Dr. Allen C. Estes is the Professor and Head of the Architectural Engineering Department at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo (http://www.arce.calpoly.edu/faculty/faculty_estes.htm). He joined the Cal Poly faculty in January 2007 after completing a 28 year career as an officer in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Al Estes attained the rank of Colonel and served as the Director of the Civil Engineering program at the United States Military Academy for seven years. Prior to joining the West Point faculty, he commanded the 169th Engineer Battalion at Fort Leonard Wood, served as an operations officer during Restore Hope in Somalia and served in a variety of military engineering assignments around the globe. Al Estes graduated from West Point in 1978. He obtained Masters Degrees in Structural Engineering and Construction Management from Stanford University in 1987. His Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of Colorado was earned in 1997. He also holds a Masters in Business Administration from Long Island University, a Masters in Military Art and Science from the Army Command and General Staff College, and a Masters in National Security and Public Policy from the Naval War College. Professor Estes has authored over 60 papers, articles and book chapters on the subjects of structural reliability, life-cycle cost, structural optimization, and engineering education. He serves on several committees with and is an active participant in the American Society for Engineering Education, the American Society of Civil Engineers and the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology. Dr. Estes is the technical editor for the international journal Structure and Infrastructure Engineering. Al is a professionally registered engineer in Virginia.
Articles
The Assessment of Teaching (with Ronald W. Welch and Stephen J. Ressler), Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice (2006)
The role of the teacher in the classroom carries tremendous responsibility. A group of students...
Teaching Lessons Learned: The ExCEEd Teaching Model (with Ronald W. Welch and Stephen J. Ressler), Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice (2005)
While the first five articles in this <em> Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education...
Teaching Lessons Learned: A Model for Instructional Design (with Ronald W. Welch and Stephen J. Ressler), Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice (2005)
For the past five issues of the Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and...
Load Rating versus Reliability Analysis (with Dan M. Frangopol), Journal of Structural Engineering (2005)
The most common approach to assess the safety of a bridge is load rating. However,...
Teaching Lessons Learned: Shock and Awe in the Civil Engineering Classroom, Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice (2005)
Conference Proceedings
Program Assessment: A Structured, Systematic, Sustainable Example for Civil Engineers (with Ronald W. Welch and Stephen J. Ressler), International Journal of Engineering Education (2008)
As the outcomes-based accreditation process continues to evolve since its implementation six years ago, the...
Architectural Engineering Programs: Finding Common Ground (with Hector Estrada), Proceedings of the 2007 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition: Honolulu, HI (2007)
There are currently 17 ABET accredited Architectural Engineering programs in the United States. This paper...
Surviving ABET Accreditation: Surviving the Demands of Criterion 3 (with Stephen J. Ressler), Proceedings of the 2007 ASEE Annual Conference: Honolulu, HI (2007)
Preparing an engineering program for an ABET accreditation visit can be both daunting and frustrating....
Lowman's Model Goes to the Movies (with Ronald W. Welch), Proceedings of the 2006 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition: Chicago, IL (2006)
Lowman’s Two Dimensional Model for teaching effectiveness has been included in the seminar on Teaching...
Program Assessment the Easy Way: Using Embedded Indicators to Assess Program Outcomes (with Karl Fred Meyer, Ronald W. Welch, and David G. Winget), Proceedings of the 2006 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition: Chicago, IL (2006)
The culminating design experience for civil engineering majors at the United States Military Academy (USMA)...