Chemical Engineering Department

Michael J. Prince

Professor of Chemical Engineering
Dept. of Chemical Engineering
Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA 17837
Phone: (570) 577-1781
Fax: (570) 577-1141
prince@bucknell.edu

 

 

 

 

Educational Background:

  • B.S.Ch.E., Worcester Polytechnic Institute
  • Ph.D., University of California-Berkeley

Teaching Specialties:

  • Design
  • Biochemical Engineering
  • Unit Operations
  • Heat Transfer

Research Interests:

  • Active and inductive pedagogies
  • Assessment and repair of student misconceptions
  • Factors affecting student motivation and self-directed learning
  • Faculty development and cultrural change 

Selected Publications:

  • Prince, M., M. Vigeant & K. Nottis, "Assessing Misconceptions of Undergraduate Engineering Students in the Thermal Sciences", International Journal of Engineering Education (in press)
  • Nottis, K., M. Prince & M. Vigeant, "Building an Understanding of Heat Transfer Concepts in Undergraduate Chemical Engineering Courses", U.S.-China Education Review  (in press)
  • Prince, M., M. Vigeant, & K. Nottis, "A Preliminary Study on the Effectiveness of Inquiry-Based Activities for Addressing Misconceptions of Undergraduate Engineering Students", Advances in Engineering Education (in press)
  • Prince, M., & R. Felder, 2007. "The Many Faces of Inductive
    Teaching and Learning", Journal of College Science Teaching 36(5):
    14-20, March/April. online at http://www4.ncsu.edu/unity/lockers/users/f/felder/public/Papers/Inductive(JCST).pdf.
  • Prince, M.,  R. Felder, & R. Brent.  2007. "Does Faculty Research
    Improve Undergraduate Teaching? An Analysis of Existing and Potential
    Synergies." Journal of Engineering Education 96(4): 283-294; online
    at http://www4.ncsu.edu/unity/lockers/users/f/felder/public/Papers/Teaching-Research(JEE).pdf.