SERVICE & PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Biography Editorship & Conferences Education & Outreach Research Group Projects Publications Service



Government/Civic Committees, Board Memberships

  • Global Engineering Deans Council (GEDC), Executive Committee, Chair, 2008-2010.

  • Engineering Deans Council (ECD), Executive Board Director, ASEE 2007-2009.

  • National Council of Deans of Engineering and Applied Science (NCDEAS) of Canada, Research Committee Chair, 2008-2011.

  • MKS Instruments Inc., Board of Directors, 2007-present.

  • External Review Chair, University of Pennsylvania's Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, February 2008.

  • External Visiting Team Member, UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Mechanics, January 2008.

  • Stanford University's Mechanical Engineering Department, Advisory Board Member, 2006-present.

  • National Research Council, The National Academies Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology, 2006-2007, Panel Report entitled 'Benchmarking the Research Competitiveness of the U.S. in Mechanical Engineering,' The National Academies Press, 2007.

  • Bombardier ETrain, Executive Committee Member, 2008-present.

  • Advisory Board Member, Purdue University qHUB, 2007-present.

  • External Review Committee, School of Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, 2005-2007.

  • National Science Foundation, "Fundamentals of Complex, Engineered, Organizational and Natural Systems," AB member 2005-present.

  • National Research Council, The National Academies, Space Studies Board, Committee on Microgravity Research CMGR, sub-committee on Emerging Technologies, 2001-2004, Committee Report entitled “Assessment of Directions in Microgravity and Physical Sciences Research at NASA,” The National Academies Press, 2003.

  • Visiting Committee, Engineering Division of the Colorado School of Mines, 2004-present.

  • The City University of New York, The City College, NSF CREST Center for Mesoscopic Modeling and Simulation (CMMS), External Advisory Board Member, 2001-present.

  • Chair, External Review Committee of Mechanical Engineering Centers in Portugal, FCT, Department of Science and Post-Secondary Education, Portugal, October 1997, September 1999, January 2003.

  • International Centre of Heat and Mass Transfer Scientific Council Board Member, 2002-2006.

  • The Executive Women’s Council of Pittsburgh, Member, 2002-present.

  • University of Texas, Arlington, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, External Advisory Board Member, 2001-present.


University of Toronto
Academic Administration and Service

(to be completed)




Carnegie Mellon Academic Service

University Committees

  • Carnegie Mellon Provost’s Review Committee, Chair, Fall 2004-Spring 2005.

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  • College of Engineering Dean Search, 2004.

  • University Committee on Faculty Promotion and Tenure, Provost Representative, 2003-2005.

  • Diversity Advisory Council, Faculty Work Group, Chair, 2003-present.

  • Committee of Investigation for Sexual Harassment, Member, 2002-present.

  • Board of Trustees Educational Affairs and Enrollment Committee, Member, 2001-2003.

  • Board of Trustees Finances Committee, Member, 2001-2002.

  • University’s Research Council, College of Engineering Representative, 2000-present.

  • Diversity Advisory Council, Faculty Issues Group, Co-Chair, 2000-2003.

  • Diversity Advisory Council, Member, 1999-present.

  • Doherty Award Selection Committee, Member, 1998-present.

  • University Committee on Faculty Promotion and Tenure, Provost Representative, 1998-2000.

  • BioTechnology and Health Policy Task Force, Member, 1998-1999.

  • University Committee on Sexual Harassment Hearings, Member, 1997-2000.

  • Parking Committee, Member, 1996-1997.

  • Faculty Senate, Presidential Appointee, 1995-1997.

  • Hearing Board for University Discipline Cases, 1991-1994.

  • Student Affairs Council of the Faculty Senate, Presidential Representative, 1990-1991.
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College Committees

  • Engineering Design Designated Minor, Director, 1999-present.

  • CIT Review Committee, Faculty Promotion and Tenure, 1999-present.

  • Steve Fenves Systems Award Committee, Member, 1998, Chair, 1999-present.

  • Biomedical Engineering Faculty Search Committee, Member, 2002-2003.

  • Committee on Faculty Expectations, Member, 1999-2000.

  • CIT Ad Hoc Committee on Faculty Promotion and Tenure, 1998-1999.

  • Engineering Design Research Center Board of Directors, 1995-1997.

  • Committee on Diversity, Member, 1996-1997.

  • Dean Search Committee, College of Engineering, Member, 1995.

  • CIT Ad Hoc Committee of Faculty Time Issues, Member, 1993.

  • WINGS “Women in Non-traditional Graduate Studies,” Faculty Advisor and Co-Founder, 1989-1992.

Department Committees

  • Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering Double Major, Advisor, 2000-present.

  • Research Committee, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Chair, 1999-2000.

  • Thermo-Fluids Graduate Admission Coordinator, Mechanical Engineering, 1999.

  • Bulletin Board Committee, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Chair, 1998.

  • Thermal & Fluid Sciences Faculty Search Committee, Chair, 1998-1999.

  • Computer Operations Committee, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Co-chair, 1996-1999.

