Current Fellows and Graduates
ELATES Class of 2025-2026
The ELATES at Drexel Class of 2025-2026 is a prestigious cohort of 41 faculty members and leaders across STEM disciplines from institutions across the U.S. and Canada. Each Fellow was nominated by their dean or provost and has significant administrative experience on top of their scholarly accomplishments.
2025-2026 ELATES at Drexel Fellows
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Lana Alagha, Robert H. Quenon Associate Professor, Mining Engineering and Associate Chair for Research, Missouri University of Science and Technology
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Arezoo Ardekani, Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Associate Head of Academic Affairs, Purdue University at West Lafayette
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Iris “Ruth” Bahar, Professor and Department Head, Computer Science, Colorado School of Mines
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Gretchen Bohnhoff, Professor, Civil and Architectural Engineering and Construction Management, Milwaukee School of Engineering
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Lora Cavuoto, Professor, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Director of Undergraduate Studies, State University of New York at Buffalo
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Heather Dillon, Professor and Chair of Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington, Tacoma
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Ziqian “Cecilia” Dong, Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, New York Institute of Technology
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Maria Emelianenko, Professor, Mathematical Science, George Mason University
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Jessica Fick, Assistant Dean, College of Engineering Mathematics and Science, Professor, Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Platteville
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Susan Fullerton-Shirey, Associate Professor of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Vice Chair for Graduate Education, University of Pittsburgh
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Stephanie George, Interim Dean, Professor, ECU’s College of Engineering and Technology, East Carolina University
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Anne Goodchild, Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Director, Supply Chain Transportation and Logistics Center, University of Washington
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Anju Gupta, Associate Professor, Mechanical, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Toledo
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Fatemeh Hassanipour, Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Assistant Dean, Strategic Initiatives, UT Dallas
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Karuna Joshi, Associate Professor, Information Systems, University of Maryland Baltimore County
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Eva Kanso, Professor, ZH Kaprielian Fellow, Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Southern California
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Anahita Khojandi, Professor, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Heath Endowed Faculty Fellow, Business and Engineering, University of Tennessee at Knoxville
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Marisol Koslowski, Associate Dean, Global Engineering, Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University at West Lafayette
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Nancy Lape, Chair, Professor, Engineering Department, Harvey Mudd College
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Kaitlin Mallouk, Associate Professor, Experiential Engineering Education, Rowan University
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Michelle Marincel Payne, Chair, Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
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Maria Mayorga, Professor, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Director/Chair, Operations Research, North Carolina State University
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Jillian McLeod, Assistant Professor, Mathematics, United States Coast Guard Academy
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Jennifer Munson, Professor, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
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Elizabeth Nance, Chair, Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering, University of Washington
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Jill Nelson, Associate Dean, Undergraduate Programs, Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, George Mason University
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Kate Nooner, Senior Associate Dean, Faculty, Policy, Research and Innovation, Professor, Psychology, College of Science and Engineering, UNC Wilmington
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Christie Peebles, Professor, School of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering, Colorado State University
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Amy Peterson, Associate Professor, Plastics Engineering, UMass Lowell
