Associate Professor of the Practice in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Appointments and Affiliations
- Associate Professor of the Practice in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Contact Information
- Office Location: 187 Hudson Hall, Box 90300, Durham, NC 27708
- Office Phone: (919) 660-5339
- Email Address: sophia.santillan@duke.edu
Education
- Ph.D. Duke University, 2007
Research Interests
Engineering education, nonlinear systems, structural mechanics and numerical methods.Courses Taught
- EGR 244L: Dynamics
- EHD 395T: Bass Connections Education & Human Development Research Team
- EHD 396T: Bass Connections Education & Human Development Research Team
- EHD 795T: Bass Connections Education & Human Development Research Team
- EHD 796T: Bass Connections Education & Human Development Research Team
- HOUSECS 59: House Course
- MATH 218-2: Matrices and Vectors
- MATH 219: Multivariable Calculus
- MATH 353: Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations
- MATH 753: Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations
- ME 490: Special Topics in Mechanical Engineering
- ME 492: Special Projects in Mechanical Engineering
- ME 555: Advanced Topics in Mechanical Engineering
Representative Publications
- Cervi, C., S. T. Santillan, and L. N. Virgin. “Interrogating the Configuration Space of Postbuckled Beams.” Journal of Engineering Mechanics 149, no. 3 (March 1, 2023). https://doi.org/10.1061/JENMDT.EMENG-6839.
- Tantum, S., S. T. Santillan, L. Temiquel-McMillian, and J. Ganley. “WIP - 360 Coaching to Support Whole-Student Advising in the First-Year.” In Asee Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings, 2022.
- Tannebaum, A., S. T. Santillan, and R. Simmons. “Women in Engineering: 3D Printing Interests, Habits, and Persistence.” In Asee Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings, 2021.
- Cunningham, P., H. M. Matusovich, C. Carrico, R. M. C. Ellestad, S. Tantum, S. T. Santillan, and R. Simmons. “Supporting Students' Skillful Learning: Lessons Learned from a Faculty Development Workshop.” In Asee Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings, 2021.
- Gray, M., A. Saterbak, S. T. Santillan, M. Rizk, and J. Sperling. “Work-In-Progress: Engineering self-efficacy in first-year design.” In Asee Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings, Vol. 2020-June, 2020.