Northeastern University

Robert Tillman

Associate Professor
417 Snell Engineering Center
360 Huntington Ave.
Boston, MA 02115
Tel: (617) 373 - 3469
Fax: (617) 373 - 4531
r.tillman@neu.edu
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Degree(s):
Doctor of Education in Administration of Higher Education, Northeastern University, 1988
M.S., Master of Education, Counselor Education, Northeastern University, 1979
B.S., Civil Engineering, Northeastern University

Robert Tillman

Areas of Research/Interest: Professional Ethics, Cooperative Education

Presentations:

  • Professionalism and Professional Ethics for LEPs and LSPs, an eight-hour continuing education course offered to meet state licensing requirements for Connecticut and Massachusetts. Sponsored by the Environmental Professionals' Organization of Connecticut, Hartford, CT.
  • Engineering Ethics: Micro and Macro Cases for Developing Ethical Awareness. American Society for Engineering Education – Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration Conference, San Antonio, TX, 2006.
  • The Relationship Between Ethics and MBTI Psychological Type. American Society for Engineering Education - Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration Conference, Biloxi, MS, 2004.
  • Co-ops, Internships, and Experiential Learning in Civil Engineering Education: Issues and Opportunities -- Connecting to the Practice of Civil Engineering: A Structured Approach, invited presenter, American Society for Engineering Education 2001 Annual Conference, Albuquerque, NM, 2001.
  • Connecting Professional Ethics to the World of Work: A Course Proposal, American Society for Engineering Education - Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration Conference, San Diego, CA, 2001.
  • Connecting Professional Ethics to Engineering Practice, invited speaker, National Society of Professional Engineers, Northeast Regional Meeting, Newport, RI, 2001.

    External Affiliations:

  • Accreditation Council for Cooperative Eudcation, Member Accreditation Review Board
  • American Society of Civil Engineers/Boston Society of Civil Engineers Section
  • American Society for Engineering Education/Member Executive Board Cooperative Education Division

    Honors/Awards:

  • 2003 Northeastern University Civil Engineering Alumni Association Outstanding Alumnus
  • ASCE student chapter faculty co-advisor, Certificates of Commendation: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
  • Received the Alvah K. Borman Award from the Cooperative Education Division of the American Society of Engineering Education for sustained, honorable, and meritorious contributions to the philosophy of cooperative education in engineering and engineering technology.
  • Received the College of Engineering Outstanding Co-op Coordinator Award.