Graduate Teaching Fellowships

The Graduate Teaching Fellowship Program is a collaboration between ASME and mechanical engineering departments to encourage outstanding doctoral candidates in mechanical engineering education (and related engineering fields), particularly women and minorities. These fellowships are made possible with support from the ASME Foundation.

Graduate Teaching Fellowship Application

Fellowship awards in the amount of $5,000 a year are made, for a maximum of two years. Fellows are selected/renewed annually by the ASME Selection Committee.

Application Deadline: February 15

Grant Announcement: May

Grant Awarded: July

Eligibility

To be considered for a fellowship, the following criteria must be satisfied:

  • Applicant must be a Ph.D. student in mechanical engineering, with a demonstrated interest in an academic career. A master’s degree or passage of qualifying exam is required. A lecture-responsibility teaching assistantship commitment from the applicant's department is required.
  • In the term of the fellowship, the awardee must teach at least one lecture course with full responsibility for the course. The applicant's department head must certify, prior to the award or renewal/continuation notice, the commitment of a teaching assistantship and outline a description of the lecture assignment anticipated (course or semester [or quarter] need not be specified).
  • Applicant will be reviewed in the spring, prior to the second and final year of the Fellowship for satisfactory academic progress and continued commitment to a career in engineering education. (see below)
  • Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident, and be a member or student member of ASME
Applicant must submit:
  1. Your undergraduate grade point average (GPA)
  2. GRE scores
  3. Your current résumé or curriculum vitae (CV)
  4. Two (2) letters of recommendation from faculty or M.S. committee members
  5. Transcripts of all academic work
  6. A statement about your interest in pursuing an ME or MET faculty career


If you're not yet an ASME member, you may apply for membership while also applying for a loan, scholarship, or fellowship. Jump to the ASME student member application. (ASME student membership fee is $25 a year.)

Renewal — 2nd Year Review Process

The fellowships may be renewed for a second year though it is not guaranteed. To be eligible, the fellow must submit mid-year and final reports.

The reports, one by the student and one by the Department Head, should be submitted by email to ASME Engineering Education at EngineeringEducation@asme.org, in PDF format, from the Fellowship recipient. The due dates for the reports are due mid-year (October 31) and year-end (April 4), respectivefuly. 

Both reports should address:
  1. The student's continued commitment to engineering education
  2. Confirmation of satisfactory academic progress
  3. Research status
  4. Fulfillment of teaching requirements - the awardee must teach at least one lecture course with full responsibility for the course. 
  5. Plans for the second year if requesting a 2nd year of the fellowship.
 

Current Graduate Teaching Fellows

2024

Derek A. Vasquez (2023-25), Florida State University
derekavasquez@gmail.com


Myia Dickens (2024-2025), University of Notre Dame 
mdicken2@nd.edu 



Jordan D. Kocher (2024-2025), Georgia Institute Of Technology
jkocher3@gatech.edu
 
2023

Brandi Grauberger (2023-24), Colorado State
brandi.graub@gmail.com

Ankit Saxena (2022-24), Pennsylvania State University, axs2436@psu.edu

Troy Jaisohn Kim (2023-24), Virginia Tech
jais0hn@vt.edu

Skylar Polek (2023-24), University of Nevada
polek@unlv.nevada.edu
2022

David Leech (2021-23), The University of Alabama, drleech@crimson.ua.edu
 

 
Derek Nichols (2022-23), Georgia Institute of Technology, dnichols32@gatech.edu

Christopher Aksland (2022-23), University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, aksland2@illinois.edu
 



Michael Hayes, Michigan State University, hayes33@msu.edu
2021

Siobhan Oca (2020-22), Duke University, skr23@duke.edu 


Boni Yraguen (2020-22), Georgia Institute of Technology, byraguen3@gatech.edu
2020

Jesse Butterfield

Jesse Butterfield (2018-19, 2020-21), University of Colorado Mechanical Engineering Jesse.Butterfield@colorado.edu
 

Bryce Cox

Bryce Cox (2019-21), Oregon State University, coxbry@oregonstate.edu

 

  Paolo Yu

Paulo Yu (2019-21), University of Idaho paolovyu@gmail.com

2019
Joshua Brooks

Joshua Brooks (2019-20), Georgia Institute of Technology 
joshua.brooks@gatech.edu

Frank Mier

Frank Mier (2019-20), New Mexico Institute of Mining & Tech frank.mier@student.nmt.edu

   
2018
Rachel Vitali

Rachel Vitali (2018-19), University of Michigan Mechanical Engineering vitalir@umich.edu









Zach Berent (2018-19), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Mechanical Engineering Berent2@illinois.edu

Daniel Moreno (2018-19), Georgia Institute of Technology Mechanical Engineering DMoreno9@gatech.edu

2017
Megan Tomko

Megan Tomko (2017-19), Georgia Institute of Technology Mechanical Engineering Mtomko3@gatech.edu

 
2016
Allison Lee

Allison Lee (2016-18), Brigham Young University Mechanical Engineering allisonlee8@gmail.com

Not Pictured

Allison Mahvi (2016-18), Georgia Institute of Technology Mechanical Engineering, amahvi@gatech.edu

