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Cynthia J. Finelli, Ph.D., is Director of the Center for Research and Learning North and associate research scientist in the College of Engineering at the University of Michigan. In addition, she actively pursues research in engineering education and assists other faculty in their scholarly projects. She also is past Chair of the Educational Research and Methods Division of American Society of Engineering Education and guest co-editor for a special issue of the International Journal of Engineering Education on applications of engineering education research.

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Lorelle Meadows, Ph.D., is Director of Academic Programs in the College of Engineering at the University of Michigan. In this role, she holds primary responsibility for the design, management and delivery of the first year program to undergraduate students. She also serves as a catalyst for coordination among the engineering programs encompassed by the Office of Undergraduate Education, including the Center for Entrepreneurship, the International Programs Office and the Multidisciplinary Design program.

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David Lorch, Ph.D., received his B.S.E. (Mechanical Engineering), M.S.E. (Biomedical Engineering) and Ph.D. (Biomedical Engineering) from the University of Michigan. His research focus is on the mechanical properties of dynein, a molecular motor protein. He has also been involved in teaching and course development through the Center for Research on Learning and Teaching, the College of Engineering, and the M-STEM Academy.

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Cinda-Sue Davis, Ph.D., has directed the University of Michigan Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) Program since 1984. Using intervention programming, advocacy, and research, the program encourages girls and women, from elementary school through graduate school, to consider careers in science, engineering and mathematics through. Dr. Davis has authored numerous papers on WISE issues and is the co-editor of The Equity Equation: Fostering the Advancement of Women in the Sciences, Mathematics, and Engineering, published by Jossey-Bass in 1996. She also is Co-Administrative Director of the M-STEM Academy for the UM College of Engineering.

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Guy A. Meadows, Ph.D., is Professor of Physical Oceanography in the Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Space Sciences in the College of Engineering at the University of Michigan. He specializes in field and analytical studies of marine environmental hydrodynamics with emphasis on mathematical modeling of nearshore waves, currents and shoreline evolution. His work is primarily full-scale, field oriented, experimentation. He has served as Chief Scientist on over 35 Oceanographic Research Vessel cruises and as Director of the University’s Joint Research Institute with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Currently, he directs the Marine Hydrodynamics Laboratories and is Faculty Director of the M-STEM Academy.

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