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CURRICULUM VITAE

ANDRÉ J. BUTLER, Ph.D.

Current Address, Telephone Number and E-mail:

Mercer Univ., 1501 Mercer University Dr., Macon, GA 31207; (478) 301-2476; butler_aj@mercer.edu

Educational Background:

Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering, 2000

Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA

M.E. in Mechanical Engineering, 1995

Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Campus Honors, 1993

University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

Employment History:

2013 - Present

Chair, Environmental Engineering, Mercer University

2007 – 2013

Associate Professor, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering, Mercer University

   •  Teach courses in environmental and mechanical engineering

   •  Conduct fundamental and interdisciplinary air quality research

2000 - 2007

Assistant Professor, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering, Mercer University

1998 – 2000

Environmental Engineer, Air, Pesticides and Toxics Management Division, United States Environmental Protection Agency

   •  Provided oversight for the Region 4 PM2.5 Speciation Program

1995 – 2000

Graduate Research Assistant, School of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA

   •  Built ambient air quality monitoring equipment, performed chemical analyses of ionic, metallic, and carbonaceous species, and performed statistical and geostatistical analyses of data in support of the Assessment of Spatial Aerosol Composition in Atlanta (ASACA) Project

1993 – 1995

Graduate Research Assistant, Mechanical Engineering Department, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA

   •  Performed material analyses and recycle feasibility study for automobile batteries

1992 – 1995

Summer Intern, Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI

   •  Performed exhaust system analyses for light truck models

   •  Conducted Failure Effect Analyses (FEA) for door latch mechanisms

   •  Participated in engineering launch team activities for the Thunderbird/Cougar (MN-12) program

1. Teaching Effectiveness:

1.1 Courses taught at Mercer University

EGR 107   Introduction to Engineering Design

EGR 126   Introduction to Problem Solving

EGR 252   Applications of Engineering Mathematics

EVE 290   Introduction to Environmental Engineering

EVE 290L  Introduction to Environmental Engineering Laboratory

EVE 403   Atmospheric Chemistry

EVE 445L  Senior Environmental Engineering Laboratory

EVE 486   Public Health

EVE 4/591 Toxicology

EVE 692   Statistical Procedures for Environmental Engineers

MAE 302L  Mechanical Engineering Laboratory I

MAE 402L  Mechanical Engineering Laboratory II

MAE 491   Solar Energy Utilization

1.2 Course taught at Georgia Institute of Technology

CE 4100   Introduction to Environmental Engineering

1.3 Course taught at University of Illinois - Urbana

ENG 199   Introduction to Engineering   

1.4 Graduate research supervision

M.S. project advisor for Hunter S. King, 2011

Environmental Engineering, Mercer University

Project Title: "Malawi Solar Powered Water Pump system"

M.S. thesis committee member for Melissa K. Antoine, 2002

Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology

Thesis Title: “Transport Characteristics and Regional Source Assessment of PM2.5 in Atlanta: Cluster Analysis and Potential Source Contribution Function Analysis”

1.5 Undergraduate research supervision

Kerry Hicks, Fall 2011

Project Title: “Ambient Ozone in Georgia: Implications of a Stricter 8-hr Standard, 2008-2011”

Bradley Handziuk, Fall 2009

Project Title: “Temporal and Spatial Trends in PM2.5 Mass Measurements in Atlanta and Macon, Georgia, 2003 - 2010”

Bradley Handziuk, Fall 2008

Project Title: “Ozone Concentrations in Metropolitan Atlanta and Central Georgia, 2002-2008”

Vivyan O. Frank and Jennifer L. Sheppard, Fall 2005

Project Title: “Passive Ozone Sampling Beyond the Peak Photochemically-Active Months: Relationships and Comparisons to Continuous Methods”

Sherri Radney and Ayana Pusha, Spring 2004

Project Title: “A Data Acquisition Program for the Collection and Statistical Analysis of Ozone Data”

