Elena Rodriguez-Falcon

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Rodriguez-Falcon in 2017

Elena Rodriguez-Falcon FREng[1] PFHEA (born 1972) is a Mexican academic who studied engineering. She is the Provost and Chief Academic Officer at Study Group.[2]

Rodriguez-Falcon was Professor of Enterprise and Engineering Education at the University of Sheffield[3][4][5] until January 2018. Until September 2023, she was Deputy Vice Chancellor at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David. Rodriguez-Falcon was the Founding President and Chief Executive Officer at the New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering[6] having briefly served as its Provost and Chief Academic Officer.[7]

Early life and education[edit]

Rodriguez-Falcon was born in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, in 1972.[8] She studied mechanical engineering at the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León in Mexico, graduating with a first class degree in 1994, followed by a master's degree in mechanical engineering and industrial relations at the same university. In 2000, Rodriguez-Falcon was awarded a master's degree in mechanical engineering and industrial management at Sheffield Hallam University, and in 2005 she trained in learning and teaching for higher education professionals at the University of Sheffield.

Career[edit]

Rodriguez-Falcon worked in industry in Mexico from 1993 as a design and logistics engineer and later as a project and quality manager. In 2002 she joined the University of Sheffield. She began her academic career teaching business planning to engineers in several of the Faculty of Engineering's departments; her students worked with clients to develop engineering solutions which could later become commercial products.[9][10] She also studied cultural differences in workplace expectations among engineering students.[11]

At Sheffield, Rodriguez-Falcon held several roles,[12] including director of enterprise education,[12] full professor,[13] and faculty director of communications and external relations in the Faculty of Engineering. From 2011 to 2014, Rodriguez-Falcon was the director of Women in Engineering.[14] In this role she wrote and spoke about the need for more women to become engineers and how this could be accomplished.[15][16][17] For her work in the field, she was presented with a Women into Science and Engineering award in 2014.[18]

In January 2018, Rodriguez-Falcon left Sheffield to join the newly founded New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering in Hereford in the role of inaugural provost and chief academic officer, holding a distinguished chair in engineering education. Later in 2018, Rodriguez-Falcon became President and Chief Executive Officer.

In 2022, Rodriguez-Falcon became Deputy Vice Chancellor at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David, and in 2023 she was appointed to the inaugural role of Provost and Chief Academic Officer at Study Group.[2]

Honours and awards[edit]

Rodriguez-Falcon was recognised by the Higher Education Academy as a Principal Fellow. The Royal Academy of Engineering[19] recognised her for excellence in teaching in 2007, and she was named the most inspirational academic at the University of Sheffield.[20] In 2015, she received an honorary doctorate of engineering from her alma mater, the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León.[21] In 2019, she was selected as a fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology[22] and by the Chartered Management Institute, and in 2020 Rodriguez-Falcon was named Woman of the Year in Technology by FDM Everywoman.[23] In 2022, the Royal Academy of Engineering elected her as a fellow of the institution for her work in engineering education.[24]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "New Fellows 2022". Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  2. ^ a b https://www.studygroup.com/blog/professor-elena-rodriguez-falcon-provost-chief-academic-officer
  3. ^ "‘National approach needed to boost women in engineering’". Yorkshire Post, 10 August 2015.
  4. ^ "New University hopes to provide a pipeline of 'industry-ready' engineers" Archived 2015-09-07 at the Wayback Machine. The Engineer, 21 May 2015 | By Stephen Harris
  5. ^ international students who bring £429m to Yorkshire’[permanent dead link]. Yorkshire Post, March 10, 2017.
  6. ^ "University chief unveiled". Hereford Times. 2018-11-06. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
  7. ^ Correspondent, Nicola Woolcock, Education (2023-10-17). "University hopes women with arts A levels will flock to engineering". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2023-10-17.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ "‘Protect international students who bring £429m to Yorkshire’ - Universities’ Brexit plea to Government". The Yorkshire Post, 10 March 2017
  9. ^ Colin Jones (27 December 2013). Teaching Entrepreneurship to Postgraduates. Edward Elgar Publishing. pp. 111–. ISBN 978-1-78347-260-4.
  10. ^ "Handy Fasteners win £25000 award for innovation which helps arthritis sufferers". The Educator, November 17, 2016
  11. ^ Moldabayev, D., Menicucci, J. A., Al-Zubaidy, S. & Abdulaziz, N. 2013, 'Attendance, performance and culture: experience of the School of Engineering, Nazarbayev University - an update', IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference, EDUCON 2013, vol. 60, no. 7, p. 29.
  12. ^ a b "Global Insight On Drawing Girls To Tech". Tell Me More, March 6, 2014, National Public Radio
  13. ^ "Evaluating teaching" Archived 2018-05-28 at the Wayback Machine. International Video Project (IVP), March 2016. p. 43
  14. ^ "How A Sheffield Professor Is Boosting Engineering Courses Among Women" Archived 2023-01-05 at the Wayback Machine. Engineering Because, Elena Doncheva. 12 June 2014
  15. ^ "‘National approach needed to boost women in engineering’". Yorkshire Post 10 August 2015.
  16. ^ "Is engineering too geeky for girls? Of course not". The Guardian, Victoria Ngow 5 November 2013
  17. ^ "National Women in Engineering Day: six Twitter accounts to follow". The Yorkshire Post, Harriet Minter 23 Jun 2014
  18. ^ "Royal recognition for Sheffield professor". The Star, 25 November 2014
  19. ^ "Awards for Excellence in Engineering Education". The Royal Academy of Engineering. 28 March 2007. Archived from the original on 7 December 2015.
  20. ^ "Inspiration&Co competition". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05.
  21. ^ "Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León". www.uanl.mx (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2018-02-24. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
  22. ^ "Recently Elected Fellows".
  23. ^ "Winners announced in the 2020 FDM everywoman in Technology Awards". Everywoman.
  24. ^ https://raeng.org.uk/about-us/fellowship/new-fellows-2022/professor-elena-rodriguez-falcon-freng

External links[edit]

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