Rebecca Simmons

Simmons

Associate Professor of the Practice in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

Appointments and Affiliations

  • Associate Professor of the Practice in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

Contact Information

  • Office Location: 1407 Inside 1405A, Fitzpatrick Building, Duke Uni, Durham, NC 27708
  • Office Phone: (919) 660-8604
  • Email Address: rebecca.simmons@duke.edu

Education

  • Ph.D. Duke University, 2004
  • B.S.E. Duke University, 2000

Awards, Honors, and Distinctions

  • Capers and Marion McDonald Award for Excellence in Mentoring and Advising. Pratt School of Engineering. 2020
  • Klein Family Distinguished Teaching Award. Pratt School of Engineering. 2014

Courses Taught

  • EGR 95FS: First Year seminar in Focus
  • EGR 101L: Engineering Design and Communication
  • EGR 121L: Engineering Innovation
  • EGR 391: Projects in Engineering
  • EGR 393: Research Projects in Engineering
  • HOUSECS 59: House Course
  • ISS 397: Bass Connections Information, Society & Culture Research Team
  • ISS 398: Bass Connections Information, Society & Culture Research Team
  • ISS 795: Bass Connections Information, Society & Culture Research Team
  • ISS 796: Bass Connections Information, Society & Culture Research Team
  • ME 321L: Mechanical Engineering Analysis for Design
  • ME 391: Undergraduate Projects in Mechanical Engineering
  • ME 392: Undergraduate Projects in Mechanical Engineering
  • ME 421L: Mechanical Design
  • ME 491: Special Projects in Mechanical Engineering
  • ME 492: Special Projects in Mechanical Engineering
  • SOCIOL 180S: Society, the Self, and the Natural World

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