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Janet Tsai is an instructor who did her graduate work at CU Boulder while teaching. Her research emphasizes engineering education and project-based learning.

Penina Axelrad is a distinguished professor in the Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences at the Â鶹ÊÓƵ.

Q: Can you tell me about your journey as an engineer, and people who have been mentors? A: I was around engineering things as a child, but I didn't label it as engineering. I love math and science, but I also loved everything else—poetry, reading. The turning point was I...

As a sophomore in high school, Julie Steinbrenner really had never heard of engineering before.

Stephanie Bryant is a professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and has been a part of this university since 2005. She currently serves as the associate director of the Materials Science and Engineering Program and has recently been elected to be the director starting in July.

Professor Kristi Anseth discovered chemical engineering in college. She had grown up knowing few engineers but enjoyed chemistry and mathematics in high school. Upon starting college, chemical engineering was recommended to her as a major, and she was fascinated to learn about the multiple dimensions of chemical engineering, especially those...

Angela Thieman Dino is a senior instructor in the Engineering Leadership Program. She pulls from her experience and background as an anthropologist and integrates the lessons she has learned into her teaching, specifically focusing on the connection between technology and culture. Thieman Dino on Torreys Peak Highlights Earned PhD in...

Daria Kotys-Schwartz’s engineering story started when she was incredibly young. Her parents were first-generation Americans who were big on education and taught her that she could be whatever she wanted to be. As one of three girls, she never felt there were gender-specific societal roles placed on her by her...

Allison Anderson, the 2020 Young Professional Engineer of the Year (Rocky Mountain AIAA), has been a professor in the Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences at the Â鶹ÊÓƵ since 2017. Throughout her time, she has focused on research involving space and aviation biomedical issues...

JoAnn Silverstein Is a professor in the Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering at the Â鶹ÊÓƵ. She is a professional engineer, and her work focuses on water and wastewater treatment process analysis. Silverstein has received numerous awards throughout her career including the Distinguished Engineering Educators award...