Sid Deliwala
Alfred Moore Senior Fellow, Penn Engineering
Director of Lab Programs, ESE
Sid has been the Director of Lab Programs in the Electrical and Systems Engineering (ESE) Department for over two decades. His experience includes managing lab programs, developing unique courses that encourage student engagement in their academic career, and teaching undergraduates.
He also manages state-of-the-art teaching classroom+lab facilities [C-Labs], Detkin, Ketterer and Simmons Labs. Sid enjoys working with students and continues to teach summer high school programs, M&T Summer Institute, (which he co-founded in 2006), ESE 1110 (ESE Freshmen Course), ESE 1900 (Silicon Garage), Coursera Robotics Specialization (capstone) and ESE Capstone (ESE 4500/4510 Senior Design) in Fall and Spring semester. He is also an active participant in ECEDHA conferences and co-leads the Technology Program at ECEDHA. Sid graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering from Walchand Institute of Technology in 1991 and a master’s degree from Drexel University in 1995.
Teaching
ESE 1110: Atoms, Bits, Circuits, and Systems (teaching since 2015)
ESE 1900: Silicon Garage (teaching since 2016)
ESE 4500 and ESE 4510 (teaching since 2014)
M&T Summer Institute (co-founder, teaching since 2006)
Pre-Freshman Program, Introduction to Engineering (started the course module in 2002)
Coursera: Robotics Capstone
Faculty Advising
IEEE-HKN Lambda Chapter
IEEE Student Branch at UPenn
Selected Talks
May 3, 2022: Hands-On Learning (podcast) with Zach Peterson
Jan 20, 2022: Digital Transformation in Academia w/Noah Schmitz (Keysight)
Apr 20, 2021: EDAB Faculty Spotlight with Lolita Jackson
April 13, 2021: “Remote and Hybrid Learning Solutions” Panel discussion with Keysight/RealDigital
Mar 20, 2021: Penn Influencers with Kevin Conley and Varun Sampath
Feb 17, 2021: Fireside Chat (podcast)with Wilson Lee (Tektronix) “Tech Talk”
Nov 9, 2020: “Hybrid Labs” (podcast) with Rick Nass and John Janowiak
2013 TedX Penn: Behind the Blackboard
Media
October 2023: Getting to know Detkin Lab, Penn Engineering blogs
October 2022: Get to Know(video) Hands-on learning at Peter Detkin Lab
September 2023: Bringing PCB education to the classroom
February 2021: Detkin Lab’s leadership in bringing experiential learning at home
Conference and Professional Activities
2023-25, Elected on board for ECE Foundation and ECDHA
March, 2022: Technology Program Chair, ECEDHA Conference, New Orleans, March 24-28, 2022
Feb 9, 2022: ECEDHA Online Summit Co-Chair; Future Ideas on Hands-On Education w/Rea Callender
April 13, 2021: Co-Chair ECE Makers and Lab Professional National Summit
Dec 1-2 2020: Co-Chair ECEDHA Online Summit
March 17, 2018: Founded T.I.M.E.E (earlier known as Lab Pros; Technologists, Innovators, Makers, Educators and Entrepreneurs) at the national level for ECEDHA (Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Heads Association)
Awards
2022 School of Engineering and Applied Science Staff Award
Robert M. Janowiak Outstanding Leadership Award [ECEDHA] March 2022
IEEE Delaware Valley Engineer of the Year, April 2021
Univ of Pennsylvania Models of Excellence, April 2000
US 6,204,669 : Detection of defects in protective barrier, 7/2/1998