SHANON RECKINGER

www.shanonreckinger.com

EDUCATION
Stanford University Palo Alto, CA
August, 2018 MS, Computer Science
University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO
August, 2011 PhD, Mechanical Engineering
August, 2010 MS, Mechanical Engineering
University of St. Thomas St. Paul, MN
May, 2006 BS, Mechanical Engineering
May, 2006 BA, Mathematics

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Aug. 2021 – Present Clinical Associate Professor Chicago, IL
Aug. 2018 – Aug. 2021 Clinical Assistant Professor
University of Illinois Chicago--Department of Computer Science
Jan. 2018 – Aug. 2018 Section Leader Palo Alto, CA
Stanford University--Department of Computer Science

Aug. 2015 – Aug. 2017 Assistant Teaching Professor Bozeman, MT

Montana State University--Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
Sept. 2011 – Aug. 2015 Assistant Professor Fairfield, CT
Clare Boothe Luce Professor
Fairfield University--Department of Mechanical Engineering
Aug. 2006 – Aug. 2011 Research Assistant and Teaching Assistant Boulder, CO
University of Colorado Boulder--Department of Mechanical Engineering
Multiscale Modeling and Simulation Laboratory
Advisor: Dr. Oleg V. Vasilyev
Sept. 2009 – Dec. 2009 Instructor Boulder, CO
University of Colorado Boulder--Department of Mechanical Engineering
Sept. 2002 – May 2005 Student Assistant to the Director/Student Researcher St. Paul, MN
University of St. Thomas--Mathematics Resource Center
Advisor: Dr. Doug Dokken (Tornado), Dr. Pavel Belik (3M Windshield)
INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE Advisor: Dr. Doug Dokken (Tornado), Dr. Pavel Belik (3M Windshield)
May 2007 – Aug. 2007 Research Assistant Los Alamos, NM
Los Alamos National Lab
Advisor: Dr. Balu Nadiga
Jan. 2006 – Aug. 2006 Biomedical Engineering Intern Minnetonka, MN
St. Jude Medical--Cardiac Rhythm Management, Delivery Tools
Sept. 2005 – Dec. 2005 Engineering Intern Eagan, MN
Lockheed Martin--Maritime Signals and Sensors
May 2005 – Aug. 2005 Engineering Intern Edina, MN
Dow Chemical Company--Filmtec Corporation
May 2003 – Aug. 2003 Environmental Engineering Co-op Omaha, NE
City of Omaha--Environmental Quality Control
VISITING APPOINTMENTS
June. 2019 Faculty in Residence Mountain View, CA
Google (Host: Faculty-In-Residence Team)
Sept. 2014-Dec. 2014 Visiting Research Scientist Providence, RI
Brown University, Earth Sciences (Host: Dr. Baylor Fox-Kemper)
Aug. 2014 Visiting Faculty Member Los Alamos, NM
Los Alamos National Lab (Host: Dr. Mark Petersen)
Aug. 2012 Visiting Faculty Member Los Alamos, NM
Los Alamos National Lab (Host: Dr. Mark Petersen)
Oct. 2008 – Dec. 2008 Visiting Graduate Student Researcher Zurich, Switzerland
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ETH Zurich--Computational Science and Engineering Lab (Koumoutsakos)

AWARDS/HONORS
• UIC Teaching Recognition recipient, $1500 permanent salary increase – Fall/2023
• UIC College of Engineering Teaching Award, $1000 award – Fall/2021
• Successful promotion from Clinical Assistant Professor to Clinical Associate Professor – Summer/2021
• Pre-tenure Sabbatical Leave, Fairfield University one semester teaching release – Fall/2014
• Best Paper in the Mechanical Engineering Division for the American Society of Engineering Education National Conference,
$500 award, June/2014
• Sigma Xi Honors Society, Fairfield University Chapter, Faculty Full Member, Inducted - Spring/2014
• Wayne Beattie Memorial Lifetime Achievement Award, University of Colorado Boulder (CU-Boulder), March/2011
• Graduate Teaching Award, CU-Boulder, Mechanical Engineering, March/2010
• Best Talk in Afternoon Session, CU-Boulder, Graduate Engineering Annual Research Symposium, March/2010
• Honorable Mention - National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship Award – Spring/2008
• UST Dean’s List – Fall/2002-Spring/2006, all semesters