Cheryl Rae Horn, Fall 2002

Project Title: “PM2.5 Organic Carbon in Atlanta: Measurements and Statistical Relationships to EPA PAMS Data"

Shamekia McGriff, Summer 2001

Project Title: "Statistical Modeling of PM2.5 Mass in Atlanta: Results from the First Two Years of the ASACA Study"

1.6 Undergraduate research award

Cheryl Rae Horn

“PM2.5 Organic Carbon in Atlanta: Measurements and Statistical Relationships to EPA PAMS Data.” Awarded 3rd Place Prize in Student Poster Competition at the 2003 A&WMA National Convention in San Diego, CA

1.7 Senior design project supervision

C.R. Johnson, S. Patel, O. Modin, and D. Adkins, Spring 2003

Project Title: “Design of an Instrument to Collect PM2.5 Organic Carbon Samples”

1.8 Freshman design (EGR 107) participation

Design competition client for 2-3 teams, 2003-2011

1.9 Teaching awards

Who's Who Among America's Teachers, 2004-2005

Mercer University School of Engineering Teacher of the Year, 2002-2003

1.10 Educational workshop

National Science Foundation Engineering Education Scholars Workshop, Leesburg, VA, August 2001

2. Technical Competence and Currency:

2.1 Academic consulting (2000 – 2004)

Ted Russell, Helena Park, Herman Holm, and Melissa Antoine

Georgia Institute of Technology

Regular communication regarding PM2.5 air monitoring equipment and sample analyses

2.2 Government consulting (2000 – Present)

Douglas Jager and Richard Guillot

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4

Regular communication regarding PM2.5 speciation analyses and temporal and spatial ozone distribution

2.3 Conferences attended

Air & Waste Management Association National Convention

          - Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 2010

          - Detroit, MI, 2009

          - New Orleans, LA, 2006

          - San Diego, CA, 2003

          - Baltimore, MD, 2002

          - Salt Lake City, UT, 2000

          - San Diego, CA, 1998

American Association for Aerosol Research Annual Conference

- San Francisco, CA, 2001

American Society for Engineering Education National Convention and Exposition

          - Austin, TX, 2009

          - Chicago, IL, 2006

          - Portland, OR, 2005

American Society for Engineering Education SE Section Meeting

- Auburn, AL, 2004

- Macon, GA, 2003

2.4 Honors and awards

Sloan Scholar, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1995-2000

GEM Fellow, Carnegie Mellon University, 1993-1995

Chancellor's Scholar, Univ. of Illinois – Urbana, 1988-1992

2.5 Review of technical papers

Journal of Air & Waste Management Association, 2005, 2006

Environmental Engineering Science, 2006, 2007

2.6 Memberships in professional societies

Air & Waste Management Association

Association for Engineering Education

2.7 Professional licensure

Engineer in Training, Georgia, License No. EIT022229, 2005

3. Scholarship:

3.1 Funded research project

“Implementation of Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectroscopy into Chemistry, Environmental Engineering and Environmental Science Curricula,” Arthur Salido (PI), André Butler, and Ajaz Karim (Co-Principal Investigators), National Science Foundation Award No. 0410461, August 2004, $37,495.

3.2 Publications in refereed technical journals

Butler, A.J., Andrew, M.S., and Russell, A.G. “Daily sampling of PM2.5 in Atlanta: Results from the first year of the ASACA study.” Journal of Geophysical Research , 108(D7), 8415, doi: 10.1029/2002JD002234, 2003.

Solomon, P.A., W. Chameides, R.W. Weber, A. Middlebrook, C.S. Kiang, A.G. Russell, A. Butler, B. Turpin, D. Mikel, R. Scheffe, E. Cowling, E. Edgerton, J. St. John, J. Jansen, P. McMurry, S. Hering, and T. Bahadori. “Overview of the 1999 Atlanta Supersites Project.” Journal of Geophysical Research , 108(D7), 8413, doi:10.1029/2001JD001458, 2003.

