Professor Emeritus
Electronic Engineering Technology Program
 

Professor Rooney, AEE, BEE, MSEE, PE. Prof. Rooney joined the faculty in 1966 and is also an alumnus of the EET department. He was previously an Engineer with AVCO Electronics, SRL, and Hazetine and served as a consultant to the Miami Valley Hospital and several other Engineering firms. Prof. Rooney teaches courses in Pulse Circuits, Devices, Microprocessors, Programmable Logic Controllers, Feedback, and Digital Electronics. His non-academic interests are too numerous but some of them are windsurfing , sailing, hiking, and entertaining his three grand daughters.

Full-time experience

• AVCO Electronics, Cincinnati, Ohio, Oct. 1961-Aug. 1963 Electronic Technician
• Systems Research Laboratory, Dayton, Ohio, Mar. 1960-Aug. 1961, Electronic Technician.
• Hazeltine Corporation, Indianapolis, Indiana, June 1959-Mar. 1960, Electronic Technician.

Part-time experience

• 1991 to Present: Developed and taught the EET Session for Women in Engineering.
• 1986 to Present: Developed and taught the EET session for the Governor's Summer Institute for the Gifted and Talented.
• Air Force Logistics Command (AFLC), May 1983. Developed and taught the microprocessor course offered at UD in the Electrical Engineering Fast-Track program.
• Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT), May to June 1982. Developed and taught a short course in digital electronics and microprocessor technology for the Electrical Engineering Department.
• Kettering College of Medical Arts, January to April 1981. Developed and taught a short course in microprocessor technology and systems for the Biomedical Department.
• University of Dayton Continuing Education. Developed and taught a four day microprocessor short-courses to industry managers, engineers, and scientists Microprocessors and Digital Electronics - 1975, 1976 Basic Microprocessors - 1979, 1980 Introduction to Microprocessors - 1978, 1979, 1980.
• National Science Foundation, May to July 1971. Developed and taught a two week accelerated courses in digital logic to college, junior college and technical institute teachers in Electronic Engineering Technology.
• University of Dayton, September 1970. Lectured to high school teachers and counselors on improving the "high school educational experience." Sponsored by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
• Indian Government and National Science Foundation/US Agency for International Development (NSF/US AID), 1967 and 1968. Consultant for the improvement of India's science education program. Performed course development and demonstrated techniques of teaching technical topics to Indian Polytechnic professors.
• Summer of 1967 - 10 weeks in India
• Summer of 1968 - 6 weeks in India
• Miami Valley Hospital, 1973 to 1985. Bioengineering consultant to the hospital's Bioengineering Department.
• 1965 to 1980: Electronic Engineer. Industrial and government research responsibilities in the areas of active and passive component evaluation, bionics, and measurement of dielectric properties for various government agencies.
• AVCO International, 1977. Bioengineering consultant for AVCO's International Biomedical Division.
• Kraft-Shaw-Weiss and Associates (Civil Engineering firm), 1972 Electrical Engineering Consultant for the design of a waste treatment plant.
• University of Dayton Research Institute, January, 1964 to December, 1965. Worked in the area of experimental psychology as an assistant to the project psychologist. Responsible for the design and presentation of various electronic stimuli for a government agency.

Professional recognition

• Registered Engineer, State of Ohio No. E 35067, 1966 Listed in "Who's Who in Technology Today" and "American Men and Women of Science", 1980

Principal publications

• Digital Concepts and Applications, 2nd edition, Saunders College Publications, 1994.
• Digital Concepts and Applications, Saunders College Publications, 1994.
• Microprocessors Hardware and Software Concepts, Macmillan Publishing, 1987.
• Microprocessors and Microcomputers, Macmillan Publishing Co., 1984.
• Analysis of Linear Circuits, Merrill, 1975.

Scientific and professional societies of which a member

• Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)

Honors and awards

• Engineering Honor Society - Tau Beta Pi, 1965
• Tau Alpha Pi Engineering Technology Honor Society - Outstanding Professor, 1969
• Epsilon Delta Tau - Outstanding Professor Award in Engineering Technology, 1973

Papers and speaking engagements

• Kettering Board of Education's annual banquet, "Computers in Education", March, 1983.
• Dayton Executives Club, "Our Computerized Future - Where We Are and Where We are Going", October, 1981.
• Data Processing Management Association, "Microprocessors Function: Present and Future Profile", February, 1981.
• Southwestern Ohio Chapter of the National Society of Cardiopulmonary Technologists, "Medical Electronics", February, 1978.
• Dayton Area Biomedical Technology Association, "Microprocessors and Medical Applications", April, 1978.
• Southwestern Ohio Chapter of the National Society of Cardiopulmonary Technologists, "Medical Electronics", February, 1977.
• UD Department of Biology, "Medical Technology", April, 1976.
• Dayton Area Biomedical Electronic Technologists/Clinical Engineers, "Where Do Those Signals Start?" Miami Valley Hospital, June, 1975.