GRANTS AWARDED
• Google exploreCSR Award, Principal Investigator (100%), 2020/2021 AY, $15000
• WiTNY National Expansion / UIC Breakthrough Tech Chicago, Cornell University, Co-Principal Investigator (20%), Jan/2020 –
May/2025, $X (One of the largest grants in the history of the UIC College of Engineering, amount not published at funder’s
request. https://chicago.breakthroughtech.org/)
• UIC Office of Diversity Inclusive Classroom Initiative, Spring, 2020, Faculty Fellow (100%), $8334
• Google exploreCSR Machine Learning (TensorFlow) Award extension, Principal Investigator (50%), 2019/2020 AY, $8000
• Google exploreCSR Award, Principal Investigator (100%), 2019/2020 AY, $18000
• NSF S-STEM, "An Integrated Program for Recruitment, Retention, and Graduation of Academically Talented Low Income
Engineering Students”, Fall/2018-Fall/2022, Senior Personnel (2%), $999,096
• Undergraduate Scholars Program Grant, Undergraduate Student Researcher, Montana State University-Summer/2017, $1500
• Campus Sustainability Grant, Fairfield University, Senior Design Project (Greens Spinner)– Spring/2015, $1500
• Lawrence Scholars Program Senior Design Grant, Fairfield University – Fall/2014, $1200
• Lawrence Scholars Program Research Grant (Amia Project), Fairfield University – Fall/2014, $2000
• Los Alamos National Lab Research Visit Travel Funding – August/2014, $5000
• Whole Foods Sponsorship, Fairfield University, Senior Design Project (SpinLeaf) – Spring/2014, $500
• Service Learning Grant, Fairfield University, Senior Design Project (SpinLeaf) – Fall/2013, $200
• Campus Sustainability Grant, Fairfield University, Senior Design Project (Rainwater Harvester)– Fall/2012, $1500
• Clare Boothe Luce Professorship (granted to Fairfield University) – Fall/2011-Spring/2016, $404,439
• National Science Foundation - U.S.-Switzerland Doctoral Dissertation Enhancement Project Award – Winter/2008, $12,400
• Conference Travel Grants: College of Engineering (Fall/2009, Fall/2010), Graduate School (Spring/2010, Fall/2010), &
Mechanical Engineering Department (Spring 2010), United Government of Graduate Students (Fall/2010) - $3000

STEM OUTREACH
• Volunteer Teaching Mentor for Code in Place, offered online by Stanford University - April-May 2021. Led trainings for new
volunteer section leaders in the 5-week Stanford Engineering, Department of Computer Science introductory online Python
course: Code in Place.
• UICS WiCs Women in Tech Week – served as a as a panelist for the Women in Academia Panel – April 5th, 2021
• Google Explore Machine Learning Workshop for Women, co-Organizer with Dr. Gonzalo Bello– Spring/2021
• Google Explore Computer Science Research Computer Science Research and Problem Solving Workshop for Women, Organizer
– Spring/2021
• UIC S-STEM, CS Mentor for Academically Talented, Low-Income Students, Fall/2019-Present
• Women in Computer Science, Faculty Advisor, University of Illinois Chicago – Summer/2019 – Present
• UIC College of Engineering Female Scholarship Brunch, Interviewer/Presenter – Spring/2019-Preesent
• Volunteer as Section Leader for Code in Place, offered online by Stanford University - April-May 2020, Part of a teaching team
for Code in Place, offered by Stanford during COVID-19 pandemic, with 10,000 global students and 900 volunteer teachers
participating from around the world.
• Explore Computer Science Research Computer Science Research and Problem Solving Workshop for Women, Organizer –
Fall/2019 – Spring/2020
• Safe Zone Ally, Montana State University – Fall/2016
• Society of Women Engineers, Faculty Advisor, Fairfield University – Spring/2013-Spring/2015
• Broadening Access to Science Education (BASE) Camp Faculty Advisor, Fairfield University – Summer/2013, Summer/2014
• Safe Space Ally, Fairfield University – Spring/2012
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• Invited participant of ASAP “Advancing the Careers of Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics at
Predominantly Undergraduate Institutions through the Professional Networks” – a nationwide, NSF-funded network of female
university professors at teaching institutions in the STEM disciplines, Spring/2012-Fall/2014
• Curas Personalis STEM Faculty Mentor, Fairfield University, Fall/2011-Spring/2013
• Engineering and Math Tutor for CU-Boulder Student Academic Service Center, Spring/2007-Fall/2008
• Engineering Workshop for Girls Inc.-Organizer (UST SWE), Spring/2006
• Engineering Workshop for Girl Scouts-Organizer (UST SWE), Spring/2005
• Science, Technology & Engineering Preview Summer (STEPS) Camp Counselor, University of St. Thomas (UST), Summer/2004
• Girls Experiencing Mathematics in the Summer (GEMS) Camp Counselor, UST, Summer/2004

