Amy Betz
Amy Rachel Betz is an American materials scientist whose research investigates the effects of water-attracting and water-repelling surfaces on heat transfer and on icing of aircraft surfaces.[1][2] She is an associate professor of mechanical and nuclear engineering at Kansas State University, where she also serves as assistant dean for retention, diversity and inclusion.[3]
Education and career[edit]
Betz has a 2006 bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from George Washington University. She went to Columbia University for graduate study in mechanical engineering, earning a master's degree in 2008 and completing her Ph.D. in 2011.[3] Her doctoral dissertation, Multiphase Microfluidics for Convective Heat Transfer and Manufacturing, was supervised by Daniel Attinger.[4]
Before she completed her studies, Betz worked in hotel management. She joined the Kansas State University faculty in 2011,[3] She became assistant dean for retention, diversity and inclusion in the Kansas State University College of Engineering in 2019.[5]
Recognition[edit]
Betz's efforts to encourage women in engineering were recognized by the K-State Office for the Advancement of Women in Science and Engineering, which gave her their KAWSE Award in 2016,[5] and again in 2023.[6]
In 2017, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) International Conference on Nanochannel, Microchannels, and Minichannels gave her their Outstanding Leadership Award. She was elected as an ASME Fellow in 2022.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ Meyers, Catherine (October 5, 2015), "New surfaces delay ice formation", Highlights, Applied Physics Letters, retrieved 2024-05-01
- ^ Fitzgerald, Richard J. (October 8, 2015), "A study in contrasts for inhibiting surface frost", Physics Today, doi:10.1063/PT.5.7209
- ^ a b c "Amy Betz", Faculty, Kansas State University Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, retrieved 2024-05-01
- ^ Amy Betz at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
- ^ a b "Betz named assistant dean for retention, diversity and inclusion in engineering", K-State Today, Kansas State University, March 18, 2019, retrieved 2024-05-01
- ^ "Amy Betz named recipient of KAWSE Award", K-State Today, Kansas State University, April 28, 2023, retrieved 2024-05-01
- ^ "Betz elected ASME fellow", K-State Today, Kansas State University, May 20, 2022, retrieved 2024-05-01
External links[edit]
- Home page (not regularly updated since 2016)
- Amy Betz publications indexed by Google Scholar
- Q&A with Betz, Engineergirl
