2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Laura P. Ford is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Tulsa. She teaches engineering science thermodynamics and fluid mechanics, separations/mass transfer, process control, and chemical engineering senior labs. She is an advisor for TU's student chapter of Engineers Without Borders - USA.

Janie Brennan is a Senior Lecturer of Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis. Her research is in chemical engineering education with a focus on process safety, lab instruction, and student engagement.

Heather Chenette is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Her professional interests include leveraging qualitative methods to understand and enhance student learning in the classroom and creating opportunities for students to learn about polymers, membrane materials, and bioseparation processes through research experiences.

Dr. Matthew Cooper is a Teaching Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at North Carolina State University where he teaches courses in Senior Design, Unit Operations, Transport Phenomena, Thermodynamics and Material & Energy Balances.

Kevin Dahm is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at Rowan University. He earned his BS from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (92) and his PhD from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (98). He has published two books, "Fundamentals of Chemical Engineer

Dr. Lucas Landherr is a teaching professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Northeastern University, conducting research in comics and engineering education.

David L. Silverstein is a Professor of Chemical Engineering and Department Chair at the University of Mississippi. He received his BSChE from the University of Alabama and his MS and PhD in chemical engineering from Vanderbilt University. Silverstein’s research interests include conceptual learning tools and training with a special interest in faculty development. He has received the following ASEE ChE Division awards: Fahien for young faculty teaching and educational scholarship, Corcoran for best CEE article (thrice), and Martin for best ChE Division paper at the ASEE Annual Meeting.

Stephen Thiel is a Professor-Educator in the Chemical Engineering program at the University of Cincinnati (UC). He received his BS in Chemical Engineering from Virginia Tech, and his MS and PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. His past research has focused on membrane science, adsorption, and ion exchange. He currently serves as the Chemical Engineering Undergraduate Program Director at UC and teaches the capstone process design sequence. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Ohio.

Troy Vogel is the Assistant Chair, the Director of Undergraduate Studies, and an Associate Teaching Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Notre Dame. He is the faculty advisor ND's student chapter of AIC

Jacqueline Gartner is founding faculty of Campbell University's hands-on, project based chemical engineering program. She both teaches chemical engineering for the middle years and conducts research on how to create interventions to help engineering students succeed and persist to graduation.