Sheryl Sorby

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Sheryl Ann Sorby is an American mechanical engineer who is a professor of engineering education at the University of Cincinnati [1] and professor emerita of mechanical engineering-engineering mechanics at Michigan Technological University. [2] She was elected a fellow of the American Society for Engineering Education in 2009 and served as its president from 2020 to 2021. [2] [3] She received the 2011 Sharon Keillor Award for Women in Engineering Education, [2] 2021 Duncan Fraser Global Award for Excellence in Engineering Education, [4] and the 2021 Claire L. Felbinger Award. [5]

Sorby completed a B.S. in civil engineering, a M.S. in engineering mechanics, and a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering-engineering mechanics from Michigan Technological University. [2] Her 1991 dissertation was titled, An Experimental and Numerical Study of Stress Wave Interactions with Sub-Surface Cracks. [6] John B. Ligon was Sorby's doctoral advisor. [6]

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  1. ↑ "Expert Profile: Sheryl Sorby | Research Directory". researchdirectory.uc.edu. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Sheryl A. Sorby | ME-EM | Michigan Tech". www.mtu.edu. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
  3. ↑ Home-Douglas, Pierre (2020). "Shape Shifter". ASEE Prism. 30 (1): 28–31. ISSN   1056-8077. JSTOR   48651095.
  4. ↑ Rao, Anya (2021-01-05). "UC professor receives global award for engineering education". UC News. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  5. ↑ "Claire L. Felbinger Award for Diversity and Inclusion". ABET. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  6. 1 2 Marlor, Sheryl Sorby (1991). An Experimental and Numerical Study of Stress Wave Interactions with Sub-Surface Cracks (Thesis). OCLC   23539889.
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