Dr. Grant Crawford Biography

Grant Crawford, P.E., Ph.D., F.ASEE, is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering in the School of Computing and Engineering at Quinnipiac University where he focuses on faculty development and undergraduate education in the thermal sciences, circuits, CAD, and design. He is a first-generation college graduate, a military veteran, and comes from a blue collar, low-income background. Grant graduated with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering in the top fifth of his class from West Point and served on active duty in the U.S. Army for over 33 years.

Along the way, he earned his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Aerospace Engineering and spent 13 years teaching at West Point, where he retired as the Director of Mechanical Engineering. He has served as a Program Evaluator for ABET’s Engineering Accreditation Commission and a Commissioner and Team Chair for the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission. He has been a member of the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam Committee for the National Council of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors (NCEES) since 2005 and has chaired the committee. He has served as the Mid-Atlantic Section Chair, the Military and Veterans Constituent Committee Chair, Zone I Chair, Vice President for Member Affairs (two terms), and President for ASEE and is currently in his fourth term serving on the Board of Directors.