Awards and Affiliations
Awards:
2021 Best Publication Award
Awarded by the Engineering Libraries Division of The American Society for Engineering
Education for the Article "Current Usage Patterns of Open Educational Resources in the Engineering Mechanics Classroom and Barriers to Adoption". Award given for the best publication in the 2021 calendar year.
Ferdinand P. Beer and Russell Johnston Jr. Outstanding New Mechanics Educator Award (2018)
Awarded by the Mechanics Division of The American Society for Engineering
Education to mechanics educators with no more than 5 years experience. Award
given to "individuals who have shown a strong commitment to mechanics education".
Penn State Mont Alto Faculty Scholar Award (2016)
Honors a member of the faculty who had the most outstanding (academic) year in
terms of research and creative accomplishments at the Penn State Mont Alto
campus.
3rd Place Best Paper Award for the ASEE New Engineering Educators Division (2015)
Recognizing the 3rd best paper submitted to the New Engineering Educators
Division at the American Society for Engineering Education Conference.
Awarded for the paper "New Faculty Experiences with Mastery Grading".
U.S. Renaissance in Advanced Manufacturing Symposium Scholarship Recipient (2012)
Recognizing students who show promise in advanced manufacturing. Awarded for excellence in advanced manufacturing work in Virginia Tech DREAMS Lab, by Symposium sponsors.
XCaliber Award (2012)
Recognizing excellence in technology-assisted instruction. Awarded for work with developing tactile models for a visually impaired student, by the Office of the Provost at Virginia Tech.
Excellence in Access and Inclusion Award (2012)
Recognizing those whose work goes above and beyond policy compliance in making the university more accessible to students, faculty, and the community. Awarded for work with developing tactile models for a visually impaired student, by the Services for Students with Disabilities Office and the Office of Diversity and Inclusion at Virginia Tech.
Best Poster at 2011 IDR Interdisciplinary Research Symposium at Virginia Tech
Recognizing the best graduate student research poster at the IDR Symposium. Awarded for research poster titled, "Visualizations for the Visually Impaired," by Iota Delta Rho (the Interdisciplinary Research Honor Society).
Graduate Student Teaching Excellence Award (2011)
Recognizing excellence in graduate student teaching across all colleges and departments in the university. Awarded for work as workshop co-coordinator of ENGE 1024 (Engineering Exploration), by the Graduate School at Virginia Tech.
Affiliations:
American Society for Engineering Education
Member since 2008
Treasurer of the Mechanics Division June 2015 - June 2022
Board of Directors (Mechanics Division) - June 2023 - Present
Awards Committee (Mechanics Division) - June 2023 - Present
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Member since 2011
Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society
Inducted spring 2007