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Dr. Raj Desai

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Title
Professor
Department
Engineering
Location
McCoy Engineering Hall
Room
105A

Other Positions

Engineering

Chair

McCoy Engineering Hall 105A
Institution Degree Graduation Date
University of Texas, Permian Basin M.B.A.
Bangalore University B.E., Electronics Engineering
Texas A&M University M.S., Electrical Engineering
University of Northern Iowa Doctor of Industrial Technology
Employer Position Start Date End Date
Midwestern State University Chair, McCoy School of Engineering 08/01/2015
University of Texas, Permian Basin Chair, Undergraduate Studies, College of Business & Engineering 08/01/2004 08/01/2015

Research & Publications

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

• Desai, R. 2026, AI Data Center Needs, ISA Journal of Engineering and Technology

• Desai, R. 2025, Innovative Graduate Technology Program for Upward Mobility, International Journal of Multidisciplinary Comprehensive Research.

• Desai, R. 2022. Service Learning Projects to Improve Senior Citizen Mobility, International

Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Growth Evaluation.

• Desai, R. 2022. Model Online Industrial Technology Programs, Journal of Multidisciplinary Engineering Science and Technology.

• Desai, R. 2021. Technology Programs for the Working Professional, Journal of Environmental Science, Computer Science and Engineering & Technology.

• Desai, R. 2020. Planning, Developing, and Implementing Service Learning Projects. Journal of Innovative Ideas in Engineering and Technology.

• Desai, R. 2019. Implementing 3D Printing in the Curriculum. Journal of Quality Management

Systems, Applied Engineering, and Technology Management.

• Desai, R. 2019. Adapting to Change: Designing Collapsible Products for Space Optimization.

Journal of Quality Management Systems, Applied Engineering, and Technology Management.

• Desai, R. 2018. Project Based Innovation to Improve Pallet Recycling. American Journal of Engineering Research, Volume 7, Issue 3.

• Desai, R. 2017. Teaching Innovation to Freshman Engineering Students. Journal of Quality Management Systems, Applied Engineering, and Technology Management, Volume 7, Issue 2.

• Desai, R. 2016. Online Education for the Working Professional. International Journal of New Technologies in Science and Engineering, Vol. 3, Issue 1, January 2016, ISSN 2349-0780.

• Desai, R. 2015. Current Issues in Higher Education: Faculty Productivity, Distance Education, Course Assessment, and Online Proctoring, International Journal of Research in Business and Technology, Volume 6, No. 3, June 2015.

RECENT PROCEEDINGS

• Desai, R. 2026, Incorporating Sustainability Projects in Engineering, 2026 ASEE-GSW Conference, Texas A&M University, March, 2026

• Desai, R. 2025, Improving Retention in STEM Programs, 2025 ASEE-GSW Conference,

UT Arlington, March, 2025

• Desai, R. 2024, Projects for Waste Reduction in an Intro to Engineering Course, 2024

ASEE-GSW Conference, Canyon, March, 2024

• Desai, R. 2023. Online 2 + 2 + 2 Technology Programs for Upward Mobility, Industrial

Engineering and Operations Management (IEOM) Conference, Houston, June, 2023.

• Desai, R. 2019. Innovative Designs for Space Optimization. ASEE Gulf Southwest Annual

Conference Proceeding.

• Desai, R. 2018. Projects for Pallet Recycling in a Solid Modeling Course. ASEE Gulf

Southwest Annual Conference Proceeding.

• Desai, R. 2017. Innovative Projects by Freshmen Engineering Students. International

Conference on Industrial Engineering & Technology Management Conference Proceeding.

• Desai, R. 2017. Teaching Innovation to Freshmen Engineering Students. ASEE Gulf

Southwest Annual Conference Proceeding.

• Desai, R. 2016. Online Technology Education for the Working Professional. ASEE Gulf Southwest Annual Conference Proceeding.

RECENT PRESENTATIONS

• Desai, R. 2026, Incorporating Sustainability Projects in Engineering, 2026 ASEE-GSW Conference, Texas A&M University, March 10, 2026

• Desai, R. 2025, Improving Retention in STEM Programs, 2025 ASEE-GSW Conference,

UT Arlington, March, 2025

• Desai, R. 2024, Projects for Waste Reduction in an Intro to Engineering Course, 2024

ASEE-GSW Conference, Canyon, March, 2024

• Desai, R. 2023. Online 2 + 2 + 2 Technology Programs for Upward Mobility, Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (IEOM) Conference, Houston, June, 2023.

• Desai, R. 2021. Robot Programming to Simulate Warehouse Logistics, International Mechatronics Conference, Oklahoma State University, Oklahoma City, Sept., 2021.

• Desai, R. 2021. Technology Programs for the Working Professional, International

Mechatronics Conference, Oklahoma State University, Oklahoma City, Sept., 2021.

• Desai, R. 2021. Technology: Out with the Old and In with the New, American Studies Association of Texas Conference, Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, November, 2021.

• Desai, R., Innovative Designs for Space Optimization. ASEE Gulf Southwest Annual Conference, March 2019.

• Desai, R., Innovative Projects Using Recycled Pallets. ASEE Gulf Southwest Annual

Conference, April 2018.

• Desai, R., Innovative Projects by Freshmen Engineering Students. International Conference

on Industrial Engineering & Technology Management Conference, April 2017.

• Desai, R., Online Technology Education for the Working Professional. ASEE Gulf

Southwest Annual Conference, March 2016.

RECENT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES

• Attended Gardner Institute, Curricular Analytics Spring 2026 training on improving curriculum flow, retention and graduation rates among students. • Attended presentation “Building Accessible Course Materials: Creating ADA Documents” on Thursday, March 26, 2026

• Attended presentation on “AI Unleashed: Transforming Teaching for Tomorrow” on October 23, 2025.

• Attended presentation on Intellectual Property Law on April 24, 2025.

• Visited Westlake Pipe & Fittings, Wichita Falls, on April 11, 2025.

• Completed CSA and Title IX Training on March 28, 2025.

• Attended online courses training on “ADA Compliance for PowerPoints” on March 24, 2025.

• Attended Workshop on ABET Accreditation Evaluation by Amir Karima (UTSA), Lynn Peterson (UTA), and Randall Manteufel (USA) at the ASEE-GSW Conference at UT Arlington on March 9, 2025.

• Attended presentation on Nonprofit Board Essentials presented by the Center for Nonprofit Management & Leadership on March 4, 2025.

• Attended General Counsel Supervisory Training on February 8, 2024.

• Attended a presentation on Texas Power Grid by Mike Hoke, Director, Public Engagement, Texas Public Utilities Commission on November 7, 2023.

• Attended TLRC September workshop, “Empowering Educators: Navigating AI in the Classroom” on October 19, 2023.

• Attended UT RGV Latina THRIVE Summit, May 18-19, 2023.

• Attended “Emergency Preparedness” presentation on September 27, 2022.

• Attended online “Next Generation Manufacturing Workshop”, July 12 - 15, 2021.

• Attended ABET Institutional Representative Webinar on August 18, 2020.

• Attended NSULA Risk-Mitigation Virtual Workshop on July 28, 2020. • Visited Echometer in Wichita Falls on October 24, 2019. Echometer is a global supplier of instruments for optimizing the performance of oil wells.

• Visited Pratt & Whitney in Wichita Falls on August 22, 2019.

• Visited Toyota Manufacturing Plant in San Antonio on July 25, 2019.

• Visited H.E.B. Distribution Center in San Marcos on July 24, 2019.