Rowan Engineering professor named 2010 National Effective Teaching Institute fellow
March 25, 2010The National Effective Teaching Institute (NETI) named Rowan chemical engineering Associate Professor Dr. Stephanie Farrell, of Philadelphia (19106), its fellow for 2010.
The NETI offers an annual three-day workshop providing engineering professors with “hands-on practice in the elements of effective teaching,” according to the organization’s website. The NETI Fellow program was created in 2002 as a way to recognize leaders in engineering education.
Selection as the 2010 NETI fellow sends Farrell to Louisville on June 17 to 19 to teach this year’s NETI Workshop with the event’s three founders. The NETI selects only one fellow each year.
“It is an honor to have been chosen as the 2010 NETI Fellow,” said Farrell. “I was a NETI workshop participant in 1998, and this energizing workshop was instrumental in defining the trajectory of my career in engineering education. I am thrilled to have the opportunity to work side by side with three engineering educators who have made a tremendous impact in their field.”
Farrell’s research interests include the incorporation of experiential learning throughout the chemical engineering curriculum and the development of academe-industry-government collaborations. Her research and teaching experience focuses on drug delivery, biomedical engineering and biofuel production. An associate professor at Rowan since 1998, Farrell earned a bachelor of science degree in chemical engineering from the University of Pennsylvania, a master’s in chemical engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology and a doctorate in chemical engineering from New Jersey Institute of Technology.
“During my years as an engineering educator and dean, I have seen outstanding educators rise to the forefront,” said Dr. Dianne Dorland, dean of Rowan’s College of Engineering. “Dr. Farrell’s appointment as a NETI Fellow is a recognition of a rising star and the potential that Rowan Engineering has to offer. I salute her accomplishments and am proud that she will be able to impact the national engineering education audience.”
