• All coursework towards Ph.D.
• M.S. Mechanical Engineering, UC Santa Barbara.
        Solid Mechanics/Mechanics of Materials (Metal Matrix Composites).
• B.S. Mechanical Engineering, UC Santa Barbara, Highest Honors (#1 in class).
• E.I.T./F.E., State of California.

• TEACHING
  • Honored Faculty, AHC CAN Program (College Achievement Now), 2013.
  • Outstanding Community College Educator, 2012, American Society for Engineering Education/Pacific Southwest Section.
  • AHC Foundation Outstanding Faculty Award, Spring '06 (first awardee).
• GRADUATE (UCSB)
• National Science Foundation Fellow.
• Special Regents Fellow, UCSB.
• Tau Beta Pi Fellow (Tau Beta Pi is the national Engineering honor society).
• UNDERGRADUATE (UCSB)
• Outstanding Senior, College of Engineering.
• Outstanding Senior, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering (as voted by peers).
• UC Regents Fellow.

• Author, Strength and Stiffness of Engineering Systems, F.A. Leckie and
                  D.J. Dal Bello.  Textbook. Published by Springer; January 2009.
• Author, AHC Engineering Program Lab Manuals
  • Electric Circuits Laboratory Manual, 2004-present, ~180 pp.
  • Materials Science Laboratory Manual, 2004-present, ~110 pp.
  • Student Laboratory Handbook, 2007-present, ~75 pp.
  • Excel Hints, 2007-present, ~28 pp.
  • MATLAB Workbook for Science and Engineering, 2004-present, 128 pp.
• Circuits and Devices Laboratory Manual, 2004-present, ~100 pp.
• Reviewer
• Reviewer, abstracts and papers, ASEE National Conference, Two-Year College Division, 2012-present.
• Reviewed "Prologue," etc. of 4th Edition (2013) of Studying Engineering by Ray Landis (textbook used in Engr. 100).
• Reviewed/edited three chapters 3rd Edition (2007 of Studying Engineering by Ray Landis (textbook used in Engr. 100).
• ASEE Conference Papers/Posters; Contributor/Co-author
  • Paper/Poster: "Some Highlights of SESMC: Scholarships in Engineering, Science, Mathematics, and Computer Science – National Science Foundation S-STEM Project" Author: D. Dal Bello, 2018 ASEE Annual Conference: Salt Lake City, June 2018 https://peer.asee.org/30007
  • Paper/Poster: "What's Shaking with SESMC? An Update on an NSF S-STEM Project" Authors: D. Dal Bello, 2017 ASEE Annual Conference: Columbus, OH, June 2017 https://peer.asee.org/27827
  • Poster: "What's Shaking with SESMC?" Authors: D. Dal Bello, 2017 ASEE/Pacific Southwest Annual Conference: Tempe, AZ, June 2017.
  • Work in Progress Paper: " Enhancing Student-Learning Through State-of-The-Art Systems Level Design and Implementation" Authors: A. Liddicoat, J. Pan, J.G. Harris, D. Dal Bello, and L. Slivovsky. Proceedings of the 38th ASEE / IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference: Saratoga Springs, NY, November 2008.
  • "Development of a Project-Based Electronics Manufacturing Laboratory Course for Lower-division Engineering Students." Authors: J. Pan, A. Liddicoat, J.G. Harris, D. Dal Bello. 2008 ASEE Annual Conference - Manufacturing Division, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June 2008. https:/peer.asee.org/3714
  • "Enhancing Student Learning Through State-of-the-Art Systems Level Design and Implementation: The Development of a Lower Division Learning Module." Authors: J.G. Harris, A. Liddicoat, J. Pan, D. Dal Bello. 2008 ASEE Annual Conference - Electrical & Computer Engineering Division, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June 2008. https:/peer.asee.org/3756
• Presentations
  • "Development of Lower Division Printed Circuit Board Learning Modules", Engineering Liaison Council, Fullerton College, March 2010.
  • "Online Courseware for Strength of Materials", ASEE/PSW Section Conference, Fresno, CA, April 2002.

• Interim Dean, Academic Affairs, s16.
• Chair, Mathematical Sciences Department, f11-present.
• Faculty Co-Chair, Institutional Effectiveness Council, f15, f16-present.
• Chair, Academic Senate Elections Committee, f08-present.
• Faculty Advisor, MESA Program, s03-s06, f09-present.
• Dean Intern, summer '14.
• Author, Engineering Program Review, f05-s06, f12-present.
• Member, Validation Team, Program Review.
  • Electronics, s18
  • (as Dean): Biology; Chemistry; Political Science; Agribusiness; s16.
  • Campus Graphics, s16.
  • Architecture, f15-s16.
  • Machine Technology, f15-s16.
  • Computer Science, 2011.
  • Counseling, 2010-2012.
  • Biology, f09-s10.
  • Mathematics, f08-s09.
  • Physics, f06-s07.
• Wireless Technology Committee, f05-s06.
• Ad-hoc Scheduling Committee [Engr, Calculus, Comp.Sci., Phys, s03-present].
• Hiring Committees [Computer Science (2); Physics (2); Math (4); Chemistry; Geography; Dean, Academic Affairs].
• Enrollment Management Committee (f12-present)
• Matriculation Committee (f11-s13)
• Basic Skills Committee (f11-f14).
• Faculty Participant, Friday Night Science (s11(4), f11, s12, s13, s14, s15, s16).
• Outreach - On SM campus:
  STEM Week of Discovery (f15-f18); Friday Night Science (s11-s16); Career Exploration, Day (f06,f07,f08, f10, f11, f13, f14); AG-IT Day (s04,s05); Start Testing (s05); Lompoc High (s06); SM High (f05); Arroyo Grande High CalWorks (s08).
• Outreach - Off SM campus:
  Martin-Marietta Retirees (f16); AGHS (s03); LVC Open House (s04,s05,s06); Righetti High (s06); Girl Scout Engineering Day (s06, s07); Righetti 8th Grade night (s07); El Camino Junior High (f07); Lockheed-Martin Jr. High Engr. Competition (s06).
• AHC Courses created:
• Strength of Materials (4.0 units), introduced s05.
• Excel for Science and Engineering (1.0 unit), s04.
• MATLAB for Science and Engineering (1.0 unit), s04.
• Engineering Problem Solving (Comp.Aided Analysis & Design) (0.5), f05.
• Engineering Independent Projects.
• Suggested modifications to Math 183/184 to streamline content.

