I teach undergraduate and graduate mechanics courses at the University of Minnesota, with a focus on active learning, mathematical depth, and connecting theory to physical intuition. I hold the MIT Kaufman Teaching Certificate in pedagogical training.
Active-learning course covering the mechanical and physical properties of civil engineering materials — concrete, steel, wood, asphalt, and polymers — with an integrated laboratory component. Emphasis on connecting materials testing to underlying mechanics theory. Received median student evaluations of 6/6 for instructional preparedness, clarity, and learning support.
Graduate course covering vibration theory, modal analysis, continuous systems, and response spectrum methods. Cross-listed across CEE, ME, and Aero/Astro. Responsible for all lectures, problem sets, and exams, with individualized support to students from multiple departments.
Undergraduate course in solid mechanics: stress, strain, constitutive relations, beams, columns, and failure criteria. Also co-designed the experimental laboratory component of this core mechanics course during Summer 2023.
I aim to teach mechanics the way it is actually practiced — as a process of building physical intuition through mathematical reasoning, not as a collection of formulas to memorize. In every course I design, the goal is for students to leave with transferable analytical skills and the confidence to tackle problems they have not seen before.