Meet WiSE Women

"I am interested in materials science and engineering, as well as integrating science and music."
10/30/24
Deborah D.L. Chung, Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
"My research uses past climate change to learn about the causes and impacts of modern climate change."
2/13/24
Elizabeth K. Thomas, Associate Professor, Department of Geology
"My research group is developing high precision methods to measure environmental contaminants and elucidate their accumulation mechanisms in living systems."
3/28/24
Emanuela Gionfriddo, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry
“I use the skills I gained as a researcher to guide my teaching and to get students interested in Biology and Environmental Science.”
2/13/24
Heather Williams, Assistant Teaching Professor, Department of Biological Sciences
My research seeks to find out if there is a more efficient algorithm available to solve the problem. What are the limitations of our current computational model?"
4/10/24
Kelin Luo, Assistant Professor of Teaching, Department of Computer Science and Engineering
"My current research is improving magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) by developing innovative algorithms to make the images look better."
10/30/24
Leslie Ying, Professor, Biomedical Engineering and Electrical Engineering
"My research aims to promote a healthier and more productive individual and work environment."
10/30/24
Lora Cavuoto, Professor, Industrial and Systems Engineering
My research explores what mechanisms drive the evolution of new species. How do populations adapt to their environment? How do symbiotic interactions shape evolutionary processes?"
4/10/24
Marcella Baiz, Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences
"I really enjoy helping students see engineering problems in their world and not just piping and instrumentation."
4/10/24
Maura Sepesy, Assistant Teaching Professor, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
My research interests include wireless communications, distributed networks, Big data, prediction model, and machine learning.
4/10/24
Shamsad Parvin, Assistant Professor of Teaching, Department of Computer Science and Engineering
"I'm interested in electronic devices for energy conversion, photon sensing and information processing."
4/10/24
Wanyi Nie, Associate Professor, Department of Physics
“I am interested in understanding the persistence of viruses and other pathogens in our engineered systems to reduce microbial risks.”
1/23/24
Yinyin Ye, Assistant Professor, Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering
"I'm striving to develop innovative nanoparticles-based nanomedicine that integrates imaging, diagnosis and therapy in one platform."
10/30/24
Yun Wu, Professor and Chair, Biomedical Engineering