austin, TX, June 14-17, 2009.

  5. 2008 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, (Topical Organizer), Session 7-7 ABET Objectives, Outcomes, and Assessment, Boston, MA, October 31-November 6, 2008.

  6. 2008 American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference and Exposition, Session #0566, Mechanical Engineering Department Heads Meeting, Mechanical Engineering Division, Pittsburg, PA, June 22-25, 2008.

  7. 2007 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, (Topical Organizer), Session 7-7 Integrating Design throughout the Curriculum and Capstone, Seattle, WA, November 11-17, 2007.

  8. 2007 American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference and Exposition, Session #1466, Mechanical Engineering Department Heads Meeting, Mechanical Engineering Division, Honolulu, HI, June 24-27, 2007.

  9. 2006 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, (Topical Organizer: S. Khanna; Topical Co-Organizer: J.J. Rencis), Session AMD-12 Recent Developments in Applied Mechanics Education, Chicago, IL, November 5-10, 2006.

  10. 2006 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Topical Organizer, Session MEED 9 Hands-on Projects and Labs I, Division of Mechanical Engineering Education, Chicago, IL, November 5-10, 2006.

  11. 2005 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Session MEED-1 Curriculum and Computer Applications, Orlando, FL, November 5-11, 2005.

  12. American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) New England Regional Conference, 2 Sessions, Sessions Entitled: Mechanical Engineering (w/ D. Rao, Fairfield University) and K-12 Education (w/ M. Planchard, Massachusetts Bay Community College), Northeastern University Dedham Campus, Dedham, MA, April 2-3, 2004.

  13. 1999 American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference and Exposition, Organized 11 Mechanics Division Sessions, Charlotte, NC, June 20-23, 1999.

  14. 1998 American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference and Exposition, Organizer of Mechanics Division Banquet at Boeing, Seattle, WA, June 28-July 1, 1998.

  15. 1997 Joint ASME/ASCE/SES Summer Meeting, Co-Organizer of Three Sessions on Boundary Element Method with T.J. Rudolphi (Iowa State University) and A.K. Mitra (Iowa State University), Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, June 29-July 2, 1997.

  16. 1997 American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference and Exposition, Co-Organizer with E. Eisenberg (Penn State University) and T. Lennox (United States Military Academy), Panel Session on The Undergraduate Research Experience, Mechanics Division, Milwaukee, WI, June 15-18, 1997.

  17. Twenty Seventh Midwestern Mechanics Conference, Co-organizer of Multi-Sessions on the Boundary Element Method with M.S. Ingber (University of New Mexico), A.K. Mitra (Iowa State University), F. Rizzo (Iowa State University), T.J. Rudolphi (Iowa State University), and M. Vable (Michigan Technological University), Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, October 1-4, 1995.

  18. ASCE Spring Convention, Session Organizer with R.L. Mullen (Case Western Reserve University), "Structural Engineering and Microcomputers," Atlantic City, New Jersey, April 27-29, 1987.

Session Chairperson

• 1. American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Southeastern Section Annual Conference and Meeting, Session Instructional Division V, Mercer University, Macon, GA, March 30 – April 1, 2014.

  2. 2011 American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference and Exposition, Session M139 Methods, Techniques, and New Programs in Graduate Education, Vancouver, BC, Canada, June 26-29, 2011.

  3. 2011 American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference and Exposition, co-Chair with E. Bell, Session W550 Teaching Mechanics, Vancouver, BC, Canada, June 26-29, 2011.

  4. The 45th American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Midwest Section Meeting, Session 103 New Technology & Engineering Ethics, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, September 22-24, 2010.

  5. 2010 American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference and Exposition, Session #2305 Distinguished Lecture: Robert Warrington and the Vision 2030 Task Force, co-Chair with K. Thole, Louisville, KY, June 20-23, 2010.

  6. 2010 American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference and Exposition, Session #2266 Student Learning and Assessment, Louisville, KY, June 20-23, 2010.

  7. 2010 American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference and Exposition, Session #2555 Mentoring Graduate Students, Diversity, and Assessment, Louisville, KY, June 20-23, 2010.

  8. 2009 American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference and Exposition, Session #1666 Outstanding Contributions to ME (co-Moderators: D. Pai, J.J. Rencis, B. Sepahpour, and W. Whiteman), Austin, TX, June 14-17, 2009.

  9. The 43rd American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Midwest Section Meeting, Session 102 Free Forum on Engineering Education, The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK, September 17-19, 2008.

