Faculty Profile for Dr. Cecil Richard Compeau Jr.

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Dr. Cecil Richard Compeau Jr.
Professor of Practice — Ingram School of Engineering
IGRM 2203
phone: (512) 245-5610
Scholarly/Creative Work
Awards
Grants
Service

Biography Section

Research Interests

 EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM: Course Conflict & Program Complexity Simulation (in progress)
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM: NSF-TUES Grant participant comparing online to classroom performance, 2011
Wilson Classical High School, Long Beach, CA: Learning environment surveys to develop new teacher skills, 2003
California State University Long Beach, CA: System model of special education referral, 2002

ACADEMIC RESEARCH

Doctoral Dissertation, UNM in conjunction with the Air Force Research Laboratory: An Ultrawideband Dual-Linear Polarization Feed for Solar Microwave Observation, 2010-2014
Master’s Thesis, MIT: Hydrogen permeation in amorphous metals, 1976-1978
Bachelor’s Thesis, MIT: Correlation between hydride texture and crystallographic orientation in Zircaloy-2 tubing, 1975-1976
Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program, MIT: Drive shaft failure analysis, 1975 – 1976

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • Compeau, R., Talley, K. G., & Talley, A. B. (2024). Classicle Sticks: An Activity to Improve Student Engagement.
  • Compeau, R., & Talley, A. B. (2022). (Wave) Guiding EE’s Out Of The Capstone Box.
  • Talley, A. B., & Compeau, C. R. (2020). Work in Progress:  Senior design day during a pandemic: virtually the same as in person?
  • Compeau, C. R., Talley, A. B., & Tran, P. Q. (2019). Active Learning in Electrical Engineering: Measuring the Difference. Retrieved from https://www.asee.org/public/conferences/140/papers/25101/view
  • Compeau, C. R., & Talley, A. B. (2019). Work In Progress: Is Our Capstone Mentorship Model Working?

Selected Awards

  • Award / Honor Nominee: 2014-2015 Lecturer or Affiliated Teacher of the Year Award, UNM. 2015
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Class Act, Teaching lessons out of school. May 20, 2008
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Excellence in Teaching, AP Physics, College Board. 2007
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Teacher Appreciation Award, La Cueva Parent Association. 2006
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Teacher Appreciation Award, La Cueva Parent Association. 2005

Selected Grants

  • Compeau, Cecil Richard (Principal). Radiation-Tolerant GPU Architecture Investigation, NASA-TSGC, Federal, $1200. (Funded: December 2022). Grant.
  • Compeau, Cecil Richard. Crew Tracking for Analog Space Research, NASA-TSGC, Federal, $2000. Grant.
  • Compeau, Cecil Richard. Light-Fidelity System, NASA-TSGC, Federal, $1200. Grant.
  • Compeau, Cecil Richard. Dual-Use Wideband Microphone Array System, NASA TSGC, Federal, $1200. (Submitted: August 16, 2021, Funded: September 17, 2021 - May 3, 2022). Grant.
  • Compeau, Cecil Richard (Principal). Dual-Use Wideband Microphone Array System, NASA/TSGC, Federal, $1000. (Submitted: August 2020, Funded: September 2020 - May 2021). Grant.

Selected Service Activities

Faculty Advisor
National Society of Black Engineers
2017-Present
Academic Program Coordinator
Electrical Engineering
2017-Present
Faculty Advisor
Bobcat Amateur Radio Club
2016-Present
Member
Annual Review Committee
September 2021-Present
University Mentor
H-LSAMP
2018-Present