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Renata Ramos, Associate Dean, Academic Affairs, Associate Professor, Bioengineering, Rice University
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Shannon Roberts, Associate Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst
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Omowunmi "Wunmi" Sadik, Vice Provost, Faculty Affairs, Distinguished Professor, Chemistry and Environmental Science, New Jersey Institute of Technology
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Carolyn Seepersad, Professor, Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
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Sandra Shefelbine, Associate Dean, Space and Special Initiatives, Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Northeastern University
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Meera Singh, Associate Dean, Graduate Studies, Professor, Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Calgary
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Virginia Smith, Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Director, Graduate Studies, Villanova University
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Katelyn Swindle-Reilly, Associate Chair, Associate Professor Biomedical Engineering, The Ohio State University
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Michelle Thompson, Associate Professor, Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Purdue University
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Andrea Vernengo, Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering, Rowan University
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Hui “Claire” Xiong, Professor, Materials Science and Engineering, Boise State University
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Min Zhang, Professor, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Director, Biostatistics Shared Resource, UCI Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, Irvine
Past ELATES at Drexel Fellows
- Sara Atwood, Dean of Engineering and Computer Science and Professor of Engineering, Elizabethtown College
- Amanda Bao, Interim Department Chair and Professor, Program Director in Civil Engineering Technology, College of Engineering Technology, Rochester Institute of Technology
- Joule Bergerson, Professor, Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Schulich School of Engineering, Canada Research Chair in Energy Technology Assessment
- Nanette R. Boyle, Associate Professor and Interim Department Head, Chemical & Biological Engineering Director, Quantitative Biosciences & Engineering Interdisciplinary Graduate Program, Colorado School of Mines
- Maria-Isabel Carnasciali, Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Research, School of Engineering & Computational Sciences, Merrimack College
- Cynthia Chen, Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Washington
- Yuejie Chi, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
- Annie Childers, Interim Associate Dean, Donaghey College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Associate Professor of Mathematics, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
- Mari S. Chinn, Professor and Head, Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, Oklahoma State University (OSU), Director, Biobased Product and Energy Center, OSU, Associate and Technical Director, South-Central Sun Grant Center
- Adrienne Decker, Associate Professor, Engineering Education, University at Buffalo
- Diane Foster, Director of the School of Marine Science and Ocean Engineering, Professor of Mechanical and Ocean Engineering, University of New Hampshire
- Victoria Futch, Captain, United States Coast Guard, Associate Dean, School of Science, Math, & Humanities; United States Coast Guard Academy
- Konstantina (Nadia) Gkritza, Campus Director, ASPIRE NSF ERC, Professor and a Purdue University Faculty Scholar, Lyles School of Civil and Construction Engineering, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
- Monique Head, Associate Professor | Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Delaware
- Belinda Heyne, Professor of Chemistry, Head of the Chemistry Department, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Guiping Hu, Professor and Head Donald & Cathey Humphreys Chair, School of Industrial Engineering and Management, Oklahoma State University
- Lisa G. Huettel, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education, Professor of the Practice in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University
- Jana Kainerstorfer, Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Associate Dept. Head for Faculty and Graduate Affairs, Carnegie Mellon University
- Nadia Kellam, Associate Professor of Engineering and the, Associate Director of Research Excellence within The Polytechnic School of the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University (ASU)
- Tamara Kinzer-Ursem, Marta E. Gross Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Associate Dean of Graduate and Professional Programs in the College of Engineering, Purdue University
- Linda Kliment, Associate Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Wichita State University, Director, Kansas Space Grant Consortium and Kansas NASA EPSCoR Program
- Jenny Liu, James A. Heidman Professor in Civil Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology
