Dr. B. Frank (M'2002) received the B.Sc., M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada in 1997, 1999 and 2002 respectively. He is the Associate Dean (Teaching and Learning) and the DuPont Canada Chair in Engineering Education Research and Development in the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, and Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. From 2004-2006 he was an Educational Development Faculty Associate in the Instructional Development Centre, now the Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL).
Dr. Frank has worked on the design of microwave circuits in CMOS, including traveling wave amplifiers (TWAs), low noise amplifiers (LNAs), voltage controlled oscillators (VCOs), and high frequency on-chip phase-locked loops (PLLs), and electronics for passive optical networks (PONs).
His current research interests are in engineering education and assessment. He was the co-principal investigator of the Queen’s Learning Outcomes Assessment Consortium project, a longitudinal study assessing transferable cognitive skills including critical thinking and communication and university lead for a multi-institutional study on the impact of using embedded expertise for STEM program improvement. He is also looking at using learning outcomes to support transfer between engineering and technology programs. He is a founder and former president of the Canadian Engineering Education Association and coordinator of the EGAD Project.
More information about his engineering education and assessment activities are described on the DuPont Chair Page.
613 533 6000
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brian.frank@queensu.ca
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