Billy Vaughn Koen | |
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Born | March 2, 1938 |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Nuclear Engineering, Chemical Engineering |
Institutions | Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin |
Billy V. Koen (born March 2, 1938) is professor emeritus, Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin where he has taught for over 41 years. Koen is a nuclear engineer, author, and innovator in engineering methods and education.
Billy Koen received a BA in Chemistry and BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin (1960 and 1961) and Diplôme d'Ingénieur en Génie Atomique from the Institut national des sciences et techniques nucléaires, Saclay, France (1963). He received his MS (1962) and ScD (1968) in nuclear engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
He was a consultant to the French Atomic Energy Commission (1971-1972 and 1976-1977). Billy Koen was a visiting professor at the Tokyo Institute of Technology (東京工業大学) (1994, 1998-1999, and 2001). He is a fellow of the American Nuclear Society. [1] Koen has held numerous offices in the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), including Vice-President for Public Affairs. Professor Koen is a Fellow of ASEE, and has received several awards including the Chester F. Carlson award for innovation, the W. Leighton Collins award for service to engineering education, and the IEEE Centennial Medal. [1]
In nuclear engineering and artificial intelligence (AI), Koen pioneered the use of has AI in solving complex reactor safety issues and has overseen the research of a large number of graduate students. Representative publications:
In 1969, Koen introduced to engineering education the self-paced Personalized System of Instruction (PSI or Keller Plan) as an alternative teaching method. [5] In 2000, he adapted it to a web-based class. Representative publications:
For over forty years, Koen created, developed, and taught to engineering and non-engineering students the Theory of Engineering Design in terms of heuristics. Representative publications:
Koen was the subject of "KOENTMND", a popular internet meme, or "fad", that prominently featured recordings of inspirational messages from Koen's lectures at The University of Texas at Austin. The meme gained popularity in 2006, after one of Koen's students posted an audio recording of him to YTMND, an internet meme community, saying,
Can you believe it? You've already finished C. Do you think you can do MATLAB?
According to the YTMND wiki, "KOENTMND" sites have "achieved high ratings, including some top viewed exposure." The meme has had many spinoffs. [15]
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Billy Vaughn Koen | |
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Born | March 2, 1938 |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Nuclear Engineering, Chemical Engineering |
Institutions | Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin |
Billy V. Koen (born March 2, 1938) is professor emeritus, Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin where he has taught for over 41 years. Koen is a nuclear engineer, author, and innovator in engineering methods and education.
Billy Koen received a BA in Chemistry and BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin (1960 and 1961) and Diplôme d'Ingénieur en Génie Atomique from the Institut national des sciences et techniques nucléaires, Saclay, France (1963). He received his MS (1962) and ScD (1968) in nuclear engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
He was a consultant to the French Atomic Energy Commission (1971-1972 and 1976-1977). Billy Koen was a visiting professor at the Tokyo Institute of Technology (東京工業大学) (1994, 1998-1999, and 2001). He is a fellow of the American Nuclear Society. [1] Koen has held numerous offices in the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), including Vice-President for Public Affairs. Professor Koen is a Fellow of ASEE, and has received several awards including the Chester F. Carlson award for innovation, the W. Leighton Collins award for service to engineering education, and the IEEE Centennial Medal. [1]
In nuclear engineering and artificial intelligence (AI), Koen pioneered the use of has AI in solving complex reactor safety issues and has overseen the research of a large number of graduate students. Representative publications:
In 1969, Koen introduced to engineering education the self-paced Personalized System of Instruction (PSI or Keller Plan) as an alternative teaching method. [5] In 2000, he adapted it to a web-based class. Representative publications:
For over forty years, Koen created, developed, and taught to engineering and non-engineering students the Theory of Engineering Design in terms of heuristics. Representative publications:
Koen was the subject of "KOENTMND", a popular internet meme, or "fad", that prominently featured recordings of inspirational messages from Koen's lectures at The University of Texas at Austin. The meme gained popularity in 2006, after one of Koen's students posted an audio recording of him to YTMND, an internet meme community, saying,
Can you believe it? You've already finished C. Do you think you can do MATLAB?
According to the YTMND wiki, "KOENTMND" sites have "achieved high ratings, including some top viewed exposure." The meme has had many spinoffs. [15]
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