Teaching & Mentoring
I approach teaching as an opportunity to help students connect physical intuition, mathematical models, computational tools, and experimental evidence. I value learner-centered course design, transparent expectations, frequent formative feedback, and assignments that ask students to make and defend engineering decisions.
Teaching interests
I am prepared to contribute to undergraduate and graduate instruction in mechanics of materials, fatigue and fracture, computational mechanics, materials science, additive manufacturing, and data-driven engineering. I am especially interested in developing courses that integrate computational modeling with real experimental datasets.
Teaching preparation and experience
Tech to Teaching at Georgia Tech
I completed the Tech to Teaching program at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Fall 2020. This multi-semester program prepares future faculty in evidence-based pedagogy and course design and culminates in a mentored teaching experience.
- CETL 8713: Fundamentals of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education — explored learner-centered teaching and research on how people learn.
- CETL 8717: Course Design for Higher Education — applied backward design to develop a syllabus, assessment plan, lessons, and assignments.
- CETL 8718: Teaching Capstone — delivered multiple lectures for ME 7772: Fundamentals of Fracture Mechanics under the advisement of Dr. Shuman Xia.
Teaching Practicum at Georgia Tech
As part of the Teaching Practicum in the Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, I worked with Dr. Richard Neu in the graduate course ME 7774: Fatigue of Materials and Structures during Spring 2019. I delivered three lectures, held office hours, graded assignments, and proctored examinations.
Mentorship
Mentorship is central to my professional work. I aim to give early-career researchers enough structure to make progress while progressively transferring ownership of technical decisions. My goal is for students to develop not only research skills, but also the judgment, communication habits, and confidence needed to become independent engineers and scientists.