COMMITTEES & SERVICE

• Faculty Search Committee, CS Teaching Track faculty, multiple positions, University of Illinois at Chicago - chair, Fall/2022-
Spring/2023; chair, Fall/2023-Spring/2024
• Diversity Equity and Inclusion Committee Chair, UIC, 2021/2022 AY
• Faculty Panelist for “Lessons from Online Teaching” at CATE Summer Institute Kickoff, UIC, May/2021
• Contributed video to Innovations in Online Teaching at UIC through Center for Advancement of Teaching Excellence, Fall/2020-
Spring/2021, URL: https://teaching.uic.edu/spotlight/uic-innovations-online/videos-by-uic-instructors/
• Faculty Search Committee, NTT CS faculty – member, University of Illinois at Chicago, Fall/2020-Spring/2021
• UIC Computer Science Broadening Participation Committee – Summer 2020
• UIC CDRLC FF&E Committee – member, University of Illinois at Chicago, Spring/2020-Present
• UIC CDRLC Steering Committee – member, University of Illinois at Chicago, Summer/2019-Present
• Faculty Search Committee, NTT CS faculty – member, University of Illinois at Chicago, Fall/2018-Spring/2019
• Montana Engineering Education Research Center Affiliate, Montana State University, Spring/2016-Summer/2017
• Served on College Board research project to set up national AP Engineering course and test, Fall/2015
• Initiated and Led Peer Learning Group Program, School of Engineering, Fairfield University, Spring/2014, Spring/2015
• Jesuit Universities Humanitarian Action Network (JUHAN) Advisory Committee, Fairfield University, Fall/2013-Spring/2015
• JUHAN/Humanitarian Studies Faculty Learning Community-member, Fairfield University, Fall/2013
• Fairfield Dance Fusion-Faculty Advisor, Fairfield University, Fall/2013-Spring/2015
• Revolving Green Fund-Engineering Faculty Advisor, Fairfield University, Fall/2012-Spring/2015
• Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, Fairfield University, Fall/2012-Spring/2015
• School of Engineering Dean Search Committee – SOE Representative, Fairfield University, July/2012-March/2013
• Faculty Search Committee – Graduate student representative, CU-Boulder, Mechanical Engineering, Fall/2009-Spring/2010
• Collaborative for Fluid and Energy Sciences – member, CU-Boulder, Fall/2009-Spring/2011
• Fluid Connections Graduate Student Club–meeting coordinator, CU-Boulder, Fall/2009-Spring/2011
• Graduate Engineering Annual Research Symposium – technical/external coordinator, Fall/2006-Spring/2007
• Society of Women Engineers-UST - member (2002-2003), Co-Website Master (2003-2004), President (2004-2006)
• Math Club-UST - member (2002-2004), Treasurer (2004-2005), Vice-President (2005-2006)
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers-UST - member (2003-2004), Public Relations Coordinator (2004-2005)
• National Society of Collegiate Scholars-UST – member, Fall/2003-Spring/2006
• Delta Epsilon Sigma Honors Society-UST – member, Fall/2004-Spring/2006

PEER REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES in Fluid Dynamics and Ocean Modelling

Reckinger, S. M., Gibson, T.*, T. Morrison*, F. Hohman*, S. J. Reckinger, M. Carvalho*, “The effect of numerical parameters on
eddies in oceanic overflows: A laboratory and numerical study”, International Journal of Computational Methods and Experimental
Measurements, Volume 7, Number 2, 11 pages, 2019, WIT Press. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2495/CMEM-V7-N2-142-153

Reckinger, S. M., Petersen, M., Reckinger, S. J., “A study of overflow simulations using MPAS-Ocean: vertical grids, resolution, and
viscosity”, Ocean Modelling, 2015, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ocemod.2015.09.006.

Rua, Y.*, Muren, R., Reckinger, S. M., “Limitations of Additive Manufacturing on Microfluidic Heat Exchanger Components”,
ASME Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering., Volume 137, Number 3, 5 pages, 2015. DOI:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/1.4030157

Reckinger, S. M., Vasilyev, O. V., Fox-Kemper, B., “Adaptive Wavelet Collocation Method on the Shallow Water Model”, Journal
of Computational Physics, Volume 271, 342-359, 2014. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcp.2014.03.043

Reckinger, S. M., Vasilyev, O. V., Fox-Kemper, B., “Adaptive Volume Penalization for Ocean Modeling”, Ocean Dynamics,
Volume 62, Number 8, 1201-1215, 2012. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10236-012-0555-3
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PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS in Engineering Education and Outreach

Reckinger, S. M., “All Female Section of Introductory Computer Science Course”, ITiCSE 2024.

Reckinger, S. M., J. Hummel, S. Heckman, “Low Stakes vs. High Stakes Assessment in Online and In-Person Computer Science
Classes”, Portland, OR, SIGCSE 2024. https://doi.org/10.1145/3626252.3630952

Reckinger, S. M., Tips, Tools, and Techniques: “Problem Solving Competitions: A Twist on the Traditional Hackathon”, ITiCSE,
Turku Finland, 2023. https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/3587103.3594156

Ohmann, P., Novak, E., Reckinger, S. J, Reckinger, S. M. “Birds of a Feather: Have You Tried Oral Exams in Your CS Classes?” , In
Proceedings of the 54th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE ’23). Association for Computing
Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 454–460. https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3545947.3573347

Bilgin, B., A. E. Felder, H. Darabi, R. Nazempour, S. M. Reckinger, R. A. Revelo, D. Ozevin, Looking Ahead: Structure of an
Industry Mentorship Program for Undergraduate Engineering Students. Advances in Engineering Education. Vol. 10, Issue 3, 2022.
URL: https://doi.org/10.18260/3-1-1153-36031.

