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Thomas G. HouckBurlington County College3331 State Rt. 38 Mount Laurel NJ 08054 |
| Industry: | Education |
| Born: | January 13, 1947, Port Chester, New York |
| Current Organization: | Burlington County College |
| Type of Organization: | Community College (ABET accredited) |
| Major Product: | Higher education |
| Area of Distribution: | Mount Laurel, New Jersey |
| Expertise: | Teaches courses in the Electronic Engineering Technology and Computer Servicing & Networking Technology programs |
| University/Degree: | BSEE, 1970; MSEE, 1974, Drexel University |
| Title: | Professor |
| Work History: | Systems Engineer, RCA Camden, NJ, Space and Government Systems Video Recorders Div., Designed a Hi Dynamic Range Video Recorder for the military and designed the telemetry for the video recorder on the Earth Resources Satellite |
| Honors & Awards: | First Place Award, Tour de Sol, Electric Car Design; New Jersey State Legislature Resolution Award, Senator Diane Allen for the 8th Annual Tour de Sol race in 2006; The 21st Century Automotive Challenge NESEA George Bradford Teacher of the Year Award |
| Published Works: | In progress Lab books for Solid State Devices and Analog Integrated Circuits courses that emphasize real world applications of the course material; A set of books for the Fundamental of Engineering Design Freshman course to an actual working remote controlled car obstacle course project |
| Affiliations: | A.S.E.E.; I.E.E.E.; NY, NJ and PA Electronics Technology Associaiton; ELECTES-Electric Car Club |
| Career Accomplishments: | Developed the first Robotics, AutoCAD, A+ and Communications Courses at BCC; Also created and is still teaching the Introduction to Electronics, Solid State Devices, Analog Integrated Circuits and Fundamentals of Engineering Design courses; Developed his own hands laboratories that relate to real world applications for all the courses that he teaches; Participated in the development of an all-electric car that made use of lead acid and lithium-ion batteries to use the advantages of each |
| Hobbies & Sports: | Biking, designing electric cars and speaker systems |
| Email: | Thouck@bcc.edu |
| Website: | http://www.bcc.edu |