  10. 2008 American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference and Exposition, Session #2566 Mechanics of Materials (co-Moderator: V. Prantil, Milwaukee School of Engineering), Pittsburg, PA, June 22-25, 2008.

  11. The 42nd American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Midwest Section Meeting, Session 103 Teaching Methods I, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS, September 19-21, 2007.

  12. 2007 American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference and Exposition, Session #2666 Outstanding Contributions to ME (co-Moderators: M. Ogot, D. Pai, J.J. Rencis and B. Sepahpour), Mechanical Engineering Division, Honolulu, HI, June 24-27, 2007.

  13. 2006 American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference and Exposition, Session #1166 Software and e-Learning in the ME Curriculum (co-Moderator: B. Sepahpour, The College of New Jersey), Mechanical Engineering Division, Chicago, IL, June 18-21, 2006.

  14. 2005 American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference and Exposition, Session #2568 Innovative Teaching Techniques (co-Moderator: S. Palmquist, Western Kentucky University), Mechanics Division, Portland, OR, June 12-15, 2005.

  15. 2005 American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference and Exposition, Session #2666 Mechanics, Machine Design and Mechanisms, Mechanical Engineering Division, Portland, OR, June 12-15, 2005.

  16. The 27th International Conference on Boundary Element Methods and other Mesh Reduction Methods (BEM/MRM 27), Session 8a Stress and Damage Mechanics II, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, March 15-17, 2005.

  17. 2004 American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference and Exposition, Session #3268 Innovations in Teaching Mechanics, (co-Moderator: R. Rosca, University of Florida), Mechanics Division, Salt Lake City, UT, June 20-23, 2004.

  18. American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) New England Regional Conference, Session Entitled: Mechanical Engineering (co-Moderator: D. Rao, Fairfield University), Northeastern University, Dedham, MA, April 2-3, 2004.

  19. 2003 American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference and Exposition, Session #1368 Innovative Hands-on Projects and Labs, Mechanics Division, Nashville, TN, June 22-25, 2003.

  20. The 15th International Conference on Boundary Element Technology (BETECH 2003), Detroit, MI, May 19-21, 2003.

  21. American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) New England Regional Conference, Session Entitled: Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (co-Moderator: D. Rao, Fairfield University), University of Maine, Orno, ME, May 2-3, 2003.

  22. The 22nd International Conference on Boundary Element Methods in Engineering (BEM 22), Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK, August 28-30, 2000.

  23. 2000 American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference and Exposition, Chair of 4 Mechanics Division Sessions, St. Louis, MO, June 18-21, 2000.

  24. The 21st International Conference on Boundary Element Methods in Engineering (BEM 21), Oxford University, Oxford, UK, August 25-27, 1999.

  25. The 20th International Conference on Boundary Element Methods in Engineering (BEM 20), Session Chair, Orlando, FL, August 19-21, 1998.

  26. 1997 American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference and Exposition, Session #1668, Innovations in Mechanics, Mechanics Division, Milwaukee, WI, June 15-18, 1997.

  27. 1996 American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference and Exposition, Mechanics Division, Session #2668, Innovations in Mechanics II, June 25, 1996, Washington, DC, June 23-26, 1996.

  28. International Conference on Computational Engineering Science (ICES '95), Sponsored by International Association for Boundary Element Methods (IABEM), Mauna Lani, HI, July 30-August 3, 1995.

  29. The 9th International Conference on Boundary Element Technology (BETECH 94), University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, March 16-18, 1994.

  30. The 7th International Conference on Boundary Element Technology (BETECH 92), University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, June 3-5, 1992.

  31. The 13th International Conference on Boundary Element Methods in Engineering (BEM 13), Tulsa, OK, August 21-23, 1991.

  32. The 13th World Congress on Computation and Applied Mathematics (IMACS), co-Chairperson with R. L. Mullen (Case Western Reserve University), "Mesh Generation and Adaption for the Boundary Element Method," Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, July 22-26, 1991.

  33. The 5th International Conference on Boundary Element Technology (BETECH 90), Session co-Chairperson with Q. Du, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, July 10-12, 1990

  34. Joint U.S./Japan Symposium on Advances in Boundary Elements, Palo Alto, CA, June 5-7, 1990.

  35. The 11th International Conference on Boundary Element Methods in Engineering (BEM 11), Session Chairperson, Cambridge, MA, August 29-31, 1989.

  36. ASCE Spring Convention, co-Chairperson with R.L. Mullen (Case Western Reserve University), "Structural Engineering and Microcomputers," Atlantic City, NJ, April 27-29, 1987.