July 13, 2023
By Ashley Ritchie

Instructors in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering have been named to the Spring 2023 CIOS Honor Roll for their outstanding contributions to the educational mission of Georgia Tech. The Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) compiles the list at the end of each semester.

Candidates for this honor include full-time and part-time faculty, visiting faculty, graduate student instructors, and administrators who teach.

To be eligible for the recognition, instructors must have a minimum of a 70% CIOS response rate and place in the top 25% of the composite CIOS scores for each size group. Criteria used to rank candidates include the instructor’s respect and concern for students; the instructor’s level of enthusiasm about the course; and the instructor's ability to stimulate a student’s interest in the subject matter.

Instructors named to the Spring 2023 CIOS Honor Roll include:

• Nisha Detchprohm, Research Engineer I, COE 2701: Startup Lab
• Denis Dorozhkin, Lecturer, ME 1670: Intro to Engineering Graphics
• Amit Jariwala, Director of Design & Innovation, BMED 4602: Capstone Design
• Dan Kotlyar, Assistant Professor, NRE 3026: Experimental Reactor Physics
• Matthew McDowell, Associate Professor, MSE 3002: Structural Transformations – Metallic, Ceramic & Polymeric
• Roxanne Moore, Senior Research Engineer, COE 2701: Startup Lab
• Derek Nichols, Grad Student, ME 3322: Thermodynamics
• Christopher J. Saldaña, Ring Family Professor and Associate Professor, ME 3210: Design & Manufacture
• Ankur Singh, Associate Professor, BMED 4803: Special Topics: Global Health Engineering
• Vanessa Smet, Assistant Professor, MSE 4754: Electronics Packaging Assembly
• David R. Smith, Lecturer, ME 3180: Machine Design and ME 2016: Computing Techniques
• Mike Tinskey, Professor of the Practice, ME 4803: Special Topics: Electric Vehicles & the Grid
• David Torello, Senior Academic Professional, ME 2016: Computing Techniques
• Levi Wood, Assistant Professor, ME 2202: Dynamics of Rigid Bodies

“I am grateful to work alongside exceptional members of the Woodruff School community who contribute to teaching, student success, and inclusive excellence every day,” said Devesh Ranjan, Eugene C. Gwaltney, Jr. School Chair. “Being named to the CIOS Honor Roll is a well-deserved recognition for each of them.”

The CTL promotes and supports an on-campus and online instructional community where excellence in teaching and learning is valued and where educators engage in evidence-based state-of-the-art practices that foster opportunities in which diverse students and instructors can thrive.