Bahman Rezaie
Chair of the Engineering Department and Professor of Electrical Engineering
EXPERTISE:- Microprocessors
- Electrical Engineering
- Robotics
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:"Women and the Engineering Profession: the Stereotypical Engineer, " Suzanne N. Cory, Bahman Rezaie, Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, Volume 14, No. 2, pp. 141–157, 2008.
"Assessment of Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction From Technetium–99M–Methoxy Isobutyl Isonitrile Multiple–Gated Radionuclide Angiocardiography," Davis, M.H., Rezaie, B., Weiland, F.L., IEEE Transaction on Medical Imaging, Vol. 12, No. 2, June 1993, pp. 189–199.
"Carpal Scaphoid Bone Fracture Detection By Image Processing Techniques," Rezaie, B., Miner, J., Mexican American Engineers Society (MAES) National Symposium Proceeding, San Antonio, TX., April 1992, pp. 132–144.
TEACHING:- Electrical Engineering
- Computer–Aided Circuit Design
- Microelectronics
EDUCATION:- B.S., Pars College (Iran)
- B.S.E.E., Southern Methodist University
- M.S.E.E., Southern Methodist University
- Ph.D., Southern Methodist University
Bahman Rezaie, Ph.D., has seen a lot of firsts at St. Mary’s – the first computer (which he used), the first research grant from the National Science Foundation (which he received), and implementation of the first core curriculum (which he helped design).
But that’s all in the past. What he’s concerned about now is helping tomorrow’s engineers today. When he’s not working on his own research in robotics (his main interest is medical imaging), he’s encouraging students to go on to graduate school and to think of new applications of the ever expanding world of technology. After spending almost 30 years at St. Mary’s, he’s still working on refining the engineering degree and how it can be applied in the real world.
On educating the next generation ... Rezaie sees technology as a blessing and a curse for the next generation of students. As students become more dependent on computers to study, they become more accustomed to finding answers quickly. “As professors, we have to push students to think outside the box, which is hard to do when they can find the answer on the Internet. We have to ask them open–ended questions to make them think about the answer and apply the concepts of engineering in an intelligent way.”
On engineering at a liberal arts university...
This fall, St. Mary’s University implemented a new Core Curriculum designed to give students a well–rounded and balanced education. Rezaie was an instrumental part of the team that developed the revised core, and believes it necessary for future engineers. “Students will only benefit from taking classes in all areas of life. Our students will graduate knowing about more than just their field, which will help them in their careers.”
On ethics in engineering ...
The general public often thinks about science as a pure form of research, existing free from politics and trends. But engineering is a business like any other, and students must be prepared for the quandaries they will face in the professional world. That’s why the engineering department at St. Mary’s requires students to take a workshop on ethics in engineering. “You can’t live in a bubble. In this workshop, we ask students, ‘How will your work affect the environment and society? What impact will it have?’ Knowledge of different areas of life and thinking about how you will affect them will only make students better engineers.”
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