Darabi, H., & Nazempour, R., & Felder, A. E., & Reckinger, S. M., & Ozevin, D., & Revelo, R. A., & Abiade, J., & Bilgin, B. (2022,
June), An Integrated Program for Recruitment, Retention, and Graduation of Academically Talented Low-Income Engineering
Students: Lessons Learned and Progress Report Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN, June 24-29,
2022. URL: https://peer.asee.org/41973

Reckinger, S. J., & Reckinger, S. M. A Study of the Effects of Oral Proficiency Exams in Introductory Programming Courses on
Underrepresented Groups, In Proceedings of the 53rd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE ’22).
Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 454–460. https://doi.org/10.1145/3478431.3499382.

Reckinger, S. J., & Reckinger, S. M. (2021, July), Oral Proficiency Exams in High-Enrollment Computer Science Courses Paper
presented at 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual Conference. https://strategy.asee.org/37550

Reckinger, S. M., & Gregg, C., & Hughes, B. E. (2021, July), Social-belonging Intervention in a Computer Science Systems
Course Paper presented at 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual Conference.
https://strategy.asee.org/37719

Darabi, H., & Nazempour, R., & Felder, A. E., & Reckinger, S. M., & Ozevin, D., & Revelo, R. A., & Abiade, J., & Bilgin, B. (2021,
July), Reporting the Progress and Latest Status of an Ongoing S-STEM Project Paper presented at 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual
Conference Content Access, Virtual Conference. https://peer.asee.org/37664

Reckinger, S. M, “Collaborative Problem-Solving Workshops for Improving Confidence and Paving Pathways for Research Careers
in Computer Science”, Research in Equity and Sustained Participation in Engineering, Computing, and Technology
(RESPECT) Conference, Remote, May 23-26, 2021. URL: http://respect2021.stcbp.org/wp-
content/uploads/2021/05/514_Posters_14_paper_25.pdf

Darabi, H., Nazempour, R., Reckinger, S.M., Nelson, P., Revelo, R., Abiade, J., Ozevin, D., Felder, A., Bilgin, B., Seow, Y., “An
Integrated Program for Recruitment, Retention, and Graduation of Academically Talented Low-Income Engineering Students”, NSF
Grantee Poster and Paper, Proceedings of the American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference, Montreal, Quebec,
Canada, June 21-24, 2020. URL: https://peer.asee.org/an-integrated-program-for-recruitment-retention-and-graduation-of-
academically-talented-low-income-engineering-students.pdf

Reckinger, S. M, B. Hughes, “Partnering Strategies for Timed Pair Programming: A Multi-Level Model”, In Proceedings of the 51st
ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE ’20). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY,
USA, 454–460. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/3328778.3366850

Reckinger, S. M., C. Gregg, “A Storytelling, Social-Belonging Intervention in an Introductory Computer Science Course”, ASEE IL-
IN Section Conference, 2019, URL: https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/aseeil-insectionconference/2019/curriculum/4/.

Reckinger, S. M, B. Hughes, “Formative Assessment Design in a MATLAB Programming Course for Mechanical Engineering
Students”, International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education, 2018, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0306419018792012.
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Reckinger, S. M, B. Hughes, “Partnering Strategies for Paired Formative Assessment in Programming”, Proceedings of the American
Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference, Salt Lake City, UT, June 24-27, 2018, URL:
https://www.asee.org/public/conferences/106/papers/22163/view.

Reckinger, S. M, B. Hughes, “Measuring differences in performance by varying formative assessment construction guided by
learning style preferences”, Proceedings of the American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference, Columbus, OH, June
25-28, 2017, URL: https://peer.asee.org/28655

Reckinger, S. M, B. Hughes, “Improved student performance in computer programming by constructing more visual assessment”,
Proceedings of the American Society of Engineering Education Pacific Northwest Conference, Seattle, WA, April 7-8, 2017, URL:
http://bit.ly/aseepnw2016.

Reckinger, S. M., S. J. Reckinger, “MSU Students Living Fluid Dynamics”, November/2016, APS Meeting, Division of Fluid
Dynamics-Gallery of Fluid Motion, Portland, OR. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/APS.DFD.2016.GFM.V0064

Reckinger, S. M, “Implementation and Evaluation of Different Peer Learning Instruction in a MATLAB Programming Course”,
Proceedings of the American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA, June 26-29, 2016. URL:
https://peer.asee.org/25561.

