Dr. David C. Che
Professor and Program Director
Department of Engineering
E-mail: dche7741@bryan.edu
Academic Degrees
- Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan
- M.S, Mechanical Engineering, Ohio State University
- B.S.E., Precision Mechanical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology
Professional Memberships
- American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE)
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
- Chattanooga Engineering Club (CEC)
- Christian Engineering Society (CES)
Professional Service
- Vice Chair, ASME Central Ohio Section (2018-2019)
- Director of the Board, Knox-Lab, a community-based makerspace (2017-2018)
- Director of the Governing Board, Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Pittsburgh Section (2012-2014)
Professional Experience
- Bryan College (August, 2019-Present)
Chair and Professor of Engineering - Mount Vernon Nazarene University (2016-2019)
Department Chair of Engineering (2017-2019)
Professor of Engineering (2016-2019) - Anderson University (2015-2016)
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering - Geneva College (2008 - 2015)
Associate Professor & Director of the Pinkerton Center for Technology Development - Stafast Products, Inc. (2005 - 2008)
General Manager, Asia Operations - General Motors Corporation (1997-2005)
Sr. Project/Research Engineer - University of Michigan (1995-1997)
Postdoctoral Research Fellow/Research Investigator
Recent Publications
- David C. Che, "A Christ-centered Dominion Mandate - Reflections on Integration of Faith and Engineering" Proceedings of the 2019 Christian Engineering Conference, Sioux Center, Iowa, July 11-13, 2019
- David C. Che, Steve Feazel, "Engagement in Practice – CAD Education via Service-Learning," Proceedings of the 2019 ASEE Annual Conference, Tampa, FL
- David C. Che, "Engagement in Practice – CAE Education via Service-Learning," Proceedings of the 2018 ASEE Annual Conference, Salt Lake City, UT
- David C. Che, "The Development of a Hybrid Course on Ethics, Service Engineering, Society and Technology," poster presentation, Workshop on Engaged Scholarship for Ethics and Responsible Innovation in STEM Fields, North Carolina State University (NCSU) – Genetic Engineering and Society Center, March 14-15, 2018, Raleigh, NC
- David C. Che, "Engineering through the Eyes of Faith," 2017 Christian Engineering Conference, Cedarville, OH, June, 2017
- David C. Che, "The Development of a Truly Hands-on Torsional Strength of Materials Lab," Proceedings of the 2017 ASEE Annual Conference, Columbus, OH
- David C. Che, "Incorporating Excel Data Solver in Teaching Undergraduate Engineering Curriculum," Proceedings of the 2016 ASEE North-Central Region Annual Conference, Mt. Pleasant, MI
- David C. Che, "An Attempt to Strengthen ‘Outcome k’ in a Mechanical Vibrations Course," Proceedings of the 2015 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Region Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX
- David Smith, William Fiedler, David C. Che, "Gyroscopic Effect Analysis of a Battle Bot – A Service-Learning Project,” ASEE North Central Regional Conference, Auburn Hills, MI, April 4-5, 2014