Tolbert, P., Mulholland, J., MacIntosh, D., Xu, F., Daniels, D., Devine, O., Carlin, B., Klein, M., Dorley, J., Butler A., Nordenberg, D., Frumkin, H., Ryan, P.B., White, M. “Air pollution and pediatric emergency room visits for asthma in Atlanta.” Am. Journal of Epidemiology , 151, 798-810, 2000.

Mulholland, J.A., Butler, A.J., Wilkinson, J.G., Russell, A.G., and Tolbert, P.E. “Temporal and Spatial Distributions of Ozone in Atlanta: Regulatory and Epidemiologic Implications.” Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association , 5, 418-426, 1998.

3.3 Publications in refereed conference proceedings

Butler, A.J. and Handziuk, B., “Temporal and Spatial Trends in Continuous PM2.5 Mass Measurements in Atlanta and Macon, GA, 2003 – 2010.” Proceedings of the Air and Waste Management Association National Convention, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 2010.

Butler, A.J. and Handziuk, B., “Ozone Concentrations in Metro Atlanta and Central Georgia, 2002-2008.” Proceedings of the Air and Waste Management Association National Convention, Detroit, MI, 2009.

Butler, A.J. and Moses, W.M., “Methods of Assessment to Examine Experimental Design in Mechanical Engineering Laboratories.” Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education, National Convention and Exposition, Austin, TX, 2009.

Butler, A.J., Schultz, S.R., and Sumner, L.B.S., “Revising Faculty Performance Evaluations: Not for the Faint of Heart.” Proceedings of the 2009 ASEE Southeast Section Conference, Atlanta, GA, 2009.

Butler, A.J., Frank, V.O., and Sheppard, J.L., "Passive Ozone Sampling Beyond the Peak Photochemically-Active Months: Statistical Relationships and Comparisons to Continuous Methods." Proceedings of the Air and Waste Management Association National Convention, New Orleans, LA, 2006.

Butler, A.J. and Hicks, P., "Student Diversity at the Mercer University School of Engineering." Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education, National Convention and Exposition, Chicago, IL, 2006.

Mines, R.O., Lackey, L.W., and Butler, A.J., "Bench-Scale Digestion Studies." Proceedings of the American Society of Civil Engineers, World Environmental and Water Resources Congress, Omaha, NE, 2006.

Butler, A.J. and Moses, W.M., "Introducing Experimental Design in Mechanical Engineering Laboratories." Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education, National Convention and Exposition, Portland, OR, 2005.

Butler, A.J., "Engineering Research with Undergraduate Students: Success stories and pitfalls." Proceedings of the ASEE SE Section Conference, Auburn, AL, 2004.

Horn, C.R., Butler, A.J . , "PM2.5 Organic Carbon in Atlanta: Measurements and Statistical Relationships to EPA PAMS Data." Proceedings of the Air and Waste Management Association National Convention, San Diego, CA, 2003.

Butler, A.J., Andrew, M.S., Russell, A.G., "Principal Components Analysis to Determine PM2.5 Source Contributions in Atlanta: Results from the First Year of the ASACA Study." Proceedings of the Air and Waste Management Association National Convention, Baltimore, MD, 2002.

Butler, A.J., McGriff, S., Andrew, M.S., Russell, A.G., "Statistical Modeling of PM2.5 Mass in Atlanta: Results from the First Two Years of the ASACA Study." Proceedings of the Air and Waste Management Association National Convention, Baltimore, MD, 2002.

Lackey, L.W., Mines, R.O., McCreanor, P.T., Butler, A.J., "Retooling the Environmental Engineering Laboratory Capstone Experience for ABET 2000." Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, 2002.

Butler, A.J., Andrew, M.S., Holm, H., Parkmond, W., Russell, A.G., Hartsell, B., Edgerton, E., "Temporal and Spatial Assessment of PM2.5 Mass and Composition in Atlanta During the 1999 Supersite Study." Proceedings of the Air and Waste Management Association National Convention, Salt Lake City, UT, 2000.

