| Dr. Stephanie Luster-Teasley (BS ’96), associate professor in the departments of civil, architectural and environmental engineering and chemical, biomedical and bioengineering has been selected to receive the 2014 ASEE DuPont Minorities in Engineering Award in recognition of her distinguished accomplishments in engineering.
Luster-Teasley’s selection for the DuPont Minorities in Engineering Award was initiated by a nomination process. The ASEE DuPont Minorities in Engineering Award Committee based selection on their evaluation of nominations received. The thorough review process enhances the high regard in which the award is held.
Luster-Teasley will be honored at the 2014 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition in June during the Annual Awards Ceremony on Monday June 16, in Indianapolis, Indiana. The award consists of an engraved medal and a framed certificate.
Luster-Teasley holds a bachelor of science in chemical engineering from N.C. A&T. She received her master of science and doctoral degrees from Michigan State University in 2000 and 2003, respectively. She was awarded an American patent for her development of a controlled release chemical oxidation polymer system for the remediation of wastewater becoming the first female African-American faculty member to be named inventor on a patent issued to N.C. A&T.
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