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Tahira Reid Smith

Arthur L. Glenn Professor of Engineering Education
Associate Department Head for Inclusive Research and Education

Affiliation(s):

Mechanical Engineering

School of Engineering Design and Innovation

201 Reber Building

tpr5404@psu.edu

814-863-1673

Education

B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 2000
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 2004
Ph.D., Design Science, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, 2010

Publications

Conference Proceedings

Tahira Reid and Catherine Berdanier, 2023, "Design Sprints in Research: A Novel Approach for Enhancing the Professional Development of Graduate Students"

Research Projects

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About

With more than 60 faculty members, 330 graduate students, and 1,000 undergraduate students, the Penn State Department of Mechanical Engineering embraces a culture that welcomes individuals with a diversity of backgrounds and expertise. Our faculty and students are innovating today what will impact tomorrow’s solutions to meeting our energy needs, homeland security, biomedical devices, and transportation systems. We offer B.S. degrees in mechanical engineering as well as resident (M.S., Ph.D.) and online (M.S.) graduate degrees in mechanical engineering. See how we’re inspiring change and impacting tomorrow at me.psu.edu.