Engineering Faculty Awarded Professorships and Fellowships
By Staff Writer
Carnegie Mellon University has awarded professorships and fellowships to six exceptional faculty members in the College of Engineering this June. They will be honored in a formal ceremony later in the year. Congratulations to all six of the following recipients.
Early Career Professorships
Marc Dandin
Dr. William D. and Nancy W. Strecker Early Career Endowed Professor
Marc’s research interests lie at the intersection of microsystems engineering, integrated circuit design, and biomedicine. His research focuses on establishing new paradigms in technology integration for interfacing electronics with biological systems. His research objectives are two-fold: first, he seeks to learn from biology to design more efficient and smarter artificial sensing and actuation systems, and second, he aims to develop translational bioengineering approaches for enabling novel diagnostics methods and therapies that address unmet needs in medicine.
Katherine Flanigan
Henry Posner, Anne Molloy, and Robert and Christine Pietrandrea Career Development Chair in Civil and Environmental Engineering
Katherine’s research draws upon tools and technologies from across disciplines to transform traditional civil infrastructure and urban systems into intelligent and adaptable cyber-physical systems. She focuses on integrating sensing, computing, and actuation technologies to improve the performance, resilience, accessibility, and sustainability of infrastructure and urban systems.
Destenie Nock
Hills Career Development Professorship of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Destenie’s broad research interests are focused around using mathematical modeling tools to address societal problems related to sustainability planning, energy policy, and engineering for social good. She has a breadth of professional experience, having worked in industry, national labs, and government settings on issues related to energy systems and equity.
Dean’s Early Career Fellowships
Dean’s Early Career Fellowships are awarded to untenured faculty members who have been nominated by a department head and selected to receive the fellowship by the College of Engineering Review Committee.
Sneha Narra
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
A key area of Sneha’s work is wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM), which is a 3D printing process that uses a robotic arm to move a welding torch that melts metal wire feedstock with an electric arc heating source.
Thomas O’Connor
Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
O'Connor's research aims to apply theory and simulation to understand the nanoscale structure and dynamics of plastics, gels, nanocomposites, and other soft matter in equilibrium and during flow and deformation. His research group uses a variety of computational methods including molecular dynamics, lattice-Boltzmann Methods, and mesh-free hydrodynamics.
David Rounce
Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Rounce’s research seeks to quantify the response of glaciers, water resources, and hazards to climate change to inform adaptation and mitigation efforts at local, regional, and global scales. His work uses computational models informed by remote sensing and grounded in fieldwork to produce actionable information.