Thomas W. Jenkins

Professor of Engineering Technology (ET) at New Mexico State University (NMSU)
"Linking Theory and Application"

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EDUCATION and PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

EDUCATION:

Bachelor of Arts and Science - Spanish
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) with emphasis in Business Systems Analysis
Masters of Science Computer Science (MSCE)
Masters of Science Electrical Engineering (MSEE) with emphasis in Digital Design.

Visit NMSU and the ET department at the following links:

This is the new ET building - EC III.
I am in office 394 - the last office south, third floor in the circular part in the front. See MAP for campus location. My office hrs vary each semester but are generally whenever I'm NOT in class

Mailing address: Thomas Jenkins NMSU Box 30001, Dept. 3566 Las
Cruces, NM 88003-0001 Phone: is 575.646.3847

The best way to reach me is via email, so: Send mail to: tjenkins@nmsu.edu

NMSU CLASSES

As part of my duties as an Associate Professor of Engineering Technology, I am responsible for developing and teaching ET classes each semester. My semester class load typically comes from:

ET 182 - Digital Systems I
ET 190 - AC and DC Electronics
ET 262 - Computational Methods I
ET 282 - Digital Electronics II
ET 362 - Computational Methods II
ET 381 - Renewable Energy Technology ** NEW **
ET 382 - Solar Energy Technology ** New **
ET 384 - Wind and Water Energy Technology ** NEW **
ET 444 - Microcomputer Architecture and Applications II

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

I have been at NMSU since 1990 and have over fifteen years of computer science and engineering professional experience.
I have worked with a variety of government agencies and Fortune 500 firms such as Dept. of Defence (DOD), NASA, TRW (TDRSS - click on picture to left), Kentron International, Eagle Signal Controls, and others.
A lot of my experience deals with satelites, missiles, computer hardware and software, and digital systems.

RECREATION and ACTIVITIES

SCUBA DIVING INFORMATION

I am a Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) certified scuba instructor and an avid recreational diver.
Visit my scuba web site for information on scuba diving. Click on the picture on the left to see me at depth in the Turks and Caicos Islands.
Scuba Diving Informational Web Site

VOLLEYBALL

I am an official scorekeeper (and fan) of the AGGIE (ROADRUNNER) VOLLEYBALL team at NMSU (see schedule at attached link) - congrats to all!
I also am a recreational player participating in NMSU intramurals and the DESERT VOLLEYBALL ASSOCIATION (DVA) leagues and tournaments. The DVA leagues are indoors in winter and outdoors in summer. Outdoors is on grass or sand courts. Leagues and tournaments have a variety of formats from doubles thru co-rec sixes.

SKIING

Water and snow skiing are sports which I enjoy. If its winter, its time to think about snow. Most of my skiing is done at SKI APACHE in Ruidoso, NM. Visit their web site at: SKI APACHE or for NM ski info try NM SKIING or for general skiing information try skiing info. A cool site about skiing, equipment, instruction tips, photo galleries, on-line mags. is ISKI - good for gear finding too.

Travel, Leisure, and Misc.

Travel and Adventure: (**NEW)Sailing Adventures; Italy; Peru (Cusco & Machu Pichu); Spain (La Alhambra); Mexico...more to come later.

If its a pretty day, lets go play outside! Las Cruces Weather =>

Want to see something that begs the question: "What am I doing here?" - Check out Hawaii weather/photos/surf etc. right now (realtime - as you read this)!

I love playing sports but don't care much about watching (esp. pro-sports), so NO links to sports pages here. I do workout some, including jogging, playing sports, and weight training.

After working out - Smoke a good Cigar four or five times a year. Read any good BOOKS lately? While drinking a tall cold one and cooking a nice dinner.

Pets:, I have had horses, tropical fish, birds, and cats; but, I am really a dog man. I like working dogs like pointers, setters, cattle dogs, shitzhund trained rottweilers. A good trained dog is a real joy and great companion, like my little female. How about some rotty head shot.

Enjoy outdoor recreation, such as hiking, skiing (see above), mountaineering, canoeing - rafting, and such stuff. I even keep up on expeditions, such as the PBS/NOVA program on EVEREST

Got about $10 invested in stocks (what do you expect on a professor's salary). I check on these at a stock-market site. about once a month.

USEFUL TOOLS

Want to know what TIME it is exactly from the NIST atomic clock? Have a phone number and want to know the name? Reverse phonebook search and a map of where they live (does regular name/number lookup too)

Talking about MAPS (where does Jane Doe live?, what's the best route to Joes' Supermarket?, show me San Francisco wharf district street map, etc.), the best site is MAPQUEST but Digital City is pretty good, as is ZIP2. How about those National Geographic Society maps complete with basic country info. NGS

Need a General Dictionary, or a PC Hardware or Communication Term Dictionary, or a Thesauras? How about a good Quotation. Want to search the WEB or do a file transfer? Want to learn about my area of interest Microprocessors

Need to do a Spanish-to-English or other language translation? Travelling and want to know the currency conversion rates - try CURRENCY CONVERTER. Thinking about borrowing money and want to know the payments? Try this AMORTIZATION CALCULATOR.

This site is maintained by Thomas Jenkins - Web Master, and was last updated on 01/10/10