- Julie P. Martin, University of Georgia, Professor and Director Engineering Education Transformations Institute
- Caroline Masiello, W. Maurice Ewing Professor of Biogeochemistry, Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, Professor of Chemistry and Biosciences, Director, Sustainability Institute, Rice University
- Brooke Mayer, Professor of Environmental Engineering, Marquette University
- Katie McConky, Department Head and Associate Professor, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Kate Gleason College of Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology
- Leigh McCue-Weil, Professor and Chair, Department of Mechanical Engineering, George Mason University
- Jacqueline O’Connor, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, Associate Department Head for Faculty, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Associate Director, Penn State Climate Consortium
- Ekaterina Pomerantseva, Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Drexel University
- Alicyn M Rhoades, Vice Chancellor & Associate Dean of Research & Graduate Studies, Professor of Engineering, Plastics Engineering Technology / Polymer Engineering & Science, Penn State Behrend
- Gail Rosen, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Directors of the EESI Lab and Center for Bio-discovery from Big Data, Drexel University
- Kristin Sample-Lord, Associate Professor & Assistant Department Chair, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Villanova University
- Jessica D. Schiffman, Professor of Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Deputy Editor, ACS Applied Engineering Materials
- Meisha L. Shofner, Professor, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
- Parisa Shokouhi, Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics, Penn State University
- Caroline M. Solomon, Professor, Biology and Dean of the Faculty, Gallaudet University
- Jessica L. Sparks, Professor and Chair, Department of Chemical, Paper, and Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering and Computing, Miami University, OH
- Julie L. Swann, A. Doug Allison Distinguished Professor and Department Head, Edward P. Fitts Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, North Carolina State University
- Lin Tan, Mary J. Elmore New Frontiers Professor, Computer Science, Purdue University
- Kristin Thoney Barletta, Professor and Interim Department Head, Department of Textile and Apparel, Technology & Management, North Carolina State University
- Heather Trajano, Associate Professor, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science, University of British Columbia (UBC)
- Thuy Vu, Department Assistant Chair, Edinburg, University Texas at Rio Grande Valley
- Xiaokun (Cara) Wang, Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- Cheryl Xu, Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, NC State University
- Katherine Yanhang Zhang, Professor of Mechanical, Biomedical, Materials Science & Engineering, Director, Center of Multiscale and Translational Mechanobiology, Boston University
Alice Alipour
Associate Professor, Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering and Cerwick Faculty Fellow
Iowa State University
Akua Asa-Awuku
Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Professor of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Engineering University of Maryland at College Park
Holly Attenborough
Assistant Provost and Associate Professor of Mathematics
University of Wisconsin-Platteville
Cassandra Birrenkott
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Glencora Borradaile
Associate Dean for Graduate Programs, Interim Associate Dean of Faculty & Staff Advancement, and Professor of Computer Science
Oregon State University
Kavitha Chandra
Associate Dean of Undergraduate Affairs, Francis College of Engineering
University of Massachusetts Lowell
Carmen Cioc
Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering Technology
University of Toledo
Monica Cox
Distinguished Professor of Engineering
Ohio State University
Carmen Gomes
Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Iowa State University
Connie Hargrave
Associate Dean for Equity and Engagement
Iowa State University
Susannah Howe
Director of the Design Clinic and Senior Lecturer in Engineering, Junior Class Dean
Smith College
Paulina Jaramillo
Professor of Engineering and Public Policy
Carnegie Mellon University
Kim Johnston
Associate Dean, Teaching and Learning and Associate Professor of Engineering
University of Calgary
Lydia Kavraki
Noah Harding Professor of Computer Science, Professor of Bioengineering, Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, and Director, The Ken Kennedy Institute
Rice University
Nicole Key
Associate Head for Graduate Studies, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, and Professor of Aeronautics & Astronautics
Purdue University
Kim Lewis
Associate Dean for Research, Graduate Programs, and Natural Sciences
Howard University
Yan Li
Professor of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering and Postdoctoral Fellow Director
Florida State University
Qilin Li
Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Co-Director, NEWT Center
Rice University
Luna Lu
Associate Dean of Faculty and Professor of Civil Engineering
Purdue University at West Lafayette
Kramer Luxbacher
Department Head and Professor of Mining and Geological Engineering
University of Arizona
