Associate Professor of the Practice in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Appointments and Affiliations
- Associate Professor of the Practice in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Contact Information
- Office Location: 1407 Inside 1405A, Fitzpatrick Building, Duke Uni, Durham, NC 27708
- Office Phone: (919) 660-8604
- Email Address: rebecca.simmons@duke.edu
Education
- B.S.E. Duke University, 2000
- Ph.D. Duke University, 2004
Awards, Honors, and Distinctions
- Capers and Marion McDonald Award for Excellence in Mentoring and Advising. Pratt School of Engineering. 2020
- Klein Family Distinguished Teaching Award. Pratt School of Engineering. 2014
Courses Taught
- EGR 95FS: First Year seminar in Focus
- EGR 121L: Engineering Innovation
- HOUSECS 59: House Course
- ISS 397: Bass Connections Information, Society & Culture Research Team
- ISS 398: Bass Connections Information, Society & Culture Research Team
- ISS 795: Bass Connections Information, Society & Culture Research Team
- ISS 796: Bass Connections Information, Society & Culture Research Team
- ME 321L: Mechanical Engineering Analysis for Design
- ME 391: Undergraduate Projects in Mechanical Engineering
- ME 392: Undergraduate Projects in Mechanical Engineering
- ME 421L: Mechanical Design
- ME 491: Special Projects in Mechanical Engineering
- ME 492: Special Projects in Mechanical Engineering
- SOCIOL 180S: Society, the Self, and the Natural World