Matthew D. Lovell

Dr. Matthew Lovell is a Professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, and he currently serves as the Senior Director of Institutional Research, Planning, and Assessment. He received his Ph.D. from Purdue University, and he holds his PE license in Indiana. Matt is very active with respect to experimentation in the classroom. He greatly enjoys problem-based learning and challenge-based instruction. Matt is a co-lead facilitator for KEENs Faculty Development Workshop: Embedding an Entrepreneurial Mindset in Civil Engineering. Matt is the 2018 recipient of the American Concrete Institute’s Walter P. Moore, Jr. Faculty Achievement Award. He was awarded Teacher of the Year for the Illinois Indiana section of ASEE in 2017. Also, he was awarded the Daniel V. Terrell Outstanding Paper Award from ASCE. Matt is highly active in ASEE, and he is a past Division Chair of the Civil Engineering Division of ASEE. In 2014, Matt received the ASEE CE Division Gerald R. Seeley Award for a paper highlighting a portion of his work regarding the development of a Master’s Degree at Rose-Hulman.

Academic Degrees

  • PhD, Purdue University, Civil Engineering, 2010
  • MS, Purdue University, Civil Engineering, 2008
  • BS, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Civil Engineering, 2006

Awards & Honors

  • Rose Collegian Award, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, 2023
  • Walter P. Moore, Jr. Faculty Achievement Award, American Concrete Institute, 2018
  • Teacher of the Year Award, Illinois-Indiana Section of American Society for Engineering Education, 2017
  • Daniel V. Terrell Outstanding Paper Award, Region 4 Assembly American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016
  • Gerald R. Seeley Award, American Society for Engineering Education, Civil Engineering Division, 2014

Publications & Presentations

  • Lovell, M. D., & Floyd, R. W., & Dymond, B. Z, & Hover, K. C. (2023). Approaches for Teaching Shear Analysis and Design of Reinforced Concrete, SP-359: Best Practices and Lessons Learned for Teaching Concrete Materials and Reinforced Concrete, American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, MI.
  • Lovell, M. D. (2023). 24-Hour Reinforced Concrete Beams. KEEN. https://engineeringunleashed.com/card/3721, (published and reviewed)
  • Lovell, M. D. (2023). Challenge-Based Instruction Module for Dynamics - Pulley Panic. KEEN. https://engineeringunleashed.com/card/3685 (published and reviewed)
  • Carroll, J. C., & Aidoo, J., & Lovell, M. D, & Kershaw, K. (2022, June), Design and Implementation of Experiential Learning Modules for Steel Design Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Annual Conference, Minneapolis Minnesota.
  • Lovell, M. D., & Carroll, J. C., & Kershaw, K., & Derks, A. C. (2021, July), Design and Implementation of Experiential Learning Modules for Reinforced Concrete Paper presented at 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual Conference. 10.18260/1-2--36910
  • Kershaw, K., & Luna, R., & Carroll, J. C., & Lovell, M. D., & Derks, A. C. (2021, July), Design and Implementation of Experiential Learning Modules for Geotechnical Engineering Paper presented at 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual Conference. 10.18260/1-2--36909
  • Carroll, J. C., & Lovell, M. D., & Kershaw, K., & Sipes, S. M., & Luna, R., & Aidoo, J., & Hanson, J. H. (2020, June), Rationale and Design Approach for Full-scale Experiential Learning Opportunities in Structural Engineering Paper presented at 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual On line . https://peer.asee.org/35119
  • Derks, A. C., & Carroll, J. C., & Hanson, J. H., & Lovell, M. D., & Kershaw, K. (2020, June), Design and Implementation of Experiential Learning Modules for Structural Analysis Paper presented at 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual On line. https://peer.asee.org/34393
  • Carroll, J. C., Aidoo, J., Hanson, J., Kershaw, K., Lovell, M., Luna, R., and Sipes, S., 2018, “Development and Implementation of Full-Scale Experiential Learning Modules in Structural Engineering.” Poster presented at the 2018 Transforming STEM Higher Education Conference. Atlanta, GA.
  • Carroll, J. C., Aidoo, J., Hanson, J., Kershaw, K., Lovell, M., Luna, R., Sipes, S., and Jones, A., 2018, “Development and Assessment of Full-Scale Experiential Learning Opportunities in Structural Engineering.” Poster presented at the 24th Annual CNSF Capitol Hill Exhibition. Washington, D.C.
  • Lovell, M., 2018, “Defining and Assessing Competencies in an Undergraduate Reinforced Concrete Design Course,” Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, June 24-27, Salt Lake City, UT.
  • Lovell, M., 2018, “Institutionalizing Assessment of the Entrepreneurial Mindset: Leveraging Culture and Context,” KEEN Leader Collaboration Series, April 5th, Webinar.
  • Lovell, M. and Williams, J., 2018, “The Change Maker’s Toolkit,” Proceedings of the KEEN National Conference, January 3-5, Dallas Texas.
  • Lichtenstein, G., Bell-Huff, C., and Lovell, M., 2018, “The 3A’S Framework for Institutionalizing Entrepreneurial Mindset,” Proceedings of the KEEN National Conference, January 3-5, Dallas Texas.
  • Kershaw, K., Lovell, M., and Mueller Price, J., 2017, “Creation of On-Campus Living Laboratories for Improved Student Learning,” Proceedings of the ASEE Zone II Conference, March 2-5, San Juan Puerto Rico.

Research Experiences

  • Entrepreneurial Minded Learning
  • Experiential Learning
  • Failure Investigations
  • Tornado Straps
  • Integral Abutment Bridges

Teaching Interests

  • Reinforced Concrete
  • Prestressed Concrete
  • Earthquake Engineering
  • Structural Dynamics
  • Intro to Design
  • Senior Design
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