Reckinger, S. M., S. J. Reckinger, M. Owkes, Y. Rua, , “A Day in the Life of a Fluid Dynamicist”, November/2015, APS Meeting,
Division of Fluid Dynamics-Gallery of Fluid Motion, Boston, MA. DOI: https://tinyurl.com/APSDFD2015-Reckinger

Reckinger, S. M., Aca, B.*, Pitz, K.*, “Ocean Circulation in a Rotating Tank: An Outreach Project in Fluid Dynamics”, Proceedings
of 2014 Zone 1 Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE Zone 1), Bridgeport, CT, April 4-5, 2014.
URL: http://bit.ly/aseenw2014

Reckinger, S. M, Reckinger, S. J., “An Interactive Programming Course Model for Mechanical Engineering Students”, Proceedings
of the American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference, Indianapolis, IN, June 15-18, 2014. URL:
https://peer.asee.org/20061

Reckinger, S. M., Bocchino, J.*, Jackowitz, A.*, Perry, J.*, “Rainwater Harvesting for Campus Student Center: A Sustainable,
Community-Oriented Senior Design Project”, International Journal for Service Learning in Engineering: Humanitarian Engineering
and Social Entrepreneurship, Volume 9, Issue 1, 117-137, 2014. ISSN: 1555-9033. URL: http://tinyurl.com/lpqmtql

Munden, R. A., Reckinger, S. M., “A Complete Redesign of Fundamentals of Engineering Course using Backward Design
Methodology”, First Year Engineering Experience Conference Proceedings, August 8-9, 2013. URL: http://bit.ly/fyee2013

PRESENTATIONS AT NATIONAL CONFERENCES/MEETINGS with PEER-REVIEWED ABSTRACTS (not repeated

from conference proceedings above)

Reckinger, S.M., “Low Stakes vs. High Stakes Assessment in Computer Science”, May/2022, TEACHx, Northwestern University,
Chicago, IL.

Reckinger, S. M., “Peer Learning in a MATLAB Programming Course”, November/2016, APS Meeting, Division of Fluid
Dynamics-Talk, Portland, OR.

Reckinger, S. M., “Implementation and Evaluation of Different Types of Peer Learning Instruction”, November/2016, ICLTSS-Talk,
Bozeman, MT.

Reckinger, S. M., Petersen, M., Reckinger, S. J., “Overflow Simulations using MPAS-Ocean in Idealized and Realistic Domains”,
February/2016, Ocean Sciences Meeting-Poster, New Orleans, LA.

Reckinger, S. M., M. Petersen, S. J. Reckinger, “Eddy Sensitivity to Resolution and Viscosity in Density Driven Ocean Currents”,
November/2015, APS Meeting, Division of Fluid Dynamics-Talk, Boston, MA.

Reckinger, S. M., B. Brinkman, R. Fenner, M. London, “Do we need more famous fluid dynamicists”, November/2015, APS
Meeting, Division of Fluid Dynamics-Talk, Boston, MA.
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Reckinger, S. M., Gibson, T.*, F. Hohman*, T. Morrison*, S. J. Reckinger, “Direct Comparison of Laboratory and Numerical
Simulations of Idealized Oceanic Overflows”, June/2015, American Meteorological Society’s 20th Conference on Atmospheric and
Oceanic Fluid Dynamics-Poster, Minneapolis, MN.

B. Brinkman, R. Fenner, M. London, S. M. Reckinger, “Perceptions of the Engineering Discipline”, June/2015, Women in
Engineering ProActive Network Change Leader Forum – Roadmap to Inclusion Engineering Excellence for the 21st Century-One
Hour Workshop, Broomfield, CO.

Reckinger, S. M., M. Petersen, S. J. Reckinger, “Sensitivity of resolution and vertical grid types on 3D overflow simulations using
mpas-ocean”, November/2014, APS Meeting, Division of Fluid Dynamics-Talk, San Francisco, CA.

Gibson, T.*, F. Hohman*, T. Morrison*, S. M. Reckinger, S. J. Reckinger, “Experimental and Numerical Studies of Oceanic
Overflow”, November/2014, APS Meeting, Division of Fluid Dynamics-Talk, San Francisco, CA.

Rua, Y., K. Kharbouch, C. Sanford, S. M. Reckinger, “Determining Suction Feeding Efficiency in the Bowfin fish (Amia) using
Particle Image Velocimetry and Computational Fluid Dynamics”, APS Meeting, Division of Fluid Dynamics-Talk, San Francisco,
CA.

Reckinger, S. M., S. J. Reckinger, “How to get students to love (or not hate) MATLAB”, November/2014, APS Meeting, Division of
Fluid Dynamics-Talk, San Francisco, CA.

Reckinger, S. M., R. Governale*, C. Nerich*, C. Pierre*, S. Seyal*, “SpinLeaf: A Sustainable Greens Spinner for a Local Farm”, Just
Sustainability: Hope for the Commons-Poster, Seattle, WA, August 7-9, 2014.

Reckinger, S. M, Reckinger, S. J., “An Interactive Programming Course Model for Mechanical Engineering Students”, American
Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference-Talk, Indianapolis, IN, June 15-18, 2014.

Reckinger, S. M., Aca, B.*, Pitz, K.*, “Ocean Circulation in a Rotating Tank: An Outreach Project in Fluid Dynamics”, American
Society of Engineering Education Zone 1 Conference-Talk, Bridgeport, CT, April 4-5, 2014.

