Alice Merner Agogino
Personal Information
Born: 1952
Died: USA
Country of Birth: USA
Nationality: USA
Ethnicity: White
Education
University of New Mexico BS Mechanical Engineering 1975; UC Berkeley MS Mechanical Engineering 1978; Stanford University PhD Engineering-Economic Systems & Engineering Management 1984
Professional Life
Field of Study: Mechanical Engineering
Institution/Corporation: UC Berkeley
Degrees & Memberships: Member: Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science*National Academy of Engineering (1997)European Academy of Science* Association of Women in Science*American Society of Mechanical Engineers*Society of Women Engineers*IEEE
Awards & Achievements
Awards: 1985 Presidential Young Investigator Award; 2012 Academy of Distinguished Alumni, University of New Mexico; 2012 Leon Gaster Award for Lighting Technology; 2020 Athena Award for Academic Leadership; 2018 Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics & Engineering Mentoring; 2017 Methodology Award; 1986 Pi Tau Sigma Award for Excellence in Teaching; 1987 Ralph R. Teetor Educator Award; 2012-13 AAAS Lifetime Mentoring Award; 1987 Young Manufacturing Engineer of the Year
Achievements: American medical engineer; at NASA investigates the use of robots for lunar & planetary exploration; 2017 co-founder & CEO of Squishy Robotics; developed sensor robots & drones that help protect 1st responders during emergencies & disasters
worked in the technical industry at Dow Chemical & GE before turning to research & academia; was instrumental in getting more women & minorities into engineering; has written or co-written over 438 articles see scholar.google.com/citations?user=G-xTgkgAAAAJ for a complete list