Engineering Ethics

Teaching

I am passionate about the social role of engineers in our society.  Since the Fall 2015 term, I have been teaching EAS 2030: Engineering Ethics at the University of Pennsylvania. I also lead the School of Engineering & Applied Science’s Engineering Ethics Initiative. Through the Engineering Ethics Initiative, teams of Engineering Ethics Fellows develop ethics modules which are embedded within technical engineering courses. You can read more about some of our work here. Additionally, I have developed and taught a new course EAS 204: Emerging Technologies & Civil Discourse in a Dynamic World as part of the SNF Paideia Program. You can hear me talking about the course here.

Teaching Experience

University of Pennsylvania, School of Engineering and Applied Science

• EAS 2030 Engineering Ethics, Fall 2015-Present

• EAS 204 Emerging Technologies & Civil Discourse in a Dynamic World, Spring 2021

• Director, School of Engineering & Applied Science’s Engineering Ethics Initiative, Ethics Curriculum Development for core engineering courses, Fall 2022-Present

• Leader, Bioengineering Ethics Initiative, Ethics Curriculum Development for BE 100 Introduction to Bioengineering and BE 270 Bioengineering Laboratory Principles, Fall 2021-Spring 2022

• Leader, Engineering Ethics Pilot Program, Curriculum Development for BE 100 Introduction to Bioengineering and CIS 522 Deep Learning, Fall 2020- Spring 2021

• Advisor, CIS Senior Capstone Projects

• Advisor, BE Senior Theses

• Instructor, Bioengineering Senior Thesis, BE 497-498, Fall 2015 and Spring 2016

• Guest Speaker on “Recognizing and Managing Bias in Scientific Research,” Bioengineering Senior Design, BE 496, Susan Margulies and Michael Rizk, Spring 2017 and Spring 2018

University of Pennsylvania, History and Sociology of Science Department

• Co-Advisor, Science, Technology & Society Independent Study, Spring 2016

• Instructor, Technology and Society, STSC 003, Summer 2014

• Instructor, Emergence of Modern Science, STSC 001, Summer 2013 and Summer 2015

• Teaching Assistant, Health and Societies: Global Perspectives, HSOC 010, David Barnes, Spring 2011

• Teaching Assistant, The Information Age, STSC 160, Nathan Ensmenger, Fall 2009

• Guest Speaker on “Space & Place in Cold War Science,” Cold War Technology and Knowledge, Graduate Research Seminar, HSS 661, M. Susan Lindee, Fall 2013

• Guest Speaker on “The Associated Press as an Information Technology,” The Information Age, STSC 160, Nathan Ensmenger, Fall 2009