Xiaofeng “Denver” Tang
Associate Professor
Associate Director, Division of Engineering Education Research
Address：406 Wennan Building, Tsinghua University, Haidian District, Beijing 100084
Email：denvertang@mail.tsinghua.edu.cn
My scholarship focuses on understanding and facilitating engineering education reform, through which I seek to educate engineers who can demonstrate leadership, responsibility, and innovation. Inspired by sociology, ethics, history, and educational research, I teach and conduct interdisciplinary research in engineering ethics, international engineering education, and engineering cultures. I have been honored as a major contributor to the US National Academy of Engineering “Exemplars in Engineering Ethics Education” and as the “KEEN Rising Star” at The Ohio State University. My research is published with journals like theJournal of Engineering Education, Engineering Studies, and International Journal of Engineering Education.
Education Background
Ph.D., Science and Technology Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
B. Eng, Automation, Tsinghua University
Work Experience
Associate Professor, Institute of Education, Tsinghua University
Assistant Professor of Practice, Department of Engineering Education, The Ohio State University
Postdoctoral Scholar, the Rock Ethics Institute and the Leonhard Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Education, The Pennsylvania State University
Electrical Engineer, Shanghai Baosight Software Co., Ltd.
Professional Service
Chair, Engineering Ethics Division, American Society of Engineering Education
Program Chair, Engineering Ethics Division, American Society of Engineering Education
Manuscript reviewer (审稿人) forJournal of Engineering Education, Engineering Studies, Science and Engineering Ethics, IEEE Transaction on Education.
Teaching Courses
Foundations of Engineering Education
Engineering Ethics
Research Field & Overview
Engineering Ethics—Professional autonomy and the ethical responsibility of engineers; engineering ethics education and faculty development; ethical leadership
International Engineering Education—The historical evolution, development needs, and innovation of engineering education in different countries and regions
Engineering Cultures—Public images of engineering; engineering and society
Research Project
National Talent Introduction Base for the Interdisciplinary Innovation of Engineering Education
Fellowship, Honors and Awards
KEEN Rising Star Award, The Ohio State University
Best Paper Award. “Ethically Informed Intellectuals or Responsible Professionals? A Comparative Study of Engineering Ethics Education in China and the United States.” Engineering Ethics Division. 124th ASEE Annual Conference, June 25-28, Columbus, OH.
Best Paper Award. “Educating Engineering Leaders for Advanced Manufacturing: Lessons from Engineering Ethics Education in the United States.” International Symposium on Science, Technology & Education Policy, October 28-29. Hangzhou, China.
Contributor, National Academy of Engineering (NAE) Exemplar in Engineering Ethics Education
Publications
Peer Reviewed Journal Publications (*corresponding author)
1)Tang, X., Catchmark, J., Mendieta, E., and Litzinger, T. A. (2020). “Infusing Ethics Across the Curriculum in Biological Engineering: Background, Process, and Initial Results.” Advances in Engineering Education. https://advances.asee.org/infusing-ethics-across-the-curriculum-in-biological-engineering-background-process-and-initial-results/
2)Park, E., Leonard, A., DeLano, J. S., Tang, X.*, and Grzybowski, D*. (2020). “Rubric-Based Assessment of Entrepreneurial Minded Learning in Engineering Education: A Review.” International Journal of Engineering Education 36 (6): 2015-2029. https://www.ijee.ie/contents/c360620.html
3)Tang, X. (2018). “Transaction Costs, Doomed Creditors, and the Pursuit of Responsible Innovation.” IEEE Technology and Society Magazine 37 (4): 70-75. DOI: 10.1109/MTS.2018.2876106
4)Berdanier, C. G. P., Tang, X., and Cox, M. F. (2018). “Ethics and Sustainability in Global Contexts: Studying Engineering Student Perspectives Through Photoelicitation.” Journal of Engineering Education, 107 (2): 238-262. https://doi.org/10.1002/jee.20198
5)Tang, X., and Nieusma, D. (2017). “Contextualizing the Code: Ethical Support and Professional Interests in the Creation and Institutionalization of the 1974 IEEE Code of Ethics.” Engineering Studies, 9 (3): 166-194. https://doi.org/10.1080/19378629.2017.1401630
6)唐潇风. (2017). 培养面向先进制造的工程领袖:美国工程伦理教育的启示. 科教发展评论, 13-24.