Megan McCain
Chonette Early Career Chair and Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
University of Southern California
Wilkistar Otieno
Department Chair and Associate Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Laura Plummer
Chair and Distinguished Teaching Associate Professor of Physical Therapy
MGH Institute of Health Professions
Juliana Rangel
Associate Professor of Apiculture
Texas A&M University
Debora Rodrigues
Ezequiel Cullen Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Houston
Katherine Saul
Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
North Carolina State University
Kelly Shaw
Professor of Computer Science
Williams College
Maureen Tang
Associate Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Drexel University
Karen Troy
Professor and Associate Department Head, Biomedical Engineering
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Ani Ural
Professor and Assistant Chair, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Director
Villanova University
Iren Valova
Professor of Computer Science
University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
May Dongmei Wang
Professor and Director of Biomedical Big Data Initiative
Georgia Institute of Technology
Abby Whittington
Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Shuang-Ye Wu
Professor and Chair of the Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences
University of Dayton
Yuqiu You
Professor, Department of Engineering and Technology Management
Ohio University
Ying Zhang
Professor and Senior Associate Chair, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
Lucy Zhang
Professor of Mechanical, Aerospace and Nuclear Engineering
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Glencora Borradaile
Associate Dean for Graduate Programs, Interim Associate Dean of Faculty & Staff Advancement, and Professor of Computer Science
Collect of Engineering
Oregon State University

Sarah Bergbreiter
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Carnegie Mellon
Pamela Bhatti
Professor and Associate Chair for Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
Marina Blanton
Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering
University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
Caitlyn Butler
Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director for Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Şebnem Düzgün
Fred Banfield Distinguished Endowed Chair and Professor of Mining Engineering
Colorado School of Mines
Anna Erickson
Associate Chair for Research; Professor of Nuclear & Radiological Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
Corinna Fleischmann
Section Chief and Program Chair for Civil Engineering
United States Coast Guard Academy
Nicole Grosland
Associate Dean for Academic Programs in the College of Engineering; Professor of Biomedical Engineering
University of Iowa
Vibha Kalra
George B. Francis Chair Professor and the Director of the PhD Program in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Drexel University
Anuja Kamat
Associate Professor of Civil Engineering
Wentworth Institute of Technology
Jennifer Kay
Professor of Computer Science
Rowan University
Julie Kientz
Professor and Department Chair for the Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering
University of Washington
Dhireesha Kudithipudi
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Robert F McDermott Endowed Chair; Director of AI Consortium
University of Texas, San Antonio
Leila Ladani
Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Arizona State University
Yusong Li
Associate Dean for Faculty and Inclusion in the College of Engineering; Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Jingjing Li
Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Pennsylvania State University
Jacqueline Linnes
Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Purdue University at West Lafayette
Lisa Maillart
Professor and Interim Chair of the Department of Industrial Engineering
University of Pittsburgh
Scarlett Miller
Director of the Center for Research in Design and Innovation; Professor of Engineering Design and Industrial Engineering
Pennsylvania State University
Elise Morgan
Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development; Maysarah K. Sukkar Professor of Engineering Design and Innovation in Mechanical Engineering
Boston University
Aurenic Oliveira
Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Michigan Technological University
Peristera Paschou
Associate Dean for Graduate Education and Strategic Initiatives in the College of Science; Professor of Biological Sciences
Purdue University at West Lafayette
Jodi Prosise
Assistant Dean of the College of Engineering, Mathematics and Science; Professor and Chair of the Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Engineering Department
University of Wisconsin-Platteville
Cheryl Seals
Charles Barkley Endowed Professor of Computer Science and Software Engineering
Auburn University
Sabine Stanley
Morton K. Blaustein Chair and Bloomberg Distinguished Professor in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Johns Hopkins University
Heidi Steinhauer
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies and Professor of Engineering
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Qiao Sun
Department Head and Professor of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
