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 (Spring 2026):

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

  Hudson 207, MW 08:30 AM-09:45 AM

• ME 321L.03L, ME ANALYSIS FOR DESIGN Synopsis

  Wilkinson 132, Th 03:05 PM-05:35 PM

• EHD 396T.01, 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, MW 03:05 PM-04:20 PM

Education:

Ph.D.

Duke University

2007

Recent Publications   (More Publications)

1. Robertson, D; Stumpf, M; Interiano-Shiverdecker, CG; Santillan, S, Experiences in a study abroad utilizing deliberate psychological education, Counselor Education and Supervision, vol. 64 no. 1 (March, 2025), pp. 16-29 [doi]  [abs]
2. 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)
3. 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]
4. 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]
5. 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)

Recent Grant Support

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