Reckinger, S. M., Petersen, M., Reckinger, S. J., “Sensitivity of Resolution and Vertical Grid Types on 3D Overflow Simulations
using MPAS-Ocean”, February/2014, Ocean Sciences Meeting-Poster, Honolulu, HI.

Reckinger, S. M., “Ocean Circulation in a Rotating Tank – An Outreach Project in Fluid Dynamics”, November/2013, APS Meeting,
Division of Fluid Dynamics-Talk, Pittsburgh, PA

Munden, R. A., Reckinger, S. M., “A Complete Redesign of Fundamentals of Engineering Course using Backward Design
Methodology”, First Year Engineering Experience Conference-Talk, August/2013, Pittsburgh, PA

Munden, R. A., Reckinger, S. M., “A Complete Redesign of Freshmen Engineering Course”, May/2013, Fairfield University’s 12th
CAE Conference on Innovative Pedagogy & Course Redesign—Collaborations for Empowerment & Learning-Talk/Interactive
Workshop Session, Fairfield, CT

Reckinger, S. M., Vasilyev, O.V., Fox-Kemper, B., “Shallow Water Model Using Adaptive Wavelet Collocation Method”,
December/2012, Frontiers in Computational Physics: Modeling the Earth System-Talk, Boulder, CO

Reckinger, S. M., Vasilyev, O.V., Fox-Kemper, B., “Adaptive Wavelet Collocation Method in Shallow Water Model: Validation
Study”, November/2012, APS Meeting, Division of Fluid Dynamics-Talk, San Diego, CA

Vezolainen, A., Vasilyev, O.V., Reckinger, S.M., Nejadmalayeri, A., Parallel Adaptive Wavelet Based Environment for Complex
Multi-Physics Flows, An International Workshop of Deep Geothermal Systems-Poster, Wuhan, China, June 29-30, 2012

Reckinger, S. M., Vasilyev, O.V., Fox-Kemper, B., “Shallow Water Model Using Adaptive Wavelet Collocation Method”,
February/2012, Ocean Sciences Meeting-Talk, Salt Lake City, UT

Reckinger, S. M., Vasilyev, O.V., Fox-Kemper, B., “Shallow Water Model Using Adaptive Wavelet Collocation Method”,
November/2011, APS Meeting, Division of Fluid Dynamics-Talk, Baltimore, MD
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Reckinger, S. M., Vasilyev, O. V., “Ocean Circulation Modeling Using Adaptive Wavelet Collocation Method”, APS Meeting,
Division of Fluid Dynamics-Talk, November/2010, Long Beach, CA

Reckinger, S. M., Vasilyev, O. V., “Ocean Circulation Modeling Using Adaptive Wavelet Collocation Method”, International
workshop on Multiscale (Un)-structured mesh numerical ocean Modeling (IMUM), August/2010, MIT-Cambridge, MA

Reckinger, S. M., Vasilyev, O. V., “Adaptive Wavelet-Based Ocean Models”, Ocean Sciences Meeting-Poster, February/2010,
Portland Oregon

Reckinger, S. M., Vasilyev, O. V., “Extension of Brinkman Penalization for Ocean Circulation Modeling using Adaptive Wavelet
Collocation Method”, APS Meeting, Division of Fluid Dynamics-Talk, November/2009, Minneapolis, MN

Reckinger, S. M., Vasilyev, O. V., Vezolainen, A., “Parallel Integrated Environment for Adaptive Multiscale Modeling and
Simulation of Global Ocean Circulation”, Department of Energy Climate Change Prediction Program Conference-Poster, April/2009,
Bethesda, Maryland

INVITED SEMINARS AND LECTURES

Reckinger, S. M., “The Journey of a STEM Career and Transition to Remote Learning”, March 6th, 2021, Society of Women
Engineers, SWE in the City – Chicago, IL.

Reckinger, S. M., M. Petersen, S. J. Reckinger, “Understanding how numerical parameters affect dynamics in ocean models”,
September 25th, 2014, Fairfield University, Department of Mathematics Colloquium, Fairfield, CT

Reckinger, S. M., T. Gibson*, T. Morrison*, F. Hohman*, S. J. Reckinger*, “Experimental and Numerical Comparisons of Oceanic
Overflows”, [August 27th, 2014, Los Alamos National Lab, Los Alamos, NM & October 22nd, 2014, Brown University, Providence,
RI]

Reckinger, S. M., “Shallow Water Model Using the Adaptive Wavelet Collocation Methods”, August 8th, 2012, Los Alamos National
Lab, Los Alamos, NM

Reckinger, S. M., “Advanced Numerical Methods for Ocean Circulation Modeling“, Fairfield University-Clare Boothe Luce
Welcome Reception and Talk, March 28th, 2012, Fairfield, CT

Reckinger, S. M., “Adaptive Wavelet-Based Ocean Circulation Modeling“, Fairfield University, School of Engineering Advisory
Board-Talk, October 18th, 2011, Fairfield, CT