University of Calgary
Yvonne Sun
Associate Professor of Biology
University of Dayton
Qian Wang
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Pennsylvania State University
Sarah Zappe
Assistant Dean for Teaching and Learning; Director of the Leonhard Center for Enhancement of Engineering Education; Research Professor in the College of Engineering
Pennsylvania State University
Dr. Norma Alcantar
Professor, Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
University of South Florida
Dr. Nazanin Bassiri-Gharb
Harris Saunders Jr. Chair and Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
Dr. Burçin Becerik-Gerber
Professor and Director of Graduate Programs, Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Southern California
Dr. Sanjukta Bhanja
Professor and Associate Dean for Academics and Student Affairs, Engineering
University of South Florida
Dr. Cheryl Bodnar
Associate Professor, Undergraduate and Graduate Coordinator, Engineering
Rowan University
Dr. Vrushali Bokil
Professor, and Associate Dean - Research and Graduate Studies, Mathematics
Oregon State University
Dr. Rachel Brennan
Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Pennsylvania State University
Dr. Jennifer Collins
Professor, Geosciences
University of South Florida
Dr. Elizabeth Cosgriff-Hernandez
Professor, Cellular and Biomolecular Engineering
University of Texas at Austin
Dr. Kenya Crosson
Associate Professor, Civil, Environmental and Engineering Mechanics
Dayton University
Dr. Stephanie Farrell
Founding Department Head and Professor, Engineering
Rowan University
Dr. Shelly Gulati
Associate Professor and Chair, Engineering
University of the Pacific
Dr. Smiti Gupta
Associate Professor, Nutrition and Food Science
Wayne State University
Dr. Wendy Hanna-Rose
Department Head and Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Pennsylvania State University
Dr. Simi Hoque
Associate Professor and Architectural Engineering Program Head, CAEE
Drexel University
Dr. Haiying Huang
Associate Professor, Geosystems Engineering
University of Texas at Arlington
Dr. Vandana Janeja
Professor and Chair, Information Systems
University of Maryland Baltimore County
Dr. Katie Kuder
Professor, and Associate Dean, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Seattle University
Dr. Hai Li
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Duke University
Dr. Jin Li
Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Dr. Elizabeth Lipke
Mary and John H. Sanders Professor, Chemical Engineering
Auburn University
Dr. Sylvie Lorente
Chair and Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Villanova University College of Engineering
Dr. Kathy Lu
Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Dr. Allison MacKay
Chair and Professor, Civil Environmental and Geodetic Engineering
The Ohio State University
Dr. Christine Masters
Assistant Dean for Academic Support and Global Programs, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Pennsylvania State University
Dr. Kathleen Melde
Professor and Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs and Inclusion, Engineering
University of Arizona
Dr. Junko Munakata Marr
Head of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Colorado School of Mines
Dr. Olfa Nasraoui
Professor, Endowed Chair for E-Commerce, Computer Science and Engineering
University of Louisville
Dr. Zoubeida Ounaies
Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Pennsylvania State University
Dr. Jaime Padgett
Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Rice University
Dr. Lisa Parrillo-Chapman
Director of Graduate Programs and Associate Professor, Textile and Apparel, Technology and Management
North Carolina State University at Raleigh
Dr. Shalini Prasad
Professor, Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
University of Texas at Dallas
Dr. Yue Qi
Joan Wernig Sorensen Professor of Engineering, Engineering
Brown University
Dr. Afsaneh Rabiei
Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
North Carolina State University at Raleigh
Dr. Reeta Rao
Professor and Department Head, Biology and Biotechnology
WPI
Dr. Donna Riley
Kamyar Haghighi Head of the School of Engineering Education, Engineering
Purdue University at West Lafayette
Dr. Iris Rivero
Department Head, Industrial and Systems Engineering
Rochester Institute of Technology
Dr. Michelle Rogers
Associate Professor and Director, Information Science
Drexel University
Dr. Kelly Salyards
Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Bucknell University
Dr. Anita Singh
Chair and Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Widener University
Dr. Preeti Sivasankar
Professor and Department Head, Biomedical Engineering
Purdue University at West Lafayette
Dr. Gymama Slaughter
Executive Director, Frank Reidy Research Center for Bioelectrics, Chemical Engineering
Old Dominion University
Dr. Michelle Soupir
Professor, Equity Advisor, and ABE Associate Chair for Research and Extension, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering
Iowa State University
Dr. Lisa Spainhour
Professor and Chair, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Florida A&M University-Florida State University
Dr. Millicent Sullivan
Professor and Associate Chair, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
University of Delaware
Dr. Jin Wen
Professor, CAEE
Drexel University
Dr. Julia Zeitlinger
