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Dean Richert’s interests lie in engineering education with a focus on undergraduate curriculum development, laboratory-based instruction, and quality assurance. He has designed and delivered several hands-on experiential courses, particularly in Industrial Automation, Mechatronic Systems Laboratory, and Software Systems & Design for Engineers. He regularly teaches courses in automation, control systems, mechatronics, and software design, emphasizing problem-solving and design thinking in the classroom. Dr. Richert currently serves as Chair of Mechanical Manufacturing Programs and leads the School of Engineering’s Undergraduate Quality Assurance and Continual Improvement Committee. He is a registered Professional Engineer with Engineers and Geoscientists BC. He earned his PhD from the University of California, San Diego, focusing on distributed control algorithms in networked systems. During his doctoral studies, he worked as a Senior Algorithms Engineer at Cymer Inc., where he developed and validated embedded control systems for extreme ultraviolet (EUV) light sources used in semiconductor manufacturing. In 2017, he returned to Canada to conduct postdoctoral research at the University of Calgary, where he developed a real-time environmental noise monitoring sensor network for the City of Calgary.
Offers course-only and thesis routes. Focus areas include philosophy of science, mind, ethics, and Asian philosophy.