Saleh M. Sbenaty
Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Studies
Dr. Saleh M. Sbenaty, a professor of Engineering Technology, earned
his Ph. D. and MS degrees in electrical engineering from Tennessee
Technological University and his BS degree in electrical engineering
from Damascus University, Syria.
Dr. Sbenaty has presented numerous public presentations and short
courses about Islam and Middle East politics, engaged in several
interfaith dialogue groups, and participated in several TV, radio,
and newspaper interviews. He served for 12 years on the Board of
Masjed Al-Iman (Mosque of the Belief) in Murfreesboro. He is
currently serving on the Steering Committee of the Middle East
Center and co-developed an “Introduction to Middle East Studies”
course. He is the current faculty advisor of the Muslim Students
Association, MSA, at MTSU.
Dr. Sbenaty joined MTSU in 1993 and has been teaching graduate and
undergraduate courses and actively engaged in curriculum development
and assessments for technological education. He has authored and
co-authored several industry-based case studies and participated in
three major NSF-funded Advanced Technological Education grants over
an eight-year period. He also served as the Coordinator of the
Computer Engineering Technology program for more than six years.
Dr. Sbenaty published and presented over 30-refereed national and
international articles and attended/conducted over 60 workshops in
curriculum development, assessments, using technology in the
classroom, case-based learning, problem-based learning, Corporate
Scholar Solution-based learning, just-in-time learning, and
modular-based learning. He is also conducting research in the area
of mass spectrometry, biosensors, electrical characteristics of
concrete, and instrumentation.
Dr. Sbenaty has several years of industrial and research experiences
with Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Lockheed-Martin, TVA, and the
Syrian Networks. He is the past Chair of the Robert G. Quinn Award
for Excellence in Engineering Education and served as a Division
Chair and Program Chair of the Instrumentation Division, American
Society for Engineering Education. Dr. Sbenaty served as a Guest
Editor and on the Editorial Board, Journal of SMET Education:
Innovations and Research. He is currently serving as a program
evaluator on the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology,
ABET, Inc.
Dr. Sbenaty’s list of awards and honors include: The MTSU Foundation
Outstanding Teacher Award in 2006; Outstanding Classroom Teacher,
CBAS, in 2001; Faculty Achievement Award, CBAS in 1996; and Who's
Who Among the Students in American Universities, Tennessee
Technological University, in 1988. Top Graduating Student, College
of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, Damascus University, 1980.
Dresden University Scholarship, Summer 1978, Dresden, Germany. He is
a member of the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the National Honors
Engineering Society of Tau Beta Pi, the Electrical Engineering Honor
Society of Eta Kappa Nu and the International Honorary Society for
Professionals in Technology, Epsilon Pi Tau.