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Matthew Cooper

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Teaching Professor & Director of Undergraduate Programs

Engineering Building I (EB1) 2016

919-513-1623

Bio

Prof. Matthew Cooper is an Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Programs. He served as an energy researcher at RTI International before joining the NC State faculty in 2011. Prof. Cooper has won a number of awards, both at NC State and nationally, for teaching and engineering education research. He currently serves in the Chair rotation of the Education Division of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), is a past Chair of the Chemical Engineering Division of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), and serves as an ABET Program Evaluator.

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Education

PhD Chemical Engineering Ohio University 2008

MS Chemical Engineering Ohio University 2005

BS Chemical Engineering West Virginia University 2002

Area(s) of Expertise

Effective Teaching
Community Building
Process Safety Decision-Making Skills
Best Practices for Online Education

Groups

  • AIChE CAST Division David Himmelblau Award for Innovations in Computer-Based Chemical Engineering Education (2023)
  • Inaugural NC State CBE Felder Teaching Excellence Award (2023)
  • Silver Medal, Games Designed for Higher Ed. Category, International Serious Play Awards (2022)
  • William H. Corcoran Award, presented by the Chemical Engineering Division of ASEE for best paper in the journal Chemical Engineering Education (2021)
  • ASEE Southeastern Section Outstanding Mid-Career Teaching Award (2021)
  • NC State Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor Award (2019)
  • ASEE Raymond W. Fahien Award (2016)
  • NC State Outstanding Teacher Award (2014)
  • Named to Academy of Outstanding Teachers, NCSU Alumni Association (2014)
  • ASEE Southeastern Section Outstanding New Teacher Award (2014)
  • Joseph J. Martin Award, presented by the Chemical Engineering Division of ASEE annually for the best paper presented at the Annual Conference) (2013 and 2017)