Associate Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Stowers Institute, U of Kansas
Nazanin Bassiri-Gharb, PhD
Georgia Institute of Technology
Burçin Becerik-Gerber, PhD
University of Southern California
Sanjukta Bhanja, PhD
University of South Florida
Cheryl Bodnar, PhD
Rowan University
Rachel Brennan, PhD
Pennsylvania State University
Jennifer Collins, PhD
University of South Florida
Shelly Gulati, PhD
University of the Pacific
Smiti Gupta, PhD
Wayne State University
Wendy Hanna-Rose, PhD
Pennsylvania State University
Simi Hoque, PhD
Drexel University
Vandana Janeja, PhD
University of Maryland Baltimore County
Hai Li, PhD
Duke University
Jingjing Li, PhD
Pennsylvania State University
Kathy Lu, PhD
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Allison MacKay, PhD
The Ohio State University
Christine Masters, PhD
Pennsylvania State University
Kathleen Melde, PhD
The University of Arizona
Junko Munakata Marr, PhD
Colorado School of Mines
Zoubeida Ounaies, PhD
Pennsylvania State University
Lisa Parrillo-Chapman, PhD
North Carolina State University at Raleigh
Kathrin Plath, PhD
University of California, Los Angeles
Yue Qi, PhD
Brown University
Afsaneh Rabiei, PhD
North Carolina State University at Raleigh
Reeta P. Rao, PhD
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Iris Rivero, PhD
Rochester Institute of Technology
Kelly Ann Salyards, PhD
Bucknell University
Preeti Sivasankar, PhD
Purdue University at West Lafayette
Gymama Slaughter, PhD
Old Dominion University
Lisa Kay Spainhour, PhD
Florida State University
Qiao Sun, PhD
University of Calgary
Kristine Bauer, PhD
University of Calgary
Danielle S. W. Benoit, PhD
University of Rochester
Sibani Lisa Biswal, PhD
Rice University
Grisselle Centeno, PhD
Florida Polytechnic University
Chrysanthe Demetry, PhD
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Elena S. Di Martino, PhD
University of Calgary
Janice Evans, PhD
Purdue University
Elizabeth M. C. Hillman, PhD
Columbia University
Liping Huang, PhD
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Yan Huang, PhD
University of North Texas
Lizy Kurian John, PhD
Univeristy of Texas at Austin
Rachel Garshick Kleit, PhD
The Ohio State University
Leslie Elise Lamberson, PhD
Colorado School of Mines
Julie C. Liu, PhD
Purdue University
Kathleen Melde, PhD
University of Arizona
Shirley Papuga, PhD
Wayne State University
Margaret F. Pinnell, PhD
University of Dayton
Lori Pollock, PhD
University of Delaware
Robin Marie Queen, PhD
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Leslie E. Sieburth, PhD, FACSM
University of Utah
Amy L. Throckmorton, PhD
Drexel University
Maya Ayanna Trotz, PhD
University of South Florida
Shu Yang, PhD
University of Pennsylvania
Alina Alexeenko, PhD
Purdue University
Shelley Lynn Anna, PhD
Carnegie Mellon University
Laleh Behjat, PhD
University of Calgary
Noelle Comolli, PhD
Villanova University
Felice Elefant, PhD
Drexel University
Mary I. Frecker, PhD
Pennsylvania State University
Claudia K Gunsch, PhD
Duke University
Tamara Hendrickson, PhD
Wayne State University
Jessica E Huber, PhD
Purdue University
Kyriaki Kalaitzidou, PhD
Georgia Institute of Technology
Marcia Kilchenman O’Malley, PhD
Rice University
Li (Emily) Liu, PhD
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Kristen Maitland, PhD
Texas A&M University
Laura Marcu, PhD
University of California, Davis
Harriet Black Nembhard, PhD
Oregon State University
Melissa Pasquinelli, PhD
North Carolina State University
La’Tonia Stiner-Jones, PhD
The Ohio State University
Ying Sun, PhD
Drexel University

Jennifer Barton, PhD
University of Arizona, College of Engineering
Valeria Bertacco, PhD
University of Michigan, College of Engineering
Melissa Bilec, PhD
University of Pittsburg, School of Engineering
Caroline Cao, PhD
Wright State University, College of Engineering
Dilma Da Silva, PhD
Texas A&M University, College of Engineering
Theda Daniels-Race, PhD
Louisiana State University, College of Engineering
Lucy Flesch, PhD
Purdue University, College of Science
Lisa Gieg, PhD
University of Calgary, Faculty of Science
K. Jane Grande-Allen, PhD
Rice University, School of Engineering
Jocelyn Grozic, PhD
University of Calgary, School of Engineering
Susan Hallbeck, PhD
Mayo Clinic, Health Care Systems Engineering
Christine Julien, PhD
University of Texas, School of Engineering
Maeve McCarthy, PhD
Murray State University, College of Science, Engineering and Technology
Victoria Meller, PhD
Wayne State University, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Adrienne Minerick, PhD
Michigan Technological University, College of Engineering
Rita Patterson, PhD
University of North Texas, Health Science Center, College of Osteopathic Medicine
Jenna L. Rickus, PhD
Purdue University, College of Engineering
Caroline Schauer, PhD
Drexel University, College of Engineering
Jelena Srebric, PhD
University of Maryland, School of Engineering
Mitra Taheri, PhD
Drexel University, College of Engineering
Bridget Wadzuk, PhD
Villanova University, College of Engineering
Suzanne Weekes, PhD
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Mathematical Sciences
Rebecca K. Willits, PhD
University of Akron, College of Engineering
Gillian Wilson, PhD
University of California, College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Jessica Zhang, PhD
Carnegie Mellon University, College of Engineering
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