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Associate Professor (Lecturer), Mechanical Engineering
Professional Service
- American Society for Engineering Education.
Role: Reviewer.
Review Annual Conference abstracts and papers.
10/2010 - present
Honors & Awards
- The Student Choice Teacher of the Year Award for 2021-2022.
University of Utah Department of Mechanical Engineering,
08/20/2022
- The Student Choice Teacher of the Year Award for 2020-2021.
University of Utah Department of Mechanical Engineering,
08/19/2021
- 2020 recipient of a University of Utah Beacons of Excellence Award.
University of Utah,
08/04/2020
Internal Service
- ME Teaching Committee.
Member,
09/2022 - present.
Department service.
- Graduate Council Review for the Department of Atmospheric Sciences.
Undergraduate Council Representative to exit meeting with external reviewers,
11/03/2017 - 11/03/2017.
University service.
- Learning Framework Ambassador (Office of Undergraduate Studies).
Ambassador,
10/2017 - 05/2018.
University service.
- Mechanical Engineering ABET Committee.
Member,
08/2014 - present.
Department service.
- Mechanical Engineering Curriculum Committee.
Member,
08/2013 - present.
Department service.
- Mechanical Engineering ABET Committee.
Chair,
08/2013 - 07/2014.
Department service.
- College of Engineering ABET Committee.
Member,
08/2013 - 07/2014.
College service.
- Mechanical Engineering Curriculum Committee.
Member,
10/2008 - 07/2011.
Department service.
Outreach
- FIRST Robotics Utah Regional: Represented the Department of Mechanical Engineering at information table.
03/03/2023 - 03/03/2023
- College of Engineering Engineering Day: Coordinated three sessions in the ME EN 1010 lab where high school students calibrated and tested ping pong ball-launching robots.
11/19/2022 - 11/19/2022
- Salt Lake Community College Swoop into the U Day: Represented the Department of Mechanical Engineering at information table.
10/11/2022 - 10/11/2022
- Salt Lake Community College STEM Resource Fair: Represented the Department of Mechanical Engineering at information table.
09/28/2022 - 09/28/2022
- FIRST Robotics Utah Regional: Represented the Department of Mechanical Engineering at information table.
04/08/2022 - 04/08/2022
- College of Engineering Engineering Day: Coordinated three sessions in the ME EN 1010 lab where high school students calibrated and tested ping pong ball-launching robots.
11/20/2021 - 11/20/2021
- College of Engineering Engineering Day: Coordinated three sessions in the ME EN 1010 lab where high school students calibrated and tested ping pong ball-launching robots.
11/23/2019 - 11/23/2019
- College of Engineering Engineering Day: Represented the Department of Mechanical Engineering at information table (prospective students).
11/18/2017 - 11/18/2017
- University of Utah Red, White and U Day: Represented the Department of Mechanical Engineering at information table (admitted students).
04/08/2017 - 04/08/2017
- MRSEC Education and Outreach Group: Hosted a teacher workshop for Science Olympiad coaches to help them improve their coaching skills in general, and to help them prepare students for specific events.
11/2012 - 11/2012
- Science Olympiad State Competition: Helped with registration and at the awards ceremony; represented Mechanical Engineering at an information table between the events and the awards ceremony; represented both ME and MRSEC by handing out scholarship offers at the awards ceremony.
04/2012 - 04/2012
- MRSEC Education and Outreach Group: Established a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program and hosted a diverse group of 10 undergraduate researchers from across the country for a 9-week summer research experience in MRSEC labs.
01/2012 - 03/2014
- MRSEC Education and Outreach Group: Participated in afterschool Weird Science Sessions at Glendale Middle School (86% URM).
01/2012 - 03/2014
- MRSEC Education and Outreach Group: Updated the Materials Science section of the College’s Discover Engineering exhibit, which impacts 8,000-10,000 high school students annually.
01/2012 - 02/2013