Benjamin Kwasa
School of Engineering
Assistant Professor
Campus:
Kent
Office Location:
AEB 255N
Biography
Dr. Benjamin Kwasa is administrator for the Extended Reality (XR) Research Lab.
Technical Interests
Organization Design in the Design of Complex Systems, Operations Research, Value-Driven Design, Multidisciplinary Design Optimization, Heuristic Optimization, Systems Engineering, Preference Formulation and Communication, Model-Based Systems Engineering, Engineering Education, Decision Analysis, System Requirements Development, Virtual Engineering, Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Healthcare Systems.
Education
Ph.D. Aerospace Engineering, Iowa State University, 2017
M.Eng. Systems Engineering, Iowa State University, 2016
B.S. Aerospace Engineering, Iowa State University, 2012
M.Eng. Systems Engineering, Iowa State University, 2016
B.S. Aerospace Engineering, Iowa State University, 2012
Affiliations
- American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics
- American Society for Engineering Education
- American Society for Engineering Management
- Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers
- National Society of Black Engineers
Awards/Achievements
- American Society for Engineering Management Founder’s Award for Best Student Chapter, 2020
- American Society for Engineering Management Founder’s Award for Best Student Chapter, 2018
- Teaching Excellence Award, Fall 2016
- Alexander Lippisch Memorial Scholarship for demonstrating professional and creative promise, February 2014
