Our Team
Emily Wannenmacher
Student Researcher
Third-Year Mechanical Engineering Major
Focus: Thermal System Design Course Group
Jaxon Silva
Student Researcher
Fourth-Year Liberal Arts and Engineering Studies Major
Focus: Thermal System Design Course Group
Erin Moss
Student Researcher
Fourth-Year Mechanical Engineering Major
Minor in Ethics, Public Policy, Science, and Technology
Focus: Mechanical Design Course Group
Yumi Aguilar
STUDENT RESEARCHER
Fourth-Year Industrial Engineering Major
Minors in Psychology and Gender, Race, Culture, Science & Technology
Focus: Mechanical Design Course Group
Victoria Siaumau
research team manager
Cal Poly Alumni, BA in Comparative Ethnic Studies / BS in Child Development
Minor in Psychology
Focus: Mechanical Design Course Group
Thermal System Design Course - Fall 2020, Spring 2021
Jennifer Mott Peuker
Mechanical Engineering
A proud graduate of Cal Poly Mechanical Engineering program, Dr. Mott returned to teach at Cal Poly in 2014. Dr. Mott has a love for thermodynamics (and social justice), especially in the areas of sustainability and energy usage in buildings. She has a passion for working with students and supporting each student as they need to be supported. Her door is always open to discuss life, struggles, successes and class work.
Mechanical Systems Design Course - Spring 2021, Summer 2021
Lauren Cooper
Mechanical Engineering
Dr. Cooper, an alumni of Colorado School of Mines and the University of Colorado Boulder, has a passion for mechanical engineering, human centered design, and engineering education. She is dedicated to developing a curriculum that emphasizes sociotechnical thinking and social justice topics alongside technical content, specifically within her Mechanical Systems Design course.
Acknowledgements
- We would like to thank the Northrup Grumman Foundation for sponsoring our project and the Cal Poly College of Engineering Summer Undergraduate Research Program for providing us with the opportunity to work on this project.
- We would like to thank our faculty advisors, Dr. Jennifer Mott and Dr. Lauren Cooper, for their guidance and advice throughout the project.
- We would also like to thank Dr. Jane Lehr for participating in our weekly Learning Together discussions.
Project Video
Our Project's Digital Posters
Thermal System Design Course Group
Learning Together Discussions Bibliography
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Crenshaw, K. (2016, October). The urgency of intersectionality. [Video]. TED https://www.ted.com/talks/kimberle_crenshaw_the_urgency_of_intersectionality?language=en
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