Jeff Wilcox
Instruction and Classroom Support Technician 4
Professional Overview:
- 15 years of instrumental engineering within the field of the sciences
- 8 years within the ETSC department
Education:
- Master of Physical Chemistry
- Master of Engineering Technology
Research:
- Worked with over 200 instrumentation/apparatus in the the field of the sciences: calibrating, sample preparation, and date evaluation.
- Main areas of research in time resolved FTIR using laser excitation with additional work in ultra-high vacuum deposition chemistry, atomic wires, ultra-high-pressure glassing, head space fiber collection of pesticides, carbon dating and femto-second characterization of two-photon fluorescence of organo-metallic ligand compounds.
- Developed a method of determining a resolved set of pathways for primary and secondary reactions in situ for chemical interactions using proper rate of reaction analyses.
Professional Experience:
- Over the years I have work with 7 research groups performing scientific experimentation within the sciences. Performed plastics molding and fabrication within a production company. Help develop and grow a commercial online storefront for a marine company. Provided guidance and engineering in support instrumentation across the college of the sciences at CWU. Assisted the electronics engineering group in the development of curriculum and teaching aparatus. Act as a lecturer for the ETSC department at CWU.
Publications:
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Lyman, G., Sanford, R. A., Wilcox, J. R., & Sorey, T. L. (2021, July). Robotics Retrofit: Filling the Gap in Robotics and Automation Curriculum. In 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access.
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Lyman, G., Wilcox, J., & Sanford, R. (2019, February). Robotics Retrofit: Renovating Outdated Robotics Platforms to Meet Current Curriculum Requirements Driven by Industry Demand. In 2019 CIEC.
Courses Taught:
- EET 374 - Microprocessors
- EET 376 - Advanced Microprocessors
- EET 372 - Advanced Digital Circuits
- ETSC 277 - Introduction to Robotics
- EET 377 - Advanced Robotics and Automation
- EET 477 - Industrial Robotics and Automation
- EET 427 - Process Control

Contact
Hogue Hall 203C