Teaching

Below are some teaching aids that I have developed.

Crystallography Visualizations

Using a new notebook software known as Marimo¹, I have developed some interactive visualization tools.

The first visualization tool explores points and directions in crystallography. Please click to open the crystallography visualization gui in a new tab. In the new tab, you will be able to interactively modify the plots to explore and visualize point coordinates and direction vectors in a cubic unit cell. The visualization is also embedded below for faster use.

Materials and Advanced Mechanics Tutorials

I've developed a series of instructional videos demonstrating how to use perform common experiments and preparation for materials testing and characterization. I've compiled all of these tutorials into a playlist:

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Experiences at James Madison University

• Teaching two sections of Materials and Advanced Mechanics (junior) and two sections of Engineering Design 2 (sophomore) in Spring 2025
• Co‑instructing with experienced faculty in lecture and lab settings in Engineering Design 1 (sophomore), Materials and Advanced Mechanics (junior), and Systems Analysis (senior)

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Experiences at Virginia Tech

• Instructor of ME 2134 Thermodynamics in Fall 2023 and Spring 2024 (Dean's list for teaching performance)
• Graduate Teaching Assistant/Instructor of Record of ME 3124 Thermodynamics in Fall 2019 and Spring 2020
• Graduate Teaching Assistant/Grader of ME 3404 Fluid Mechanics in Fall 2018

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Pedagogy

After taking the Preparing the Future Professoriate certificate at VT, I've thought more about my teaching practices, and look forward to continuing to improve my pedagogy. Here is my current teaching philosophy.

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Footnotes