Curriculum Vitae

Terri Camesano

Dean of Graduate Studies and

Professor of Chemical Engineering
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
100 Institute Road
Worcester, MA 01609
Phone: 508-831-5380, Fax: 508-831-5853, terric@wpi.edu

For information on WPI Graduate Studies

Education

1995 – B.S. in Chemical Engineering, The University of Rochester
1995 – B.S. in Environmental Science, The University of Rochester
1997 – M.S. in Environmental Engineering, The University of Arizona
2000 – Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University

Experience

2014-present: Dean of Graduate Studies, WPI
2013-2014: Assistant Dean of Engineering, WPI
2012-present: Principal Investigator and Director of IGERT: Training Innovative Leaders in Biofabrication
2010-present: Professor, Chemical Engineering, WPI
2006-2010: Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering, WPI
2000-2006: Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering, WPI
2005-2012: Adjunct Research Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Massachusetts Medical School

Honors and Awards

2014: Chairman’s Prize
2012: ELATE Fellow
2012: Coleman Foundation Faculty Fellow
2011: HERS Fellow
2005: Sigma Xi Junior Faculty Research Award (presented by WPI chapter)
2005: “Women of Strength” Award (co-sponsored by Pratt-Whitney and WPI)
2003: NSF CAREER Award
1999-2000: General Electric Foundation “Faculty for the Future” Dissertation Fellowship
1999: American Chemical Society (Environmental Chemistry Division) Merit Award for Presentation at 217th National Meeting
1999: Second Environmental Research Symposium, Award for Best Abstract (The Pennsylvania State University)
1999: Pennsylvania Water Environment Association Student Research Award
1998: Honorable Mention for Poster Presentation at AAAS Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, February, 1998
1998: First Environmental Research Symposium Scholarship Award (The Pennsylvania State University)
1997: Arizona Water & Pollution Control Association Scholarship
1995-1997: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Fellowship
1995: Shelby A. Miller Award in Chemical Engineering Design (The University of Rochester and Rochester section of American Institute of Chemical Engineers)
1995: Forbes-Amorese Engineering Entrepreneur Award (The University of Rochester)

Professional Memberships and Activities

American Chemical Society (ACS)
American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)
American Society for Microbiology (ASM)

Editorial Advisory Board Member, Applied & Environmental Microbiology, 2004-present
Editorial Advisory Board Member, Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 2009-present

IGERT News

AMProtection wins at TechSandBox Pitch Fest March 28, 2017
IGERT fellows Todd Alexander and Lindsay Lozeau were one of two startup companies to share first place at the recent TechSandbox Pitch Fest competition. Their share of the prize was $750 intended to help them bring their product to market. The focus of the research done by Todd and Lindsay is to prevent infections that can be caused by urinary catheters. Wha
IGERT fellow Megan Chrobak Interns at Boston Scientific February 2, 2017
Megan Chrobak recently completed an internship at Boston Scientific and found that the position afforded a unique perspective while working through her PhD. Megan worked with the Corporate Research team, whose focus is on “white space” research. This research requires the team to understand up and coming technologies, and provides them with an influential ro
IGERT Fellow Gershlak Acts as Rapporteur at National Academies Meeting January 30, 2017
IGERT Fellow Joshua Gershlak recently acted as rapporteur at the National Academies meeting on November 7, 2016. The meeting was the semi-annual roundtable meeting on Biomedical Engineering Materials and Applications (BEMA), where the roundtable was focused on biofabrication. Speakers included leaders in the field of biofabrication in academia, industry, and