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Faculty Member

Dr. Sean Tolman

Biography

Before coming to UVU, Dr. Tolman spent 8 years working in the field of forensic automobile accident investigation and automotive safety research. He also worked in medical device manufacturing.

Education

PhD, Brigham Young University, 2014

Major: Mechanical Engineering

MS, University of Utah, 2008

Major: Mechanical Engineering

BS, Brigham Young University, 2002

Major: Mechanical Engineering

Teaching

ENGR 1000

Introduction to Engineering, Fall 2026

ME 3140

Machine Design, Fall 2026

ME 4810

Mechanical Engineering Capstone I, Fall 2026

ME 4820

Mechanical Engineering Capstone II, Spring 2026

Scholarly/Creative Works

Tolman, Sean , Jensen, Matthew , Jaafar, Israd , Bordelon, Amanda , Willardson, Bennington , "BOARD # 188_ WIP Enhancing STEM Degree Completion_ Progress of the Civil and Mechanical Engineering (CAM) Scholarship Program" . ASEE Conferences. https://doi.org/10.18260/1-2--55541
Jaafar, Israd , Jensen, Matthew , Tolman, Sean , Bordelon, Amanda , Willardson, Bennington , Raje, Janis , (2024) "Enhancing STEM Degree Completion_ A Framework for the Civil and Mechanical Engineering (CAM) Scholarship Project" . ASEE Conferences. https://doi.org/10.18260/1-2--47314
Tolman, Sean , Jensen, Matthew , (2023) "Design Across the Curriculum_ Improving Design Instruction in a Mechanical Engineering Program." . ASEE Conferences. https://doi.org/10.18260/1-2--42901
Tolman, Sean , Jensen, Matthew , "Design Across The Curriculum_ An Evaluation Of Design Instruction in a New Mechanical Engineering Program." . ASEE Conferences. https://doi.org/10.18260/1-2--36901
Bordelon, Amanda , Thackeray, Susan , Tolman, Sean , Loftus, Jane , (2020) "Venturing into Discipline-specific Activities for Different Sections of the Same Introductory Engineering Design Course" . ASEE Conferences. https://doi.org/10.18260/1-2--35486
Seibi, Abdennour C., Tolman, Sean , Jensen, Matt , Amin, Masood , Bordelon, Amanda , Hales, Tom , (2020) "Toward the Development of Capstone Design Guidelines in Newly Established Engineering Programs" . IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/ietc47856.2020.9249187

Awards

Outstanding Freshman Cadet

BYU Air Force ROTC - April, 1996