Dr. Weckler is a registered, professional engineer with over thirty years of experience in biosystems & agricultural systems engineering.  He is currently a Professor of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering at Oklahoma State University.  His responsibilities include: teaching undergraduate and graduate level courses (including the capstone senior design project courses), and conducting interdisciplinary research and development in the area of mechanical system engineering, sensors, instrumentation and automation.  

Before joining Oklahoma State University, Dr. Weckler was on the faculty of California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo.  His post-graduate experience includes engineering positions with the Electro Optical Systems Division of Litton Industries and with L-3 Aeromet Inc. involving the design, fabrication, calibration, field deployment and data reduction of airborne optical sensor systems.  Dr. Weckler currently serves as a faculty advisor for the OSU Engineers Without Borders chapter and has served as the ASABE student club advisor.  In recent years, he has done international engineering work in Mongolia, Honduras, Guatemala and China.  His areas of expertise include: instrumentation, sensors & controls, digital image/signal processing, electro-mechanical system design, electro-optical sensor systems, automated Smart Machines, food & crop processing, irrigation engineering, and complex system integration & testing.