Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
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.
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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.
| Present | Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Kettering University ‐ Department of Mechanical Engineering | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
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 |
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
| 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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