CarolynSeepersad
Simulation-based design of complex systems and materials; Design for additive manufacturing and innovation; Environmentally conscious design of products and energy systems
About
Carolyn Conner Seepersad is currently the Chair of the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Tech. She was formerly a professor in the Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering and Director of the Center for Additive Manufacturing and Design Innovation.
Seepersad’s research involves the development of methods and computational tools for engineering design and additive manufacturing. Her research interests include simulation-based design of complex systems and materials, design for additive manufacturing, innovation, and environmentally conscious design of products and energy systems.
She co-organizes the annual Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium, and she is a member of the executive committee for the ASME IDETC Design Automation Conference (2015 conference chair). She has also been a participant (2010) and session organizer (2011) for the annual NAE Frontiers of Engineering Symposium, a symposium organized by the NAE for a select group of emerging engineering leaders ages 30-45, an invited speaker for the 2013 German-American FOE, and a keynote speaker for the 2015 International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED). Her research has been featured by Popular Science, Science Daily, The Daily Dot, 3DPrint.com, and various additional media outlets. She teaches courses on product design, additive manufacturing, and design of complex engineered systems.
Educational Qualifications
- Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2004
- B.A., Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, Oxford University, 1998
- B.S., Mechanical Engineering, West Virginia University, 1996
Select Awards & Honors
- Academy of Distinguished Alumni, Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering (2023)
- ASEE Outstanding New Mechanical Engineering Educator award (2013)
- University of Texas Regents’ Award for Outstanding Teaching by an Assistant Professor (2010)
- Outstanding Young Investigator award – ASME Design Automation Committee (2010)
- International Outstanding Young Researcher Award in Freeform and Additive Manufacturing (2009)