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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
    Explores topics of interest in transitioning to the College of Engineering and succeeding in STEM majors.
  • 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 responsible for contributing towards their design project budget and poster costs, and purchasing safety glasses (approximately $75).
  • 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. Same as GEEN 3853.
  • MCEN 4193 - Design of Coffee
    Primary Instructor - Spring 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.
  • MCEN 4228 - Special Topics in Mechanical Engineering
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2019 / Fall 2020 / Fall 2021 / Fall 2022 / Spring 2023 / Fall 2023
    Subject matter to be selected from topics of current interest. May be repeated up to 15 credit hours. Same as MCEN 5228.
  • MCEN 5193 - Design of Coffee
    Primary Instructor - Spring 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. Same as MCEN 4193.
  • MCEN 5228 - Special Topics in Mechanical Engineering
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2019 / Fall 2020 / Fall 2021 / Fall 2022 / Spring 2023 / Fall 2023
    Subject matter to be selected from topics of current interest. May be repeated up to 15 credit hours.

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