Reckinger, S. M., “Ocean Modeling Using Adaptive Wavelet Collocation Method“, University of Colorado at Boulder, Graduate
Engineering Annual Research Symposium-Talk, March 10th, 2011, Boulder, CO

Reckinger, S. M., “Extension of Brinkman Penalization for Ocean Modeling using Adaptive Wavelet Collocation Method “,
University of Colorado at Boulder, Graduate Engineering Annual Research Symposium-Talk, March 11th, 2010, Boulder, CO

Reckinger, S. M., “Adaptive Wavelet-Based Ocean Models”, University of Colorado at Boulder, Atmospheric and Oceanic Studies
Symposium-Poster, December 7th, 2009, Boulder, CO

Reckinger, S. M., “Extension of Brinkman Penalization for Ocean Circulation Modeling”, Fluid Connections-University of Colorado
at Boulder, August, 9th 2009, Boulder, CO

Reckinger, S. M., “Extension of Wavelet Methods to Ocean Circulation Modeling”, University of Colorado at Boulder, Graduate
Engineering Annual Research Symposium-Talk, March 12th, 2009, Boulder, CO

Reckinger, S. M., “Extension of Wavelet Methods to Ocean Circulation Modeling”, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich,
Institute for Computational Science-Talk, December 3rd, 2008, Zurich, Switzerland

Reckinger, S. M., “Integrated Physics-Based Adaptive Variable Fidelity Eddy Capturing Approach for Global Ocean Circulation
Modeling”, Los Alamos National Lab, Climate, Ocean and Sea-Ice Modeling Group-Talk, September 10th, 2008, Los Alamos, NM

McIntyre (maiden name), S. M., “Integrated Physics-Based Adaptive Variable Fidelity Eddy Capturing Approach for Global Ocean
Circulation Modeling”, University of Colorado at Boulder, Graduate Engineering Annual Research Symposium-Talk, March 13th,
2008, Boulder, CO
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STUDENT PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS (Not repeated from above)

Rua. Y., Stanford, C., Reckinger, S. M., “Determining the best numerical method for calculating volumetric flow rate in suction
feeding”, Paper and Oral Presentation at the American Society of Engineering Education Zone 1 Conference, Boston, MA, April 30 –
May 2, 2015.

Gibson, T.*, F. Hohman*, T. Morrison*, S. M. Reckinger, S. J. Reckinger, “Experimental and Numerical Studies of Oceanic
Overflow”, January/2015, Student Poster at Joint Mathematics Meeting, San Antonio, TX. (Award: 1st Place in Computational
Mathematics Division)

Pitz, K.*, Canosa, S.*, Reckinger, S. M., “Mouth Shape Evolution for Amia Fish Feeding”, Student Poster Presentation at the
American Society of Engineering Education Zone 1 Conference, Bridgeport, CT, April 4-5, 2014. (Award: 3rd Place in
undergraduate poster session)

Rua, Y.*, Maciejewski, K.*, Muren, R., Reckinger, S. M., “The Relationship Between the pH of Sodium Hydroxide and 3D printed
Support Resin Dissolution”, Student Paper and Oral Presentation at the American Society of Engineering Education Zone 1
Conference, Bridgeport, CT, April 4-5, 2014. (Award: Nominated for Honorable Mention)

Rua, Y.*, Maciejewski, K.*, Muren, R., Reckinger, S. M., “The Relationship Between the pH of Sodium Hydroxide and 3D printed
Support Resin Dissolution”, Student Poster Presentation at Society of Women Engineers Region F Conference, Springfield, MA, April
5, 2014. (Award: 2nd Place in poster session)

Governale, R.*, Nerich, C.*, Pierre, C.*, Seyal, S.*, Reckinger, S. M., “Team SpinLeaf”, Student Poster Presentation at the American
Society of Engineering Education Zone 1 Conference, Bridgeport, CT, April 4-5, 2014.
(*) denote undergraduate student author

