 James
Leake
Lecturer & Director of Engineering Graphics
James Leake joined the Department in August
1999. His educational background includes an MS in Mechanical Engineering
(1993) from the University of Washington, a BS in Ocean Engineering
(1980) from Florida Atlantic University, and a BA in Art History
(1974) from Indiana University. His current research interests include
engineering
education, integration of CAD/CAE software in the engineering curriculum,
spatial visualization, and reverse engineering.
Professor Leake’s
publications include the book Autodesk Inventor, published by McGraw-Hill
in 2004 and a CD series, Learning to Use AutoCAD
2D & 3D, published by Thompson Delmar Learning in 2003. He is
currently working an engineering design graphics text to be published
by Wiley
in 2007.
Prior to coming to Illinois, Leake taught CAD and math
courses at UAE University in the United Arab Emirates. He is
a returned Peace
Corps
Volunteer, where he served in Tunisia from 1983 till 1986.
Leake
worked as a naval architect in the Pacific Northwest for 10 years.
He is a registered professional engineer in naval architecture
in the state of Washington.
Contact Information
Office: 309 Transportation Building
Mailing Address:
117 Transportation Building MC-238
104 S. Mathews Ave.
Urbana IL 61801
Phone: (217) 244-0401
Fax: (217) 244-5705
e-mail: jmleake@uiuc.edu
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