ROBERT HART
robert.hart@utdallas.edu
Phone: 972-883-4225
Office: ECSW 2.150A
800 West Campbell Rd.
Mailstop: ECW 31
Richardson, TX 75080-3021
PROFESSOR OF PRACTICE
Education
PhD, Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, 2012.
MS, Mechanical Engineering, University of Houston, 1997.
BS, Mechanical Engineering, University of Houston, 1993 .
Research Interests
Engineering education, Fluid mechanics, heat transfer, design of experimental facilities
Five Most Recent Journal Publications, Book Chapters, and Books
- Hart, R. A., Polk, T. W., (2025), “A Structured Approach to Improving Safety in Capstone Courses”, ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, June 2025, 47517, Montreal, QC.
- Polk, T. W., Hart, R. A., (2025), “A Rigorous Capstone Peer Evaluation Process”, ASEE Gulf-Southwest Conference, March 2025, Arlington, TX.
- Polk, T. W., Hart, R. A., (2024), “Evaluation of Team Mentoring in a Large Capstone Course”, Capstone Design Conference, June 2024, Knoxville, TN.
- Gravell, J., Hart, R. A., Polk, T. W., (2021), “The Benefits of Internal Design Reviews in an Engineering Capstone Course”, ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, July 2021, 32559, virtual.
- Hart, R. A., Polk, T. W. (2017). “An Examination of the Factors that Influence Students’ Capstone Project Choices”, International Journal of Engineering Education, 33 (5), pp. 1422–1431.
Major Honors and Awards
- University of Texas System Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award, 2017
- Texas Society of Professional Engineers Excellence Award, 2016