I also never forget that I was a student. I struggled at times when I was an undergraduate, especially when I had an instructor whose only objective was to 'teach and run' and never show a human side. I thought that if I could be a teacher, I would take a different approach. That approach includes making sure his students know he's always there for them. As K-State's teaching scholar, Morcos will promote distance learning for the next year.
Distance learning is very important now.
But going back to school can be difficult, especially when you may not live near the right college or you have a family to support and can't attend school full time. Along with his teaching responsibilities, Morcos also is an active researcher in the areas of power electronics, electric power quality, artificial intelligence in power systems, control systems and high-voltage engineering. His research has been supported by the National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Energy and Kansas Technology Enterprise Corporation. He has published more than 35 refereed articles and has presented more than 70 papers at national and international conferences. He is a member of the American Society for Engineering Education, Electrostatics Society of America and a senior member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.