Sophia Santillan, Associate Professor of the Practice in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

I'm an Associate Professor of the Practice, teaching some required courses for the MEMS major. My research areas are: structural mechanics, nonlinear dynamics, and engineering/STEM education.

Contact Info:

Office Location:	187 Hudson Hall, Box 90300, Durham, NC 27708
Office Phone:	(919) 660-5339
Email Address:

Teaching (Fall 2024):

• MATH 353.07, ORD AND PRTL DIFF EQUATIONS Synopsis

  Hudson 115A, WF 08:30 AM-09:45 AM

• SOCIOL 390S.01, SEMINAR SPECIAL TOPICS Synopsis

  Gross Hall 230M, Tu 03:05 PM-04:20 PM

  (also cross-listed as EHD 390S.01)

• ME 421L.001, MECHANICAL DESIGN Synopsis

  Fitzpatrk 1464/1466, TuTh 08:30 AM-09:45 AM

• ME 421L.01L, MECHANICAL DESIGN Synopsis

  Wilkinson 129, M 03:05 PM-04:20 PM

• MATH 753.07, ORD AND PRTL DIFF EQUATIONS Synopsis

  Hudson 115A, WF 08:30 AM-09:45 AM

• ME 321L.001, ME ANALYSIS FOR DESIGN Synopsis

  Fitzpatrk 1464, MW 08:30 AM-09:45 AM

• EHD 396T.02, BASS CONNX EDUC & HUMAN DEV Synopsis

  Gross Hall 230M, Tu 03:05 PM-04:20 PM

• ME 424L.001, MECHANICAL SYSTEMS DES Synopsis

  Wilkinson 021, TuTh 08:30 AM-09:45 AM

• ME 424L.01L, MECHANICAL SYSTEMS DES Synopsis

  Wilkinson 021, M 03:05 PM-04:20 PM

Education:

Ph.D.

Duke University

2007

Recent Publications   (More Publications)

1. Santillan, ST; Franzoni, LP; Tantum, SL, Work in Progress: Evaluation of 360 Coaching to Support Whole-Student Advising in the First-Year, ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings (June, 2023)
2. Cervi, C; Santillan, ST; Virgin, LN, Interrogating the Configuration Space of Postbuckled Beams, Journal of Engineering Mechanics, vol. 149 no. 3 (March, 2023) [doi]  [abs]
3. Stach, E; Lipp, G; McGuire, P; Santillan, S, IT'S CURLING NIGHT IN NEW ORLEANS!, ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings (IMECE), vol. 8 (January, 2023) [doi]  [abs]
4. Tantum, S; Santillan, ST; Temiquel-McMillian, L; Ganley, J, WIP - 360 Coaching to Support Whole-Student Advising in the First-Year, ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings (August, 2022)
5. Tannebaum, A; Santillan, ST; Simmons, R, Women in Engineering: 3D Printing Interests, Habits, and Persistence, ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings (July, 2021)  [abs]

Recent Grant Support

• Duke Girls Exploring Math (DukeGEM), Mathematical Association of America, 2021/01-2023/05.