Professional service, outreach, workforce development, mentoring, and recognition.
Lawrence Technological University, in collaboration with The University of Alabama
Coordinated and delivered LTU’s first Brain-Drone Race, a public event in which participants fly drones using brain-computer interfaces, bringing together neuroscience, robotics, and AI. The initiative was later presented to the department’s Industrial Advisory Board as a model for interdisciplinary, industry-relevant education.
Regional robotics and automation roundtable
Represented LTU at a regional roundtable with industry, academic, and economic development leaders, contributing to discussions on applied robotics, workforce readiness, and innovation ecosystems.
The University of Alabama
Helped build the instructional and workforce-development infrastructure for the B.S. in Manufacturing Systems Engineering, aligning the curriculum with automation, robotics, PLCs, digital twins, and smart manufacturing.
Alabama IMaDE Center, two-day workshop
Organized and delivered a two-day workshop introducing educators to robotics, PLCs, smart sensors, VR, and automated systems through lectures, lab tours, and hands-on sessions, with Intelitek, Mercedes-Benz U.S. International, Alabama Robotics Technology Park, TransfrVR, and the Alabama Community College System.
Memberships: IEEE, ACM, ASME, Society of Women Engineers (SWE).
