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Sophia Santillan

Santillan

Associate Professor of the Practice in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

Appointments and Affiliations

  • Associate Professor of the Practice in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

Contact Information

  • Office Location: 187 Hudson Hall, Box 90300, Durham, NC 27708
  • Office Phone: (919) 660-5339
  • Email Address: sophia.santillan@duke.edu

Education

  • Ph.D. Duke University, 2007

Research Interests

Engineering education, nonlinear systems, structural mechanics and numerical methods.

Courses Taught

  • EGR 244L: Dynamics
  • EHD 395T: Bass Connections Education & Human Development Research Team
  • EHD 396T: Bass Connections Education & Human Development Research Team
  • EHD 795T: Bass Connections Education & Human Development Research Team
  • EHD 796T: Bass Connections Education & Human Development Research Team
  • HOUSECS 59: House Course
  • MATH 218-2: Matrices and Vectors
  • MATH 219: Multivariable Calculus
  • MATH 353: Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations
  • MATH 753: Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations
  • ME 490: Special Topics in Mechanical Engineering
  • ME 492: Special Projects in Mechanical Engineering
  • ME 555: Advanced Topics in Mechanical Engineering

In the News

Representative Publications

  • Cervi, C; Santillan, ST; Virgin, LN, Interrogating the Configuration Space of Postbuckled Beams, Journal of Engineering Mechanics, vol 149 no. 3 (2023) [10.1061/JENMDT.EMENG-6839] [abs].
  • Tantum, S; Santillan, ST; Temiquel-McMillian, L; Ganley, J, WIP - 360 Coaching to Support Whole-Student Advising in the First-Year, Asee Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings (2022) [abs].
  • Tannebaum, A; Santillan, ST; Simmons, R, Women in Engineering: 3D Printing Interests, Habits, and Persistence, Asee Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings (2021) [abs].
  • Cunningham, P; Matusovich, HM; Carrico, C; Ellestad, RMC; Tantum, S; Santillan, ST; Simmons, R, Supporting Students' Skillful Learning: Lessons Learned from a Faculty Development Workshop, Asee Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings (2021) [abs].
  • Gray, M; Saterbak, A; Santillan, ST; Rizk, M; Sperling, J, Work-In-Progress: Engineering self-efficacy in first-year design, Asee Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings, vol 2020-June (2020) [abs].