• Associate Professor, Multidisciplinary Engineering
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Homero Murzi

Educational Background

  • Ph.D., Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, United States Engineering Education, 2016
  • M.B.A., Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A. Master of Business Administration, The Fox School of Business, 2013
  • M.Sc., National Experimental University of Táchira, San Cristobal, Venezuela. Master of Science in Industrial Engineering, 2009 (summa cum laude)
  • B.Eng., National Experimental University of Táchira, San Cristobal, Venezuela. Bachelor of Engineering in Industrial Engineering, 2003

Research Interests

  • His research examines how engineers develop professional competencies and identity and how engineering programs can better prepare students for real-world practice from a pedagogical perspective. He focuses on experiential learning (capstone, internships/co-ops, interdisciplinary projects, study abroad), contemporary pedagogy, competency assessment and curriculum design, global engineering, and scalable supports for early career faculty and doctoral student development and mentoring.

Certifications & Memberships

  • Certificate in Preparing the Future Professoriate (Virginia Tech)
  • Member of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)
  • Chair of the Research in Engineering Education Network (REEN)
  • Member of IEEE Education Society

Awards & Honors

  • 2024 Journal of Engineering Education Top 5% Most Cited Article
  • 2024 Journal of Engineering Education Honorable Mention for the William Elgin Wickenden Award of the American Society for Engineering Education
  • Selected as Fulbright Specialist to Transform Engineering Education in Brazil (2023).
  • 2023 Presidential Principles of Community Award for Individual Long-Term Contributions. Virginia Tech.

Selected Publications

  • Akanmu, A., Olukanni, E., Zhang, L., & Murzi, H. (2026) “Robotic Applications for Wildfire Management in the Wildland–Urban Interface: A Scoping Review.” Multidisciplinary Journal of Civil Engineering, 4,1.
  • Tormey, R., Bellocchi, A., Bøgelund, P., Lönngren, J., Murzi, H., & Polmear, M. (2025) “Emotions in Engineering Ethics Education: Systematic review and ways forward.” Science and Engineering Ethics, 31,21, ISSN: 1353-3452.
  • Khalid, M., Akanmu, A., Awolusi, I., & Murzi, H. (2025) “Detection of Cognitive and Attention Dimensions in Block Programming Interface for Learning Sensor Data Analytics in Construction Education.” International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, Vol. 205, 103626, ISSN 1071-5819.
  • Khalid, M., Akanmu, A., Murzi, H., & Awolusi, I. (2025). “Enhancing computational thinking in construction education: The role of sensor data analytics with block-based programming,” Journal of Information Technology in Construction, Vol. 30, pg. 65-91.
  • Yusuf, A., Afolabi, A., Akanmu, A., Murzi, H., Ofori-Boadu, A., & Ball, S. (2025) “Evaluation of Instructors’ Demographic Variations on a Web-based Platform for Connecting with Practitioners.” International Journal of Human–Computer Interaction, 1-14.
  • Özkan, D. S., Davis, K. A., Davis, J. C., Deters, J., & Murzi, H. (2025). “Fostering systems thinking through engineering study abroad programs.” European Journal of Engineering Education, 26–1.
  • Lönngren, J., Bellocchi, A., Berge, M., Bøgelund, P., Direito, I., Huff, J., Mohd-Yusof, K., Murzi, H., & Tormey, R. (2024) “Emotions in Engineering Education: A configurative meta-synthesis systematic review.” Journal of Engineering Education, 113-4, pp. 1287-1326.
  • Khalid, M., Akanmu, A., Afolabi, A., Murzi, H., Awolusi, I., & Agee, P. (2024) “InerSens: A Block-based Programming Platform for Learning Sensor Data Analytics in Construction Engineering Program.” Journal of Architectural Engineering, 30-3.
  • Yusuf, A.O., Afolabi, A., Akanmu, A., Murzi, H., Nieto Leal, A., Ball, S., & Ofori-Boadu, A. (2024), "Collaborations between industry and academia for future workforce development: construction practitioners’ perspective." Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print
  • Wrobetz, A., Davis, K., Artiles, M., & Murzi, H. (2023) “Engineering Students Learning Abroad: Experiences Captured via Longitudinal Video Reflections.” IEEE Transactions on -Education, 67-3. DOI.
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