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World Ranking
7211
National Ranking
1970

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Thomas A. Litzinger is affiliated with Pennsylvania State University in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines, primarily focusing on social sciences and engineering, with notable contributions to education and public health-related fields.

The core areas of study for Litzinger include:

  • Social Sciences
  • Engineering

Within these broader domains, their subfields of research encompass:

  • Education
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Media Technology
  • Developmental and Educational Psychology
  • Safety Research

The primary topics addressed in their work are:

  • Engineering Education and Curriculum Development
  • Educational Strategies and Epistemologies
  • Science Education and Pedagogy
  • Education and Critical Thinking Development
  • Ethics and Social Impacts of AI
  • Ethics in Clinical Research
  • Ethics in Business and Education

Litzinger has contributed to several recent papers, illustrating their engagement with educational and ethical aspects in engineering and science. These publications include:

  • "An extension of the Thermodynamics Conceptual Reasoning Inventory (TCRI): measuring undergraduate students' understanding of introductory thermodynamics concepts," 2021, International Journal of Science Education
  • "Developing an Online Data Ethics Module Informed by an Ecology of Data Perspective," 2022, Science and Engineering Ethics
  • "Work in Progress: A Problem-based Curriculum in Support of Structured Learning Experiences to Prepare Ph.D. Candidates for Independent Research," 2020, 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access Proceedings
  • "Work-in-Progress: A Faculty Development Response to Integration of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion into the Engineering Curriculum," 2022, 2022 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE)
  • "Work in Progress: Impact of the Entrepreneurial Mindset for Innovative Teaching (EMIT) Academy," 2024, 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access Proceedings

Frequent collaborators in Litzinger's research include:

  • Stephanie Cutler
  • Sarah Zappe
  • Carla M. Firetto
  • Peggy N. Van Meter
  • Alexa Kottmeyer

Prominent venues for publication are:

  • 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access Proceedings
  • International Journal of Science Education
  • Science and Engineering Ethics
  • 2022 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE)
  • 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access Proceedings

Thomas A. Litzinger was recognized as a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2012.

Best Publications

  • Engineering education and the development of expertise

    Thomas A. Litzinger;Lisa R. Lattuca;Roger G. Hadgraft;Wendy C. Newstetter

  • A jet fuel surrogate formulated by real fuel properties

    Stephen Dooley;Sang Hee Won;Marcos Chaos;Joshua S. Heyne

  • The experimental evaluation of a methodology for surrogate fuel formulation to emulate gas phase combustion kinetic phenomena

    Stephen Dooley;Sang Hee Won;Joshua Heyne;Tanvir I. Farouk

  • "flipping" the classroom to explore active learning in a large undergraduate course

    Sarah Zappe;Robert Leicht;John Messner;Thomas Litzinger

  • Learning Conceptual Knowledge in the Engineering Sciences: Overview and Future Research Directions

    Ruth A. Streveler;Thomas A. Litzinger;Ronald L. Miller;Paul S. Steif

  • A Psychometric Study of the Index of Learning Styles

    Thomas A. Litzinger;Sang Ha Lee;John C. Wise;Richard M. Felder

  • Planar laser rayleigh scattering for quantitative vapor-fuel imaging in a diesel jet☆

    Christoph Espey;John E. Dec;Thomas A. Litzinger;Domenic A. Santavicca

  • The Effects of a First-Year Engineering Design Course on Student Intellectual Development as Measured by the Perry Scheme

    Rose M. Marra;Betsy Palmer;Thomas A. Litzinger

  • Sooting characteristics of surrogates for jet fuels

    Amy Mensch;Robert J. Santoro;Thomas A. Litzinger;S.-Y. Lee

  • Reduction of PAH and soot in premixed ethylene-air flames by addition of ethanol

    Juntao Wu;Ki Hoon Song;Thomas Litzinger;Seong Young Lee

  • Effects of oxygenated additives on aromatic species in fuel-rich, premixed ethane combustion: A modeling study

    Ki Hoon Song;Pratyush Nag;Thomas A. Litzinger;Daniel C. Haworth

  • A Study Of The Reliability And Validity Of The Felder Soloman Index Of Learning Styles

    Richard Felder;Thomas Litzinger;Sang Ha Lee;John Wise

  • Experimental and computational studies of oxidizer and fuel side addition of ethanol to opposed flow air/ethylene flames

    Kevin L. McNesby;Andrzej W. Miziolek;Thuvan Nguyen;Frank C. Delucia

  • A Cognitive Study of Problem Solving in Statics

    Thomas A. Litzinger;Peggy Van Meter;Carla M. Firetto;Lucas J. Passmore

  • The oxidation of methane at elevated pressures: Experiments and modeling

    T.B. Hunter;H. Wang;T.A. Litzinger;M. Frenklach

  • Chemical kinetic study of HAN decomposition

    Hyung Sik Lee;Thomas A. Litzinger

  • Effects of oxygenated blending compounds on emissions from a turbocharged direct injection diesel engine

    T Litzinger;M Stoner;H Hess;A Boehman

  • Self-directed Learning Readiness Among Engineering Undergraduate Students

    Thomas A. Litzinger;John C. Wise;Sang H.A. Lee

  • A Report on a Four-Year Longitudinal Study of Intellectual Development of Engineering Undergraduates

    John C. Wise;Sang Ha Lee;Thomas Litzinger;Rose M. Marra

  • The oxidation of ethylbenzene near 1060K

    T. A. Litzinger;Kenneth Brezinsky;I. Glassman

  • A cognitive study of problem-solving in Statics

    Thomas Litzinger;Peggy Van Meter;Carla Firetto;Lucas Passmore

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert J. Santoro
Robert J. Santoro Pennsylvania State University
Viswanath R. Katta
Viswanath R. Katta Innovative Scientific Solutions (United States)
Frederick L. Dryer
Frederick L. Dryer University of South Carolina
Kenneth Brezinsky
Kenneth Brezinsky University of Illinois at Chicago
Kenneth K. Kuo
Kenneth K. Kuo Pennsylvania State University
Henry J. Curran
Henry J. Curran University of Galway
Domenic A. Santavicca
Domenic A. Santavicca Pennsylvania State University
Yiguang Ju
Yiguang Ju Princeton University
Chih-Jen Sung
Chih-Jen Sung University of Connecticut
Sang Hee Won
Sang Hee Won University of South Carolina

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