COL Benjamin M. Wallen Associate Professor Associate Dean for Faculty Development Dean's Staff Center for Faculty Excellence Geography and Environmental Engineering benjamin.wallen [at] westpoint.edu About Education Research & Publications Ben is an Army brat and spent 10 years in Europe before entering West Point in 1992. He graduated from Frankfurt American High School in Germany where he ran cross country, ran track, and was a manager for women's basketball. He actually likes to tell the story of how he was "recruited" to be an Army women's basketball manager. Just ask him! He enjoys playing ultimate frisbee, running, supporting Cadets and faculty in their development, and maximizing time with his family. He has three fantastic children and an amazing wife who is a Clinical Nurse Instructor. Ph.D. - Colorado School of Mines M.S. - University of Texas at Austin M.S. - University of Missouri - Rolla B.S. - U.S. Military Academy Research Interests Engineering Education, Teaching Engagement, Soil-Lead Contamination and Treatment, Environmental Evaluation (Ground Penetrating Radar, X-Ray Fluorescence) Current Research Pandemic Educational Interventions - Minimal Impact on Student Grades as a Proxy for Student Learning, Impact of Incorporating Preparation Videos to Enhance Student Preparation and Learning Selected Publications Gramlich V.A., Fairfield, C.M., Mao O.Z. and B.M. Wallen. (2024). Mapping Heritage: Using Ground Penetrating Radar Sensors to Rediscover Revolutionary War Heroin Margaret Corbin’s Resting Place. IGARSS 2024 - 2024 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Athens, Greece, Paper FRPA.PA.54. DOI:10.1109/IGARSS53475.2024.10642099 Wallen, B.M., Pyke, A., Ebling, M., Sondheimer, R.M., and A.R. Pfluger. (2023). Inspiring Excellence in Teaching through Deliberate faculty Development. Paper presented at 2023 International Association of Military Academies (ISOMA) Conference, Doha, Qatar, Manuscript WPA0-02-125. Pfluger, A.R., Butkus, M.A., and B.M. Wallen. (2022). Framework for Defining and Mapping to Key Words in ABET Engineering Accreditation Commission Student Outcomes 1-7. Paper presented at 2022 American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference. (located https://peer.asee.org/framework-for-defining-and-mapping-to-key-words-i…) Linvill, C.Q., and B.M. Wallen. (2022). Effectiveness of a Hyflex Teaching Pedagogy in Environmental Engineering Education on Student Performance and Course Outcomes. Paper presented at 2022 American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference. (located https://peer.asee.org/effectiveness-of-a-hyflex-teaching-pedagogy-in-en…) Pfluger, A.R., Butkus, M.A., B.M. Wallen, and M.R. Read (2021). Applying Resilience Theory to ‘Bounce Forward’ from COVID-19 for Environmental Engineering Programs, Paper presented at 2021 American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual Conference. https://strategy.asee.org/36694. Linvill, C.Q., Wallen, B.M., Pluger, A., and M.A. Butkus. (2021). Incorporation of Best Practices in Environmental Engineering Education to Maximize Student Engagement and Instructor Efficiency. Paper presented at 2021 ASEE St. Lawrence Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education, Virtually hosted. DOI:10.18260/1-2--38299. (located https://peer.asee.org/incorporation-of-best-practices-in-environmental-…) Wallen, B.M., and D.M. Thomas. (2020, November). Office Hours for faculty – A Means to Increase Remote Teaching Capabilities. Paper presented at 2020 Fall ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Meeting of the American Society for Engineering Education, Virtually (hosted by Stevens Institute of Technology). (located https://peer.asee.org/office-hours-for-faculty-a-means-to-increase-remo…) Wallen, B.M., Kimball M.A., Wright W.C., Sheehan N.P., Flagg T.D., Avellaneda-Ruiz A.R., and P.V. Bier. (2020). Use of X-Ray Fluorescence to Expedite Sampling to Evaluate and Visualize Soil Lead Concentrations at West Point, NY., IGARSS 2020 - 2020 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Waikoloa, HI, USA, Session TU1.R5, pp. 5026-5029, doi: 10.1109/IGARSS39084.2020.9324341. (located https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9324341) Wallen, B.M., Wright W.C., and C.E. Oxendine. (2020). Investigation of Diurnal Fluctuations of Heat and Water Distributions Around Landmines Impacted by Soil Heterogeneity, IGARSS 2020 - 2020 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Waikoloa, HI, USA, Session FR1.R., pp. 473-476, doi: 10.1109/IGARSS39084.2020.9324035. (located https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9324035)