STUDENT PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS

Fall/2016-Spring/2017 Faculty Advisor, Senior Capstone Design Bozeman, MT
Set Automation for MSU Musical Theater (Spring Awakening)
Students: Aaron Benson, Daniel Moore, Bo Blomquist, James Jeong, Steve
Ferestad, Lisa McEnnerney.
Collaborator: Thomas Delgado (MSU-Film Department)
Summer/2015 Faculty Advisor, Undergraduate Research Fairfield, CT
MPAS-Ocean Realistic and Idealized Overflow Simulations
Students: Mateus Carvalho (Federal University of Rio de Janerio)
Collaborator: Mark Petersen (LANL)
Fall/2014-Spring/2015 Faculty Advisor, Senior Design Brooklyn, NY &
SpinLeaf-v2: A greens spinner for Brooklyn Grange Fairfield, CT
Students: Marty Gallagher, Yenny Rua, Kat Pitz, Melissa Sulciner
Collaborator: Ben Flanner, Brooklyn Grange Head Farmer/President
Summer/2014-Summer/2015 Faculty Advisor, Undergraduate Research Fairfield, CT
Amia Fish Feeding - Biofluids using 2D/3D PIV and Fluent
Students: Yenny Rua, Karim Kharbouch
Collaborator: Christopher Sanford, Hofstra University, Dept. of Biology
Summer/2014 Faculty Advisor, Undergraduate Research (REU-Math, Fairfield U.) Fairfield, CT
Experimental and Numerical Comparisons of Oceanic Overflows
Students: Thomas Gibson (Baylor U.), Fred Hohman (U. of Georgia), Theresa
Morrison (San Diego State)
Fall/2013-Spring/2014 Faculty Advisor, Senior Design Shelton, CT &
SpinLeaf: A produce spinner for Stone Gardens Farm Fairfield, CT
Students: Robert Governale, Colin Nerich, Claudele Pierre, Sharoz Seyal
Industry Mentor: Fred Monahan, Stone Gardens Farm, farmer/owner
Fall/2013-Spring/2014 Faculty Advisor, Undergraduate Research Fairfield, CT
Amia Fish Feeding - Biofluids using 2D/3D PIV and Fluent
Students: Katherine Pitz, Samantha Canosa
Collaborator: Christopher Sanford, Hofstra University, Dept. of Biology
June/2013-Spring/2014 Faculty Advisor, Undergraduate Research Fairfield, CT
Heat Exchanger Design Optimization using 3D Printing
Students: Yenny Rua, Kaitlin Maciejewski
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Collaborator: Russell Muren, REbound Tech Mechanical Engineer

Fall/2012-Spring/2013 Faculty Advisor, Senior Design Fairfield, CT
Rainwater Harvesting System for Barone Campus Center at Fairfield University
Students: John Perry, Andrew Jackowitz, Joe Bocchino
Collaborator: David Frassinelli, AVP for Facilities Management
Fall/2011-Spring/2012 Faculty Advisor, Senior Design Fairfield, CT
Rotating Water Tank for Simulating Ocean Phenomenon
Students: Todd Lake, Matt Brunelle
Fall/2005-Spring/2006 Student, Senior Design Bamako, Mali
Solar Powered Water Pasteurizer for Malian Village in West Africa
Advisor: Dr. Camille George, University of St. Thomas

SCHOLARSHIPS & FELLOWSHIPS

• Computer Science Education Fellowship (full tuition plus stipend) – Stanford University, Summer/2017-Summer/2018
• Thomas and Brenda Geers Graduate Fellowship – Fall/2008, Fall/2009, Fall/2010
• University of Colorado at Boulder, Dean’s Outstanding Merit Fellowship (Engineering) – Fall/2006
• University of Colorado at Boulder, Full-time Graduate Assistantship – Fall/2006-Summer/2011
• University of Colorado at Boulder, Mechanical Engineering Outstanding Research Potential Fellowship – Fall/2006
• National Science Foundation Award (Scholarship)- Fall/2002-Spring/2006 all semesters
• Recipient of ASME Auxiliary Award – The Berna Lou Cartwright Scholarship – Spring/2005
• Recipient of Minnesota Professional Section – SWE – Boston Scientific Scholarship – Spring/2006
• Recipient of St. Paul Engineers Scholarship – Society of MN Professional Engineers – Spring/2005
• Recipient of Lund Endowed Scholarship and Winblad Scholarship – Fall/2002-Spring/2006 all semesters
• Recipient of University of St. Thomas, J.V. Povolny Engineering Scholarship– Spring/2005

REVIEWER
RESPECT (2019, 2020)
SIGCSE and SIGCSE Nifty (2019, 2020, 2021)
International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education (2018)
NSF, Panelist (2017, 2018)
National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship Panelist (2017)
Computers and Geosciences
Journal of Ocean University of China
ASEE National Conference Proceedings (2014, 2017, 2018)
ASEE Region F Conference Proceedings
ASEE IN-IL Conference Proceedings (2019)
FYEE Conference Proceedings

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT/CERTIFICATIONS
Attendee at Grace Hopper Celebration – Orlando, FL – Sept. 26-29, 2023
Attendee of Break Through Tech National Meeting – New York City, Ny – April 24-25, 2023
Workshop Participant of Designing Empirical Education Research Studies (DEERS), July 11-15, 2022, http://empiricalcsed.org/
Attendee at Grace Hopper Celebration--Remote—2020 & 2021
Workshop Participant at NSF Funded CUE.NEXT Chicago for Non-Major Computer Science Education—Evanston, IL—Nov. 18-19,
2019
Attendee at Grace Hopper Celebration--Orlando, FL—Oct. 1-5, 2019
Certificate of Accomplishment for Advanced MATLAB for Scientific Computing with Distinction, Stanford University (Matan
Leibovich)--online--June 20, 2019
Participant of Google Faculty in Residence Project Based Learning--Mountain View, CA--June 2019
Attendee at UIC College of Engineering Assessment Workshop--Chicago, IL--May 2019
Attendee at SIGCSE--Minneapolis, MN—Feb. 27-Mar. 2, 2019