Jessica Menold

Jessica Menold (2016-18), Pennsylvania State University Mechanical Engineering jessmenold@gmail.com

Trevor Terrill

Trevor Terrill (2016-18), Texas A&M University Mechanical Engineering trevorterrill@gmail.com

2015
Christopher Ortega

Christopher Ortega (2015-17), University of Houston Mechanical Engineering cmortega@uh.edu

 
2014
Brecca Gaffney
Brecca Gaffney (2014-16), University of Denver Mechanical Engineering brecca.gaffney@gmail.com
Janet Tsai
Janet Y. Tsai (2014-15), University of Colorado at Boulder Mechanical Engineering, janet.tsai@colorado.edu
Isaac Leventon
Isaac Leventon (2014-15), University of Maryland – College Park Fire Protection Engineering, isaac.leventon@gmail.com
Lily Li

Lily Li (2014-16), University of California, Santa Barbara Mechanical Engineering, lilyjuanlily@gmail.com

2013
Jamie Trahan ASME Graudate Teaching Fellow
Jamie Trahan (2013-14), University of South Florida Mechanical Engineering JLTrahan80@gmail.com
Thomas Stone ASME Graudate Teaching Fellow
Thomas Stone (2013-14), Georgia Institute of Technology Mechanical Engineering, TStone7@gatech.edu

Matthew Eicholtz ASME Graudate Teaching Fellow

Matthew Eicholtz (2013-14), Carnegie Mellon University Mechanical Engineering MatthewEicholtz@gmail.com

Nicholas Morris

Nicholas Morris (2012-14), West Virginia University Mechanical Engineering NMorris6@mix.wvu.edu

Bryony DuPont

Joseph Schaefer (2012-14), Northwestern University Mechanical Engineering JosephSchaefer2011@u.northwestern.edu

 
2012
Brian Fronk ASME Graudate Teaching Fellow
Brian Fronk (2011-13), Georgia Institute of Technology Mechanical Engineering Brian.Fronk@gatech.edu
Bryony DuPont

Bryony DuPont (2012-13), Carnegie Mellon University Mechanical Engineering, Bryony@cmu.edu

2011

Neera Jain (2011-12), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Mechanical Engineering, njain2@illinois.edu

Not Pictured

Ashley Bernal (2011-12), Georgia Institute of Technology Mechanical Engineering, bemala@gatech.edu

Past ASME Graduate Teaching Fellows

2010

Jennifer Mott Peuker (2010-11, University of Illinois)

Benjamin W. Caldwell (2010-12, Clemson University)

2009

Kira Barton (2009-11, University of Illinois)

Beshoy Morkos (2009-11, Clemson University)

2008

Robert Lowe (2008-10, Ohio State University)

Douglas Cook (2008-09, Purdue University)

2007

Amber Bonivtch (2007-09, Virginia Tech)

Gavin Garner (2007-09, University of Virginia)

2006

Enrico Manes (2006-08, Purdue University)

Joshua Vaughan (2006-08, Georgia Institute of Technology)

2005

Anne-Marie Lerner (2005-07, Georgia Institute of Technology)

Douglass Bristow (2005-07, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign)

2004

Bryan P. Rasmussen (2004-06, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)

Bethany Woody (2004-05, University of North Carolina at Charlotte)

Nathan D. Masters (2004-05, Georgia Institute of Technology)

2003

Susan Stewart (2003-04, Georgia Institute of Technology)

Mary V. Holloway (2003-05, Clemson University)

2002

Shannon Stott (2002-03, Georgia Institute of Technology)

Phillip A. Vogelwede (2002-04, Georgia Institute of Technology)

Scott Thomson (2002-04, Purdue University)

2001

Silvia Ferrari (2001-02, Duke University)

David Angstadt (2001-03, Lehigh University)

2000

Heather (Langford) McClusky (2000-02, Clemson University)

Wayne Johnson (2000-01, Armstrong Atlantic State University)

Patricia Stevens (2000-01, Boeing Rotorcraft)

1999

Stephanie Kladakis (1999-2001, Mitek Worldwide/Georgia Institute of Technology)

Clayton Cooper (1999-2000, Advanced Combustion Engineering)

1998

Laura Atkinson Schaefer (1998-2000, University of Pittsburgh)

Bonnie D. Marini (1998-2000, Siemens)

1997

Eric Wayne Mulkay (1997-99, Exxon Production Research)

Kara McCole Slade (1997-99, Duke University)

1996

Stacey Angela Dixon (1996-99, University of Minnesota)

Robert P. Brady (1996-97, Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

1995

Ruth Okamoto (1995-96, Washington University)

Tricia Ann Waniewski-Sur (1995-98, Science Applications International Corp./California Institute of Technology)

Christopher C. Pascual (1995-98, California Polytechnic State University)

1994

Johné M. Parker (1994-95, University of Kentucky)

Corrine S. (Connon) Lengsfeld (94-97, University of Denver)

Jennifer E. Holte (1994-97, University of Minnesota)

1993

William C. Oakes (1993-95, Purdue University)

Lisa R. Taylor (1993-94)

1992

Margueritte Patricia Brackin (1992-95, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology)

Gayle Ellen Ermer (1992-94, Calvin College)
 

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