Michelle Pantoya - Engineering
When the TTU leadership wished to highlight a science-engineering integrated scholar in the recently developed strategic plan for 2010-2020 (Making it Possible . . .), they chose to highlight an apt exemplar-Michelle Pantoya. Known principally for her work in mechanical engineering, where she studies the synthesis and explosive properties of materials, her academic efforts do not stop there. Professor Pantoya has amassed an instructional record-principally at the graduate level-that blends elegantly directed science-engineering research and learning for future researchers and higher education leaders. But, her life of integrated scholarship does not stop at higher education teaching and research. Her concern for the education and development of the youngest of current generations led her and colleague Emily Hunt of West Texas A&M University to publish a children's book, Engineering Elephants (2010), illustrated (Molly Stewart) and designed to help children ages 4-8 not only to grasp the concepts of engineering but also to see how vital the field of engineering is to our twenty-first century. In short, the interwoven world and contributions of Michelle Pantoya clearly seal her claim to the tile of integrated scholar.
31 авг 2010
