Jacob Moore

Associate Professor, Engineering
Faculty, Honors Program
Assistant Director , Academic Affairs
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Penn State Mont Alto | 1 Campus Drive | Mont Alto, PA 17237

Jacob P. Moore

Degrees

Ph.D. , Engineering Education, Virginia Tech, 2013
M.Eng., Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech, 2012
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 2008

Courses Taught

  • EDSGN 100S: Introduction to Engineering Design
  • EMCH 211: Statics
  • EMCH 212: Dynamics
  • EMCH 213 Strength of Materials
  • ME 300: Engineering Thermodynamics I

Faculty Scholarly Activities

  1. Moore, J., Reinsfelder, T. (2018). Work In Progress: A Snapshot of OER Adoption in Engineering Mechanics Courses Proceedings of the 2018 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition. Salt Lake City, UT, ASEE.
  2. Gao, H., Kaweesa, D., Moore, J. Meisel, N. (2017). "Investigating the Impact of Acetone Vapor Smoothing on the Strength and Elongation of Printed ABS Parts" JOM 69 (3)
  3. Moore, J. (2016). Mastery Grading of Engineering Homework Assignments Proceedings of the 2016 ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference. Erie, PA, IEEE.
  4. Moore, J., Williams, C. (2015). "Fatigue Properties of Parts Printed by PolyJet Material Jetting" Rapid Prototyping Journal 21 (6)
  5. Moore, J., Williams, C., North C., Johri, A., Paretti, M. (2015). "Effectiveness of Adaptive Concept Maps for Promoting Conceptual Understanding: Findings from a Design-Based Case Study of a Learner-Centered Tool" Advances in Engineering Education ASEE 4 (4)

GIFTS: Working with Local Retirement Communities for Freshman Design Experiences - July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 30, 2019

An Online Tool for Facilitating Thermodynamic Property Lookups - June 16, 2019

Work In Progress: A Snapshot of OER Adoption in Engineering Mechanics Courses - June 24, 2018

Investigating Material Degradation through the Recycling of PLA in Additively Manufactured Parts - August 31, 2017

Problem-based Learning Module for Teaching Thermodynamic Cycle Analysis using PYroMat - June 28, 2017

The Retention and Usefulness of Concept Maps as Advance Organizers - June 28, 2017

Investigating the Impact of Acetone Vapor Smoothing on the Strength and Elongation of Printed ABS Parts, JOM, TMS Materials Journal - March, 2017

Mastery Grading of Engineering Homework Assignments, 2016 Frontiers in Education Conference - October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 15, 2016

Targeted Flipped Classroom Technique Applied to a Challenging Topic, 2016 Frontiers in Education Conference - October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 15, 2016

Teaching the foundations of thermodynamics with PYro, 2016 Frontiers in Education Conference - October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 15, 2016

Fatigue Properties of Parts Printed by PolyJet Material Jetting, Rapid Prototyping Journal - November, 2015

Effectiveness of Adaptive Concept Maps for Promoting Conceptual Understanding: Findings from a Design-Based Case Study of a Learner-Centered Tool, Advances in Engineering Education - July (3rd Quarter/Summer), 2015

A Mastery Learning Approach to Engineering Homework Assignments - June 15, 2015

New Faculty First Experiences and Best Practices in Grading for Mastery - June 15, 2015

Adaptive Map Digital Textbook Project: Engineering Statics - August, 2014

Promoting Conceptual Understanding in Engineering Statics Through the Use of Adaptive Concept Maps, Proceedings of the 2013 ASEE Annual Conference - June 23, 2013

Translating Educational Theory Into Educational Software: A Case Study of the Adaptive Map Project, Proceedings of the 2013 ASEE Annual Conference - June 23, 2013

Fatigue Characterization of 3D Printed Elastomer Material, Proceedings of the 2012 Solid Freeform Fabrication Conference - August 20, 2012

Advancing Personalized Engineering Learning via an Adaptive Concept Map, Proceedings of the 2012 ASEE Annual Conference - June 10, 2012

Towards an "Adaptive Concept Map": Creating an Expert-Generated Concept Map of an Engineering Statics Curriculum, Proceedings of the 2012 ASEE Annual Conference - June 10, 2012

Using Wikis as a Formative Assessment Tool For Student Engineering Design Teams, Proceedings of the ASME 2011 International Design Engineering Technical Conference & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference - August 29, 2011

Problem-Based Learning: A Student Perspective on the Role of the Facilitator., Proceedings of the 2011 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition - June 26, 2011

Work in Progress: A Mixed-Methods Study of the Effects of First-Year Project Pedagogies on the Motivation, Retention, and Career Plans of Women in Engineering, Proceedings of the 2010 ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference - October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 27, 2010

Ph D, Engineering Education, Virginia Tech

M.Eng., Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech

BS, Mechanical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute