Mary Lynn Realff

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Mary Lynn Realff (born 1965)[1] is an American mechanical engineer and materials scientist specializing in researching the mechanical properties of textiles. She is an associate professor in the School of Materials Science and Engineering at Georgia Tech, and co-director of the Georgia Tech Center for Women, Science, and Technology.[2] Beyond her research on textiles, she is also known for her explorations of group work in engineering education.[3][4]

Education and career[edit]

Realff graduated in 1987 from Georgia Tech, with a bachelor's degree in textile engineering.[2] She earned a Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Mechanical Engineering and Polymer Science and Technology in 1992.[5] Mary Lynn Realff became an associate professor at Georgia Tech where she is an instructor for undergraduate and graduate courses regarding textile structures and polymer sciences.[5] She was elected as a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2007, at which time she was a program director for Materials Processing and Manufacturing at the National Science Foundation.[6]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Congress, The Library of. "Realff, Mary Lynn, 1965- - LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies | Library of Congress, from LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies (Library of Congress)". id.loc.gov. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  2. ^ a b "Mary Lynn Realff | School of Materials Science and Engineering". www.mse.gatech.edu. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  3. ^ Coblentz, Dori; Realff, Mary Lynn; Alemdar, Meltem (2021). "Looking Ahead: Fostering Effective Team Dynamics in the Engineering Classroom and Beyond". Advances in Engineering Education.
  4. ^ "Mary Lynn Realff: Team Whisperer", Effective team dynamics initiative, Georgia Tech, retrieved 2022-05-18
  5. ^ a b "Retired Associate Editors". asmedigitalcollection.asme.org. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  6. ^ "The 2007-2008 ASME Fellows.... - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 2024-03-20.

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