  • Department Web Page Coordinator, 1998-1999.

  • Graduate Student Recruiting, 1998-1999.

  • CIT Biomedical Engineering Minor, Advisor in Mechanical Engineering, 1996-present.

  • Thermo-Fluids Search Committee and Design Search Committee Faculty, Member 1995-1996.

  • Bulletin Board Committee, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Co-chair, 1995-1996.

  • Mechanical Engineering Graduate Committee, led Qualifiers exam revision, 1994-1996.

  • Ad-Hoc Committee for revision of 24-101, Fundamentals of Mechanical Engineering Course, Chair, 1994.

  • Computing Facilities Committee Member, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1993.

  • Task on Faculty Needs Committee Member, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1992-1993.

  • Department Head Search Committee, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1992.

  • Undergraduate Committee, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1989-1993, in charge of evaluating applications of undergraduate transfer students, 1989-1993.

  • Ad-Hoc Committee for Defining Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Research, Chair, 1989-1990.

  • Graduate Admissions, Thermo-Fluids, Coordinator, 1989, 1992.

  • Graduate Committee, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Member, 1988-1989.

Professional Activities

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Life Fellow

  • AAAS, elected ENC of Section M, Engineering, 2006-2009.

  • Chair, Session M Engineering, Electorate Nominating Committee, 2006-2007.

  • Chair-Elect, 2004-2005; Chair, 2005-2006, Retiring Chair, 2006-2007, AAAS Engineering.

  • AAAS Fellow Nominations Steering Group, Member, 2004-2005.

  • Chair, Session M Engineering, Electorate Nominating Committee, 2003-2004.

  • Elected Electorate Nominating Committee on Engineering, Member, 2001-2004.

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Life Fellow

  • Kraus Award Committee, 2008-2011.

  • Technical Program Chair, Heat Transfer Conference, 2005.

  • Associate Editor, J. Heat Transfer, 2001-2004.

  • Chair, ASME Heat Transfer Division (HTD) K-16 Committee on Heat Transfer in Electronic Equipment, 2000-2003.

  • Chair, ASME HTD K-3 Honors and Awards Committee, 2000-2001.

  • Member, Executive Committee, ASME Electronic & Photonic Packaging Division (EEPD), 2001-2004.

  • Vice-Chair, ASME K-16 HTD Committee on Heat Transfer in Electronic Equipment, 1997-2000.

  • Member, ASME K-3 HTD Honors and Awards Committee, 1998-2001.

  • Chair, ASME HTD Committee on Membership Development and Honors Nominations, 1996-1998.

  • Member, ASME K-8 Committee on Theory and Fundamental Research, 1994-2000, ASME K-16 Committee on Heat Transfer in Electronic Equipment, 1991-present, ASME HTD K-22 Committee on Visualization, 1999-2002, ASME K-20 Committee Computational Heat Transfer, 1994-1999.

  • Member, ASME Board on Minorities and Women, 1997-present.

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), Associate Life Fellow

  • AIAA Thermophysics Technical Committee (TTC) Member, 2000-present.

  • AIAA Awards TTC Member, 2001-present.

Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering, Fellow.


National Academy of Engineering (NAE), Member.

  • NAE Mechanical Engineering Peer Committee, 2008-20011.

  • NRC Panel, 2006-2007.

American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Fellow

  • Committee on Multidisciplinary Engineering Member, 2003-present.

  • Roe Award Selection Committee Member, 2002-present.

  • Women In Engineering Division WIED Member, 2002-present.

  • CMU Campus Representative, CMU, 1993 to 1997.

  • Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC), Fellow.
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American Physical Society (APS), Member


Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES), Member

Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), Fellow

  • Associate Editor, IEEE Trans. Components, Packaging Technology, 1995 to present.


  • Member, IEEE CPMT Society, TC-9 Committee on Thermal Management & ThermoMechanical Design, 1996 to present.


  • General Chair, ITherm 2002, IEEE/ASME Eighth Intersociety Conference on Thermal, and Thermomechanical Phenomena and Emerging Technologies in Electronic Systems, San Diego, CA, May 29-June 1, 2002.
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Pi Tau Sigma, Life Member ’01, Honorary Member

  • Faculty Advisor, CMU Chapter 1994 to 1996.
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Sigma Xi, Life Member ‘01

  • Judge, 5th to 12th Annual Research Symposium for Undergraduates and Meeting of the Minds, Sigma Xi CMU Chapter, 1995-2002.


  • Electorate Nominating Committee, 1994-1995.
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Society of Automotive Engineering (SAE), Member

  • Judge, Eighth to Tenth Annual SAE Robotic Walking Machine Decathlon.
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Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE), Lifetime Member

Society of Women Engineers (SWE), Life Member

  • President, Pittsburgh Chapter, 2004-present.


  • Adviser CMU Team, 1999 Boeing Team Tech National Student Competition.


  • Engineering Your Future, SWE two-week summer workshop for middle and high school female students, Workshop Instructor and Co-founder, every July since 1993.
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