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Department of Engineering 
101 Johnson EPS Building 
University of TN at Martin 
Martin, TN 38238
Phone: (731) 881-7571
Fax:(731) 881-7383

Chair: Edward Wheeler
ewheeler@utm.edu 

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Department of Engineering – Faculty & Staff
 

Richard J. Helgeson, Ph.D., P.E.

 



Professor and Dean

Department of Engineering
113 Joseph E. Johnson EPS Building
Martin, TN 38238
Phone: 731-881-7380   Fax: 731-881-7375
helgeson@utm.edu

   

Education


  • Ph.D.
  • B.S.C.E.
  • M.S.E
  • B.S.E

Structural Engineering, State University of New York at Buffalo, 1998

Civil Engineering, California State University at Chico, 1993

Electrical Engineering, Loyola University at Los Angeles, 1976

Electrical Engineering, Loyola University at Los Angeles, 1974

   

Professional Appointment

  • Professor and Interim Dean
  • Professor and Chair

  • Senior Lecturer

  • Research Lecturer

  • Instructor

  • Associate Faculty
  • Consulting Engineer
  • Department Staff Engineer
  • Technical Staff Engineer

College of Engineering and Natural Sciences,

University of Tennessee at Martin, 2009 - present

Department of Engineering,

University of Tennessee at Martin, 2002-2009

Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering,

State University of New York at Buffalo, 1997-1998   

Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering,

State University of New York at Buffalo, 1993-1997   

Civil Engineering,

California State University at Chico, California, 1993  

Department of Mathematics,

Butte Community College, Oroville, CA, 1988 - 1993

Helgeson Associates, Paradise, CA, 1981-1988

TRW, Redondo Beach, CA, 1976-1981

Rockwell International, Anaheim, CA, 1974-1976 

   

Awards, Certificates and Licenses

  • University of Tennessee at Martin Featured Scholar, Fall 2005
  • Registered Professional Engineer, Civil Engineering, Tennessee, No. 109798
  • Cunningham Outstanding Teacher/Scholar Award, UT Martin, 2003
  • General Building Contractor, License B1, State of California, 1989
  • Instructor Credential, Mathematics, The California Community Colleges, 1988
  • Engineering Council of Sacramento Valley Scholarship Award, Sacramento, California, 1993
  • Structural Engineers Association of Central California Achievement Award, Structural Design Competition, 1993
  • Structural Engineers Association of Central California Scholarship Award, 1992
   

Recent Publications

  • R. Helgeson and E. Wheeler, “Passing the Fundamentals of Engineering Examination as a Requirement for Graduation in a General Engineering Program: Lessons Learned”, ASEE Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, June 2006.
  • R. Helgeson, “An Interdisciplinary Vibrations/Structural Dynamics Course for Civil and Mechanical Students with Integrated Hands-on Laboratory Exercises”, ASEE Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, June 2006.
  • R. LeMaster, J.D. Sterrett and R.J. Helgeson, “Integration of Design throughout the Curriculum of a BSE Program”, Proceedings of the 2002 ASEE Annual Conference, Montreal, Quebec, June 2002.
  • S.Y. Chu, T.T. Soong, A.M. Reinhorn, R.J. Helgeson, and M.A. Riley, “Integration Issues in Implementation of Structural Control Systems”, Journal of Structural Control, Volume 9, Number 1, April 2002.
  • R.J. Helgeson, R. McDaniel, S. Priddy and M. Reed “Semi-Active Frame Energy (SAFE) Earthquake System”, Proceedings of the Third World Conference on Structural Control, Como, Italy, April 2002.
   

Courses

  • ENGR 462 Linear Controls