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  • As a teaching faculty member with the Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering, my interests focus primarily on experiential and hands-on teaching. I am currently developing a new experiential course Design of Chocolate like the Design of Coffee, which can serve as an introduction to how engineers use their disciplinary training to approach and solve problems outside of the traditional confines of their discipline, as illustrated by the roasting and brewing of coffee, brewing craft beer, and making chocolate.

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  • Coffee, Cacao, Mole

Teaching

courses taught

  • COEN 1830 - Special Topics
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2023 / Fall 2024
    Explores topics of interest in engineering. Content varies by instructor and semester. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours.
  • GEEN 1400 - Engineering Projects
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2019 / Spring 2020 / Spring 2021 / Spring 2022 / Fall 2022
    First-year students solve real engineering design problems in interdisciplinary teams. Design projects vary by section. Curriculum focuses on iterative design process, teamwork and team dynamics, supporting design with testing and analysis, and technical writing. Completed projects are exhibited at an end-of-semester design expo. Students are responsible for contributing towards their design project budget, workshop costs, and course arduino kit (approximately $125). Degree credit not granted for this course and ASTR 2500, ASEN 1400, ASEN 1403 and ECEN 1400.
  • MCEN 1024 - Chemistry for Energy and Materials Science
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2022 / Spring 2023 / Spring 2024
    Covers the basic physical and chemical fundamentals underlying the disciplines of energy and materials, with a focus on topics relevant to your mechanical engineering education. These fundamentals include atomic structure, stoichiometry, the periodic table, chemical bonding, states of matter, thermochemistry and chemical reactions. Recommended prerequisite: one year of high school chemistry. Degree credit not granted for this course and CHEN 1201, CHEN 1211, or CHEM 1113.
  • MCEN 3047 - Data Analysis and Experimental Methods
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2020 / Spring 2021 / Fall 2023
    Learn to plan and carry out experiments and analyze the results. Topics covered include measurement fundamentals, design of experiments, elementary statistics and uncertainty analysis. Topics in statistics include probability, error propagation, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, linear regression, one- and two-factor ANOVA and time series analysis. Formerly MCEN 3037. Degree credit not granted for this course and GEEN 3853.
  • MCEN 4193 - Design of Coffee
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2024 / Fall 2024
    Serves as an introduction to how engineers use their disciplinary training to approach and solve problems outside of the traditional confines of their discipline, as illustrated by the roasting and brewing of coffee. In addition to focusing on the science, engineering and craftsmanship of making a cup of coffee from bean to cup, we will also study the global sourcing and sustainability aspects of coffee. Recommended prerequisite: MCEN 3047. Same as MCEN 5193.
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