Holdings Engineering Electrical and Computer Eng... Michael C. Loui Papers Finding Aid Holdings Engineering Electrical and Computer Eng... Michael C. Loui Papers Finding Aid Title: Michael C. Loui Papers, 1973-2018
ID: 11/6/39
Primary Creator: Loui, Michael C. (1955-)
Extent: 9.0 cubic feet
Arrangement:
Series 1: Subject Files, 1973-2018
This series contains Professor Loui's research correspondence, research and course notes, conference materials, college and department committee minutes, and awards. In addition, it contains material related to his affiliation with the NSF and numerous other professional organizations and academic journals such as the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) and ACM (Association for Computing Machinery). It also contains Professor Loui's notes, pedagogical training materials (including AV), and conference materials related to ethics research and education. It is organized alphabetically.
Series 2: Correspondence, 1980-2007
This series contains Professor Loui's professional correspondence with individuals in his fields of research and pedagogy. It is organized alphabetically.
Series 3: Conferences, Lectures, Talks, 1983-2015
This series contains notes and materials from professional conferences in which Professor Loui participated, as well as his lectures and talks on a variety of topics, from professional development to his research on computational complexity. It is organized alphabetically.
Series 4: Courses, 1980-2011
This series contains a selection of courses developed or taught by Professor Loui about engineering ethics, computational complexity, and early courses about on-line computing and computer networks. It is organized alphabetically, then by course number, and then chronologically.
Series 5: Publications, 1975-2010
This series contains Professor Loui's journal articles, book chapters, reviews, newsletter articles, and his 1975 Yale undergraduate thesis.�?� It is organized chronologically.
Date Acquired: 07/12/2017
Subjects: Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Ethics, Faculty Papers
Michael C. Loui (1955- ) is professor emeritus of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He is recognized for his research on computational complexity, engineering ethics, and engineering pedagogy. Professor Loui was a dedicated pedagogue and mentor, including in the University Campus Honors program. He developed innovative courses on ethics in science and engineering, and courses on the intersection of society and technology. Among the many awards and recognition he received, Professor Loui was named a Carnegie Scholar by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching in 2003 and was elected as a fellow to the American Society for Engineering Education in 2018. In addition to serving as editor of leading academic journals, Professor Loui served as the director of the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Theory of Computing Program in 1990-1991 and as Associate Dean of the Graduate College at the University of Illinois from 1996-2000. After retiring from the University of Illinois in 2014, Professor Loui became the Dale and Suzi Gallagher Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University.
The papers of Michael C. Loui contain his subject files, ethics training material for students (including audio-visuals), correspondence, publications, lectures and course materials (particularly courses he initiated including classes on professional ethics), awards, and external program reviews. Also included are documents related to Professor Loui's tenure as the director of the National Science Foundation's Theory of Computing Program and his time as Associate Dean of the Graduate College at the University of Illinois.
This collection is organized into five series. Series 1: Subject Files, 1983-2018, organized alphabetically; Series 2: Correspondence, 1984-2009, organized alphabetically; Series 3: Lectures, Conferences, Talks, 1983-2015, organized alphabetically; Series 4: Courses, organized alphabetically, 1984-2007, by course number, and then chronologically; Series 5: Publications, 1975-2010, organized chronologically.
Michael C. Loui (1955- ) is professor emeritus of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He is recognized for his research on computational complexity, engineering ethics, and engineering pedagogy. Professor Loui was a distinguished pedagogue and mentor, including in the University Campus Honors program. He developed innovative courses on ethics in science and engineering, and courses on the intersection of society and technology. Among the many awards and recognition he received, Professor Loui was named a Carnegie Scholar by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching in 2003 and was elected as a fellow to the American Society for Engineering Education in 2018. In addition to serving as editor of leading academic journals, Professor Loui served as the director of the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Theory of Computing Program from 1990-1991 and as Associate Dean of the Graduate College at the University of Illinois from 1996-2000. After retiring from the University of Illinois in 2014, Professor Loui became the Dale and Suzi Gallagher Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University.
Michael Conrad Loui was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and grew up in Honolulu, Hawaii. In 1975, he graduated summa cum laude with a B.S. from Yale University and graduated with a Ph.D. from M.I.T. in Computer Science in 1980.
After one year as a research associate at M.I.T., he became visiting assistant professor of electrical engineering at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, in 1981. Professor Loui became assistant professor of electrical engineering in 1982, associate professor in 1986, and full professor in 1991. Professor Loui also served as affiliate professor of educational organization and leadership from 2007-2011 and of education policy, organization and leadership from 2011-2014. He published widely in academic journals of computing and electrical engineering, engineering pedagogy, and professional ethics. His research in the fields of computational complexity and engineering ethics was recognized with numerous awards, including the Dow Outstanding Young Faculty Award in 1985 and the 2012 Ethics for a Globalized World (EGW12) Award.
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