Excellence in Engineering Education

Pritpal Singh, PhD, a Villanova professor of Electrical Engineering who has dedicated his career to humanitarian engineering efforts, was honored in the fall with the 2022 Duncan Fraser Global Award for Excellence in Engineering Education.

Presented annually by the International Federation of Engineering Education Societies (IFEES), the award honors individuals who have made innovative and meritorious contributions with a significant impact on the advancement of engineering education. Dr. Singh was recognized in late November at the World Engineering Education Forum in Cape Town, South Africa.

“I feel honored and at the same time humbled to be recognized by this award,” says Dr. Singh, “following in the footsteps of some really wonderful people.”

Among other accomplishments, Dr. Singh was recognized for leveraging electrical and computer engineering technology to help people in underserved communities worldwide. Dr. Singh’s humanitarian efforts will continue this spring in Ecuador, where he will be a Fulbright Scholar working in collaboration with the university Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral (ESPOL). During his three-month fellowship, Dr. Singh will teach a course on how to implement and commercialize sustainability-focused technologies while also researching the potential for renewable energy generation on the Galapagos Islands.