7)Tang, X. (2015). “Bridging the Two Cultures and Forging a Holistic Culture: A Response to the Liberal Studies in Engineering Workshop.” Engineering Studies, 7 (2-3): 191-192. https://doi.org/10.1080/19378629.2015.1062495
8)Nieusma, D., and Tang, X. (2012). “The Unbalanced Equation: Technical Opportunities and Social Barriers in the NAE Grand Challenges and Beyond.” International Journal of Engineering, Social Justice, and Peace, 1 (2). https://doi.org/10.24908/ijesjp.v1i2.4314
Book Chapters
1)Akera, A. & Tang, X. (2016). “Understanding EU and Danish Higher Education Governance through a Comparison with US Reforms” in Søsser Brodersen & Ulrik Jørgensen eds. Engineering Professionalism: Engineering Practices in Work and Education. Sense Publishers.
2)Akera, A. & Tang, X. (2016). “Institutional Responses to the Bologna Process in Danish Engineering Education” in Søsser Brodersen & Ulrik Jørgensen eds. Engineering Professionalism: Engineering Practices in Work and Education. Sense Publishers.
Peer Reviewed Conference Papers
1)Grzybowski, D. M., Tang, X., Park, E., Leonard, A., DeLano, J., and Zhao, K. (2020). “Improved Student Performance in a First-Year Engineering Course with Integration of Entrepreneurial Minded Learning.” American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference.
2)Zhang, L., Wang, D., Tang, X., Zhang, Z., and Lin, H. (2020). “Redesigning an Experimentation Course with PBL Pedagogy to Support Accreditation in China.” American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference.
3)Tang, X., Burris, L., Hu, N., and Brenkus, N. (2019). “Preparing Ethical Leaders in Engineering Research and Practice: Designing an Ethical Leadership Module.” American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference.
4)Tang, X., Catchmark, J., Mendieta, E., and Litzinger, T. (2018). “Creating Faculty Buy-In for Ethics-Across-the-Curriculum: Year One of Developing an Ethics Curriculum in an Undergraduate Biological Engineering Program.” American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference.
5)Tang, X. (2018). “From ‘Empathic Design’ to ‘Empathic Engineering’: Toward a Genealogy of Empathy in Engineering Education.” American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference.
6)Tang, X., Mendieta, E., and Litzinger, T. A. (2017). “Building a Community of Ethics Educators in Graduate Engineering Programs: Developing an Ethics Workshop Following a User-Oriented Approach.” American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference.
7)Tang, X., Zhang, W., and Yang, S. (2017). “Ethically Informed Intellectuals or Responsible Professionals? A Comparative Study of Engineering Ethics Education in China and the United States.” American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference.
8)Zhang, W., Jiang, Y., and Tang, X. (2017). “University Innovation & Entrepreneurship Ecosystem for Engineering Education: A Multi-Case Study of Entrepreneurship Education in China.” American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference.
9)Tang, X., Zhu, Q., and Pang, H. (2016). “Toward a Cross-cultural Conversation: Liberal Arts Education for Engineers in China and the U.S.” American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference.
10)Tang, X., Miller, S. C., and Litzinger, T. A. (2016). “From Nanosystems to Ethical Eco-Systems: Designing a Workshop for Graduate Researchers on Self-Powered Wearable Health Devices.” IEEE International Symposium on Ethics in Engineering, Science, and Technology.
11)Tang, X. & Nieusma, D. (2015). “Institutionalizing Ethics: Historical Debates Surrounding IEEE’s 1974 Code of Ethics.” American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference.
12)Akera, A. & Tang, X. (2015). “Institutional Responses to the Bologna Process in Danish Engineering Education.” American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference.
13)Tang, X. (2014). “When Engineering Meets Self and Society: Students Reflect on the Integration of Engineering and Liberal Education.” American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference.
14)Zhang, Z. & Tang, X. (2014). “Conflict and Integration between Engineering Education and General Education in Modern China: The Case of Tsinghua University.” American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference.
15)Kabo, J., Tang, X., Nieusma, D., Currie, J., Hu, W., & Baille, C. (2012). “Visions of Social Competence: A Cross-cultural Comparison of Engineering Education Accreditation in Australia, China, Sweden, and the United States.” American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference.
16)Nieusma, D. & Tang, X. (2011). “Teaching the Unbalanced Equation: Technical Opportunities and Social Barriers in the NAE Grand Challenges and Beyond.” American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference.
