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Michael Sjoerdsma
University Lecturer, Acting FAS Associate Dean, Undergraduate Studies
Engineering Science
Areas of interest
Communications
Biography
P.Eng.
Ed.D., Simon Fraser University, Canada, 2020
M.A.Sc., Simon Fraser University, Canada, 2005
B.A.Sc., Simon Fraser University, Canada, 2002
Courses
Spring 2025
Future courses may be subject to change.
Research Interests
- Technical writing
- The writing process in Engineering
- Semi-active noise control
- Magnetorheological fluids and magnetorheological elastomers
Teaching Interests
- Effective teaching in large classes
- Technical writing
- Engineering capstone projects
Selected Recent Publications
- H. Erhan, B. Ben Youseff, M. Sjoerdsma, J. Dill, B. Berry, J. McCracken, “Spatial Thinking and Communicating: A Course for First Year University Students. Submitted to CDEN/RCCI International Design Engineering Conference, Nova Scotia, Canada, July 27-29, 2008 (8 pages, CD-ROM)
- Monika Syrzycka, Michael Sjoerdsma, Paul C.H. Li, M. (Ash) Parameswaran,Marek Syrzycki, Carol A. Koch, Raj S. Utkhede, Electronic concentration of negatively charged molecules on a microfabricated biochip, Analytica Chemica Acta, 484, February 2003, pp 1-14.