Teaching, Supervision, and Mentoring Experience

Instructor Roles

• Course Instructor, ME 207 Mechanical Engineering Laboratory (Controls Section), Lehigh University (Spring 2025)
  • Taught two back-to-back lab batches combining control theory lectures and hands-on experiments.
  • Adapted instruction for students with diverse backgrounds; 65% had no prior coursework in controls.
• Substitute Instructor, ME 450 Nonlinear Systems & Control, Lehigh University (Spring 2024)
  • Delivered four lectures on Lyapunov theorem & feedback linearization.

Research Supervision

• Graduate Student Supervisor, Lehigh University, under Prof. E. Schuster (2022–Present)
  • Oversaw Ph.D. student research on tokamak scenario optimization, plasma control, and AI-driven fusion solutions, fostering independent investigation and research skills.
  • Managed project timelines to ensure milestones were met on schedule and student work aligned with research objectives.
  • Advised on article preparation, conference presentations/poster design to support research dissemination.

Teaching Support Roles

• Graduate Teaching Assistant, Engineering Education, Virginia Tech (Fall 2019 – Spring 2020)
  • Taught portions of freshman introductory course “Foundations of Engineering.”
  • Assisted course instructors with creating exams & assignments.
• Head Graduate Teaching Assistant, Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech (Fall 2018 – Spring 2019)
  • Supervised other TAs; created course material and rubrics.
• Graduate Teaching Assistant, Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech (Fall 2017 – Spring 2018)
  • Assisted in creating assignments and revising course material.
  • Created and analyzed peer evaluation data for ABET accreditation.
  • Guided and evaluated progress of 9 senior design projects involving >70 students.
• Grader, System Dynamics, Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech (Fall 2016)
• Grader, Differential Equations, Mathematics, Virginia Tech (Spring 2016)

Mentoring Experience

• Academic Coach, Student Transition Engineering Program, Virginia Tech (Summer 2017 & 2018)
• Peer Mentor, Virginia Tech Early Engineering Mentoring Program (Summer & Fall 2018)