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Michael Sjoerdsma
University Lecturer, FAS Associate Dean, Academic
Engineering Science
Areas of interest
Communications
Biography
P.Eng.
Ed.D., 911³Ô¹Ï, Canada, 2020
M.A.Sc., 911³Ô¹Ï, Canada, 2005
B.A.Sc., 911³Ô¹Ï, Canada, 2002
Research Interests
- Technical writing
- The writing process in Engineering
- Semi-active noise control
- Magnetorheological fluids and magnetorheological elastomers
Teaching Interests
- Effective teaching in large classes
- Technical writing
- Engineering capstone projects
Selected Recent Publications
- H. Erhan, B. Ben Youseff, M. Sjoerdsma, J. Dill, B. Berry, J. McCracken, “Spatial Thinking and Communicating: A Course for First Year University Students. Submitted to CDEN/RCCI International Design Engineering Conference, Nova Scotia, Canada, July 27-29, 2008 (8 pages, CD-ROM)
- Monika Syrzycka, Michael Sjoerdsma, Paul C.H. Li, M. (Ash) Parameswaran,Marek Syrzycki, Carol A. Koch, Raj S. Utkhede, Electronic concentration of negatively charged molecules on a microfabricated biochip, Analytica Chemica Acta, 484, February 2003, pp 1-14.