Who are we?
Engineering Division Chair: Aaron Sakulich, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
The Engineering Division was established at the 2013 Annual Business Meeting. This division is charged with providing national leadership and discipline-specific in developing undergraduate research in the area of engineering and engineering-related fields.
The goals of the division are:
- Create a professional community and support system for engineering faculty engaged in undergraduate research
- Advocate support for innovation through undergraduate research in engineering
- Serve as a virtual platform in identifying and sharing best practices for embedding undergraduate research in engineering curricular and co-curricular activities
- Provide networking opportunities in the areas of research development and extramural funding
| Name | Institution |
| Soloiu, Valentin | Georgia Southern University |
| Name | Institution |
| Sakulich, Aaron Richard (Division Chair) | Worcester Polytechnic Institute |
| Ivler, Christina (Division Vice-Chair) | University of Portland |
| Ajmera, Beena | Iowa State University |
| Bahr, David | Purdue University – West Lafayette |
| Bosman, Lisa | Purdue University – West Lafayette |
| Dillon, Heather E. | University of Washington |
| Dong, Winny | California State Polytechnic University – Pomona |
| Dusek, Jeff Ernest | Baldwin Wallace University |
| Ghosh, Pratanu | California State University-Fullerton |
| Goodridge, Wade H. | Utah State University |
| Hajilou, Mohammadhadi | University of Portland |
| Ivler, Christina | University of Portland |
| Kahl, Alandra | Pennsylvania State University |
| Kane, Tim | Pennsylvania State University |
| Lee, Jean | California Polytechnic State University – San Luis Obispo |
| Pierszalowski, Sophie P. | University of Washington |
| Reizman, Irene | Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology |
| Sakulich, Aaron Richard | Worcester Polytechnic Institute |
| Tebbe, Patrick | Minnesota State University, Mankato |
| Vejarano, Gustavo | Loyola Marymount University |
Division Activities
The Engineering Division of the Council on Undergraduate Research supports research in our discipline. To support these activities, we provide networking opportunities, activities, and resources for faculty, students, and others. Some of our active resources are provided below:
- Perspectives on Excellence in Undergraduate Research
- Recorded on September 25, 2024, this webinar features the expertise from four of the CUR Engineering Division Leadership and Mentorship award winners: Beena Ajmera (2022), Heather Dillon (2024), Ala Qattawi (2024), and Rana Zakerzadeh (2023).
- CUR Conversation: Mentoring in Engineering Undergraduate Research
- This informal, virtual CUR Conversation from May 25, 2022 was hosted by the 2022 Engineering Faculty Mentor Awardees as they discussed their journey and ideas for excellence in undergraduate research.
- Engineering Division Facebook
- Engineering Leadership and Mentoring Awards – Currently Closed
- Engineering Student Research Video Award – Currently Closed
Jonak Bhagawati – Space Debris Population Calculator
Phoebe Ellin Chua – Particle- and drug-screening for macrophage phenotype control
Fabiola Gonzalez – Physical and Chemical Activation of Crop Products to Manufacture Engineered Adsorbents for Environmental Applications
Maggie Hoang – Battery As Integrated Structure High Endurance Experimental UAV, Robotics
Robert Kobrin – Chitosan-Glycerol Injectable Gel for Intratumoral Retention of Immunotherapeutics
Charles Koduru – Enhancing Pathogen Eradication: An Autonomous UV Robot System with Advanced Navigation and Intelligent Disinfection Techniques
Chelsea Koduru – Enhancing Pathogen Eradication: An Autonomous UV Robot System with Advanced Navigation and Intelligent Disinfection Techniques
Luke Kroeger – Determining Aircraft Final Approach Altitude Using a Machine Learning-Based Sensor Fusion System
Manoela Neves – Simulation and Evaluation of Flow-Induced Shear in a Microfluidic Slide via Computational Fluid Dynamics
Anna Nguyen – Taking L’s in Mie Resonator Arrays for the Colorimetric Differentiation of Chiral Light
Mitchell Strickland – A tribological Characterization of a 50-50 Blend of JET-A and Hydro Processed Hydrocarbons, Ethers, and Fatty Acids (HEFA) Sustainable Aviation Fuel
Timothy Sutton – Analyzing the Performance of 3D LiDAR and Camera-based Object Detection Systems and their Fusion using AI for Autonomous SystemsÂ
Division News
