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About Diane Peters

My disciplinary work focuses on simulation and controls, particularly as applied to autonomous vehicles. In this capacity, I also advise the Kettering University AutoDrive team. I also conduct engineering education research, with a focus on the interaction between industry and academia, specifically in the context of returning graduate students in engineering - those who work in industry after their bachelor's degree and prior to staring their graduate degree.

Positions

Present Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Kettering University ‐ Department of Mechanical Engineering
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Curriculum Vitae

Disciplines

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Professional Service and Affiliations

2018 - Present Mentor for Team 1506, Mental Muscle, FIRST Robotics
Present ASEE - Graduate Studies Division, American Society for Engineering Education
Present ASEE - Mechanical Engineering Division, American Society for Engineering Education
Present Life Member, Society of Women Engineers
Present Faculty Advisor for Kettering's A & B sections, Society of Women Engineers
Present Coordinator for Faculty Advisors and Counselors, Society of Women Engineers
Present Faculty Advisor, Tau Beta Pi
2016 - 2017 Chair, Women in Academia Committee - SWE
2015 - 2016 Region H MAL representative, Society of Women Engineers
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Honors and Awards

  • 2021-Patent Recognition Award, SWE
  • 2017 - Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award, Society of Women Engineers
  • 2017 - New Educator Award in Mechanical Engineering Division, American Society for Engineering Education
  • 2016 - Fellow of the Society of Women Engineers
  • 2015 - Honorary Member, Robot Society
  • 2015 - Member at Large Outreach Award, Society of Women Engineers
  • 2014 - Senior Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
  • 2014 - Graduate Studies Division Best Paper Award, American Society for Engineering Education
  • 2013 - Apprentice Faculty Grant, American Society for Engineering Education, Educational Research and Methods Division
  • 2011 - Design Automation Committee Best Paper Award, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Design Engineering Division
  • 2011 - Best Paper Award, American Society for Engineering Education, Graduate Studies Division
  • 2010 - Distinguished Achievement Award, University of Michigan College of Engineering
  • 2009 - Marian Sarah Parker Prize, University of Michigan College of Engineering
  • 2009 - Distinguished Leadership Award, University of Michigan College of Engineering
  • 2009 - Second Place Oral Presentation Competition, Design and Control Systems Session, University of Michigan Graduate Symposium
  • 2009 - Finalist, Society of Women Engineers Graduate Student Poster Competition
  • 2007 - Honorable Mention, Graduate Research Fellowship, National Science Foundation
  • 2006 - Rackham Merit Fellow, University of Michigan
  • 2006 - Teresan Scholar, Alumnae of College of St. Theresa
  • 2006 - Technical Award, Chicago Regional Section, Society of Women Engineers
  • 2005 - Consistent Contributor Award, Chicago Regional Section, Society of Women Engineers
  • 2004 - Membership Award, Chicago Regional Section, Society of Women Engineers
  • 2002 - Distinguished New Engineer Award, Society of Women Engineers
  • 2000-2001 - Outstanding Young Engineer, Chicago Section, American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • 1999 - Individual Contributor Award, Chicago Regional Section, Society of Women Engineers
  • 1993 - Steiner Prize, Notre Dame
  • 1989 - Scholar, Notre Dame
  • 1989 - National Merit Scholar
  • 2020- Local Legacy Award, SWE

Courses

Education

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2010 - 2011 Post Doctoral Research in Mechanical Engineering, The University Of Michigan
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2010 Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, The University Of Michigan
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2000 M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, The University of Illinois at Chicago
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1993 B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Notre Dame
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Contact Information

2-127 MC
810-762-7916

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