Butler, A.J., Mulholland, J.A., Russell, A.G., "Spatial Analysis of Ozone in Atlanta." Proceedings of the Air and Waste Management Association National Convention, San Diego, CA, 1998.

3.4 Other presentations

Butler, A.J. “PM2.5 Speciation: Preliminary Results in Atlanta.” USEPA Region 4 Air Monitoring Workshop, Athens, GA, May, 2000.

Butler, A.J., Mulholland, J.A., Wilkinson, J.G., "An Application of Kriging in Ambient Ozone Analysis." The Quadrangle Conference, Clemson, SC, February, 1997.

3.5 Dissertation/Project

Ph.D. Dissertation: “Temporal and spatial analysis of PM2.5 mass and composition in Atlanta.” Georgia Institute of Technology, 2000, Advisor: A.G. Russell

M.E. Project: “Automobile battery recycling.” Carnegie Mellon University, 1995, Advisors: R. Sturges and F.C. McMichael

4. Service:

4.1 Service to professional societies

• Reviewed manuscripts for ASEE SE Section Meeting, 2001, 2005
• Served as Secretary of the ASEE SE Section Bioengineering Division, 2004-2005
• Reviewed applications for ASEE SE Section Outstanding Teacher Award, 2002

4.2 Service to the University

• Mercer on Mission (Malawi) Faculty Advisor, June 2011
• Mercer University Upward Bound Advisory Board, 2001-present
• Participant, Focus group investigating student perceptions of diversity on campus, 2006
• Instructor (paid), Student Support Services, Opportunity Scholars Program, 2002, 2005, 2006
• Participant, NSBE/SWE Faculty Talent Show, 2006
• Alternate, MUSE Representatives to the Mercer House of Delegates, 2004-2005
• Member, Search Committee for the Director of Recreational Sports and Wellness, 2004
• Mathematics instructor (paid), Mercer University Upward Bound Program, 2002, 2003
• Member, Mercer University Commitment to Equity Subcommittee for the NCAA certification of Mercer's Athletics Program, 2002-2003
• Mentor, University Commons Undergraduate Mentoring Program, 2002
• Participant, Minority Professionals Student Connection, 2002
• Participant, “Mercer Madness” Faculty/Staff Basketball Game, 2000, 2001, 2002

4.3 Service to MUSE

• Faculty committee assignments

  - Assessment, 2005-2006, 2006-2007

  - Safety, 2000-2001, 2004-2005

  - Recruitment and Retention, 2000-2001, 2001-2002, 2004-2005

  - Equipment, 2002-2003, 2003-2004

  - Committee on Committees, 2001-2002, 2002-2003

• Faculty advisor, Mercer University Chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers, 2002-present
• Interviewer, Collegiate Fellows Competition, 2000-2005
• Client, EGR 107 design teams, 2001-2005
• Secretary to the MUSE faculty, 2002-2003, 2003-2004
• Freshman Advisor, 2001-2002, 2002-2003
• Instructor, Mercer ESCAPE Camp, 2001

4.4 Service to the community at-large

• Cleaned and performed basic landscape maintenance at the Calvary Refuge Center in Forest Park, GA, as part of Project UNITE, 2006
• Delivered meals to needy individuals for Project Open Hand in Atlanta, 2005
• Performed basic landscape maintenance at Sacred Journey Hospice in McDonough, GA, as part of Project UNITE, 2004
• Cleaned and performed basic landscape maintenance at Dresden Elem. School in Chamblee, GA, as part of Project UNITE, 2003
• Science fair judge for local elementary, middle, and high school students, Macon State University, 2002

4.5 Extra curricular activities

• Vice President, Black Graduate Student Organization, Carnegie Mellon University, 1994 - 1995