P.I.:
Principal
    Investigator

• P.I.: National Science Foundation Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Grant (NSF S-STEM): "Engineering Neighbors: Gaining Access, Growing Engineers" (ENGAGE), AHC, f18-present; project with Cal Poly and Cuesta College.
• P.I.: National Science Foundation Improving Undergraduate STEM Eduction (NSF IUSE): "Concept Warehouse", AHC, f18-present; project with Cal Poly, Oregon State University, Bucknell University, University of Puerto Rico.
• P.I.: National Science Foundation Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation Planning Grant (NSF LSAMP): "C6: California Central Coast Community College Collaborative" (C6), AHC, f18-present; project with SBCC and Cuesta College.
• P.I.: National Science Foundation Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Grant (NSF S-STEM): "Enhancing Success in Transfer Education for Engineering Majors" (ESTEEM), AHC, s17-present; project with UCSB, SBCC, Oxnard and Ventura College.
• P.I.: National Science Foundation Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Grant (NSF S-STEM): "Scholarships in Engineering Science, Mathematics and Computer Science" (SESMC), AHC, s12-present. AHC only.
• Participant: Dept. of Education HSI-STEM Grant: "STEM-Select", AHC: 2011-present.   P.I.: Paul Murphy, AHC; 2011-present.
• Participant: Joint Engineering Program (JEP, ONE-STEP). P.I.: Amelito Enriquez, Canada College; 2011-present.
• P.I.: Hewlett-Packard Technology for Teaching Grant (HP Grant) "Interactive Classroom Environment" ("ICE"), AHC; 2008-present.
• Co-P.I., AHC Project Director: Course, Curriculum and Laboratory Improvement Grant (CCLI, NSF); 2007-10.
       "Enhancing Student Learning Through State-of-the-Art Systems
        Level Design and Implementation." P.I.: Al Liddicoat, Cal Poly SLO.
• Co-P.I.: Comp. Science, Engr, and Math Scholarships (CSEMS, NSF).
        P.I.: Irene Wong, AHC; 2003-08.
• AHC faculty contact and summer guest instructor,
        Expanding Pathways in Science and Engineering (EPSEM, 2004-08),
        sponsored by the California Nanosystems Institute (CNSI, UCSB, NSF).
• Faculty participant: Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development
        (WIRED, Dept. of Labor), AHC.
• Guest faculty participant: California Regional Consortium for Engineering      Advances in Technological Education (CREATE, NSF).

• Chair, Mathematical Sciences, Allan Hancock College, f11-present.
• Professor, Engineering, Allan Hancock College, f13-present (earned).
  • Associate Professor, Engineering, AHC, f09-s13.
  • Assistant Professor, Engineering, AHC, f07-s09.
  • Engineering Instructor (Full-Time/Tenure-Track), AHC, s03-f07.
• Interim Dean, Academic Affairs, s16.
  
• Dean Intern, AHC, Summer, 2014.
• Lecturer, Mechanical Engineering, UC Santa Barbara, Summers, '02-'10.
• Lecturer, Civil Engineering, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Winter 1996.
• Lecturer, Engineering and Physics, AHC, f02.
• Lecturer, Dos Pueblos High School/SBCC (Engineering Academy), f02.
• Lecturer, Santa Barbara City College, f01-s02.
• Teaching Assistant, UCSB, Mech. Engineering (~20 quarters).
• Lead Teaching Assistant, UCSB, Mech. Engr. (teaching T.A.s how to T.A.).

• Faculty Discipline Review Group, Engineering, f18-present.
• Faculty Discipline Review Group, Engineering Technology, f18-present.

• Engineer and Senior Analyst , Clamshell Buildings (4+ years).

• ELC - California Engineering Liaison Council, s03-present.
  • Host, s14 meeting.
    
• ASEE - American Society for Engineering Education.
  • Program Chair, Two-Year College Division, f18-present
  • Vice Chair, Two Year College Division, f16-s18.
  • Vice Chair, Community Colleges, Pacific Southwest Section, f12-present.
  • Reviewer, Abstracts and Papers, ASEE National Conference, 2-Year Division, 2012-present.
• ASME - American Society of Mechanical Engineers; lapsed.
• Tau Beta Pi - National Engineering Honor Society;
                             President, CA Sigma, 1990-91, Secretary, '89-90.
• Pi Tau Sigma - Mechanical Engineering Honor Society, UCSB Chapter;
                             Secretary, '90-'91.

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