In addition to your work, you also teach introductory engineering classes. How does teaching fit into your research?
Teaching is great for my research; I’m required to be up-to-date with current knowledge as I am challenged daily by our highly inquisitive students — you have to be aware of changes to fundamental concepts in the field. I also bring my research into the classroom and offer students real-world applications to what they’re learning. I love working with the students here — we have extremely talented student engineers in the Cockrell School.