Wayne P. Pferdehirt, P.E., AICP Faculty Associate/Program Director Address/E-mail Program Affiliations Fields of Interest Publications Files and Links

Contact Information

Primary Address: 532 Lowell Hall 610 Langdon Street Madison, WI 53703 Tel: 608/265-2361 Fax: 608/265-2361 E-mail: wppferde@wisc.edu

Secondary Address: 741 Extension Building 432 North Lake Street Madison, WI 53706-1498

Program Affiliations

• Engineering Professional Development

• Master of Engineering in Engine Systems
• Master of Engineering in Professional Practice
• Solid and Hazardous Waste Education Center
• University of Wisconsin-Madison

Fields of Interest

• Assistant Department Chair
• Director, Engineering Distance Degree Programs
• Director, Master of Engineering in Professional Practice Program
• Co-Director, Printers' National Environmental Assistance Center (PNEAC)
• project management
• distance education
• engineering leadership
• engineering management
• pollution prevention
• solid waste management
• recycling
• technical assistance to manufacturing
• environment management systems
• ISO 14000

Publications

• W. Pferdehirt, J. S. Russell, J. Nelson, A. Shenot, Design and Delivery of a Graduate-Level Project Management Course for Experienced Engineering Professionals: Collaborative, Applied Learning for Distributed Teams, Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, June 2008.
• W. Pferdehirt, T. Smith, K. Al-Ashkar, “The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Master of Engineering in Professional Practice (MEPP) Program: the Road to Quality Online Graduate Engineering Education,” Journal of Asynchronous Learning, June 2005. http://www.sloan-c.org/publications/jaln/v9n2/index.asp
• W. Pferdehirt, “Designing a Web-Based Graduate Degree Program Optimized for Adult Professionals Learning at a Distance,” Using Distance Education Technology: Effective Practices, University of Wisconsin-Extension, 2002. http://www.uwex.edu/disted/training/effect/studies/pferdehirt.htm
• W. Pferdehirt, Asynchronous Learning Effective Practice: Integrated Assessment System for Courses, Overall Program and Post-Program Career Impacts, Sloan Consortium, 2004. http://www.sloan-c.org/effective/details3.asp?LE_ID=61
• P. Eagan and W. Pferdehirt, “Expanding the Benefits of Environmental Management Systems through DFE,” Environmental Quality Management, Summer 1998.
• W. Pferdehirt, "Collection and Transfer," Chapter 4, Decision Makers' Guide to Solid Waste Management, Volume II, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1995, EPA530-R-95-023.

Files and Links of Interest

• Engineering Distance Degree Programs: Web-based graduate degree programs at UW-Madison College of Engineering
• Printers' National Environmental Assistance Center (PNEAC)
• UW-Madison Master of Engineering in Professional Practice Program

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