Dr. Stacy G. Birmingham, who joined Saint Vincent College in 2018, is the James F. Will Professor of Engineering and the chair of the engineering programs. She began her academic career at the University of Michigan, where she held tenured positions in the Chemical Engineering Department and the Macromolecular Science & Engineering Department. At Michigan, she also served as the director of the program in manufacturing, an interdisciplinary graduate program, and as the director of the Center for Advanced Polymer Engineering Research. After 15 years at Michigan, Dr. Birmingham joined Grove City College as a professor of engineering. She served 13 years as the Dean of Science, Engineering, and Mathematics at Grove City, and in that time more than doubled the STEM major and minor offerings of the college. She won the Presidential Young Investigator Award from the National Science Foundation and the 38E Award for Teaching and Service from the University of Michigan.
Education
PhD, chemical engineering, Carnegie Mellon University MS, chemical engineering, Carnegie Mellon University BS, chemical engineering (option in colloids, polymers, and surfaces), Carnegie Mellon University
Courses
Engineering & Computer Ethics Chemical Engineering Fundamentals Introduction to Environmental Engineering Fluid Mechanics Alternative Energy Systems Separation Processes Chemical Reaction Engineering C++ Programming I
Research Interests
Microplastics in the environment Complex fluids & materials processing
Selected Publications
Fluid Mechanics for Chemical Engineers, J. O. Wilkes, 3rd ed., Prentice-Hall, NY, 2018. (Authored one chapter on non-Newtonian fluid mechanics.)
S. G. Birmingham, “Media’s Impact on Women’s Careers in the STEM Disciplines,” The Center for Vision and Values 2016 Conference, Grove City College, Grove City, PA April 2016
S. G. Birmingham and M. Wasburn, “On or Off the Tenure Track: The Work Lives of Women Engineering and Technology Faculty,” J. Women and Minorities in Science and Eng., 14, 211 (2008).
T. T. Ngo, S. G. Birmingham, and J. Carpenter, ""How to Establish a Successful Research Program at Predominantly Undergraduate Institutions (PUIs),"" Presentation at 2013 Annual Society of Women Engineers Meeting, Baltimore, MD
