Carlotta Berry

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Carlotta Berry
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Born
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Alma mater Spelman College (B.S.)
Georgia Institute of Technology (B.S.)
Wayne State University (M.S.)
Vanderbilt University (Ph.D.)
Scientific career
Fields Robotics
Education
Institutions Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Tennessee State University

Carlotta Berry is an American academic in the field of engineering. She is a professor of electrical and computer engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. She is co-director of the Rose Building Undergraduate Diversity (ROSE-BUD) program. She is a co-founder of Black In Engineering and a co-founder of Black In Robotics.

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Early life and education

Berry received bachelor's degrees in mathematics (1992) and electrical engineering (1993) through a dual degree program between Spelman College and Georgia Tech. At Georgia Tech she observed the scarcity of female and African-American students and faculty within the engineering program, which sparked her desire to become an engineering professor to encourage greater participation of underrepresented populations in the profession. [1] After graduation, she worked in industry to repay her student loans [2] while concurrently pursuing a masters degree at Wayne State University. She earned her masters in control systems from Wayne State University in 1996, and a year later left industry to pursue a doctoral degree at Vanderbilt University. [3] Berry was part of the Vanderbilt University Intelligent Robotics Laboratory (IRL), and was advised by Kazuhiko Kawamura and Julie Adams. Her doctoral thesis was on human-robot interface development for a mobile robot, specifically the enhancement of the interface through graphical visualization of the robot's short-term memory. [4]

Career and research

Berry is a professor of electrical and computer engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, where her academic interests include educational mobile robotics, human-robot interaction, and recruiting and retention of underrepresented populations in engineering. [5] In 2008, Berry and her colleague Deborah Walter created the Rose Building Undergraduate Diversity (ROSE-BUD) program, which attracts talented female and underrepresented minority students in computer science and electrical, computer, and software engineering through scholarships and other program activities. [6] Berry also worked with a cross-department team of faculty at Rose-Hulman to establish a multidisciplinary robotics minor degree program, [7] for which she continues to serve as co-director. Berry has been a guest speaker at several Women in Engineering outreach events, [8] and she has written articles for the New York Times [9] and ASEE Prism magazine [2] on her experiences as a professor from an underrepresented group.

Awards and recognition

Berry has received several awards for her work increasing diversity in STEM fields including the Women and Hi Tech Leading Light award [8] and the INSIGHT Into Diversity Inspiring Women in STEM award. [10] In 2020, Berry was named Indiana FIRST Game Changer, [11] One of 30 women in Robotics You need to Know about [12] and Reinvented Magazine Interview of the Year award on Purpose and Passion. [13] In 2021, Berry was named Dr. Lawrence J. Giacoletto Endowed Chair for Electrical and Computer Engineering. [14] She was also awarded the TechPoint Foundation for Youth Bridge Builder award as part of the TechPoint Mira awards. [15] , [16] , [17]

In June 2021, Berry was named Distinguished Fellow by the American Society for Engineering Education and IEEE Senior Fellow. [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] In 2022, she earned multiple accolades and awards including 2023 IEEE Undergraduate Teaching Award, [24] Society of Women Engineers 2022 Distinguished Engineering Educator Award, [25] 2022 Distinguished Educator Award from the American Society of Engineering Education Electrical and Computer Engineering Division, [26] and 2022 Open Source Hardware Trailblazer Fellow. [27] In 2023, Berry was awarded the Abie Educational Innovation Award by AnitaB.org at the Grace Hopper Celebration in Orlando, FL. [28] In 2024 she was named in the Forbes 50 Over 50 under the innovation list [29] . Also in 2024, she was named the IEEE Education Society Distinguished Lecturer [30] and the Children's Museum of Indianapolis Visiting Scientist. [31]

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References

  1. ↑ "Alumni Spotlight: Carlotta Berry | School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology". ece.gatech.edu. Archived from the original on 2020-09-26. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
  2. 1 2 Berry, Carlotta (February 2015). "The Power of an Example". ASEE PRISM. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
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  5. ↑ "Carlotta Berry | Rose-Hulman". Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Carlotta Berry Increasing Diversity One Woman at a Time". Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. November 25, 2014. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  7. ↑ Squires, Jessica (July 3, 2011). "Rose-Hulman robotics program in demand, awards first minor degrees". Tribune-Star. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  8. 1 2 Long, Dale H. (November 15, 2018). "Rose-Hulman Professor Carlotta Berry Honored for Inspiring Others in STEM". Tribune-Star. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
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  27. ↑ Gibb, A (June 15, 2022). "Congratulations to Open Hardware Trailblazers". Open Source Hardware Association. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
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  29. ↑ "50 Over 50: Innovation". Forbes.
  30. ↑ "Distinguished Lecturers". IEEE Education Society.
  31. ↑ "Eli Lilly and Company Visiting Scientist". Children's Museum of Indianapolis.
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