Professional Summary

Nisha Detchprohm is a Research Engineer I in both the Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing (CEISMC) and the G. W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Tech. Her research background is in design engineering, and her interests are in prototyping and user-centered design. In her current role, she focuses on the usability and development of K-12 STEAM curriculum and teaches project-based courses within ME and other interdisciplinary areas. She received her BS and MS in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Tech in 2020 and 2021.

Publications and Media

Moore, R., Flynn, L., Detchprohm, N., Eagle, W. E., Estabrooks, L., Garner, J. K., Maltese, A., Matheny, E., Talamantes, A., “Infusing Entrepreneurship into Engineering Design Curricula to Promote Inventiveness: A Student-Centered Approach to Inclusive Innovation,” Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education 2022 Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN, June 26-29, 2022. (2nd Best Paper).

Unlocking potential this Computer Science Education Week, Google Education, December 3, 2022

Hip-hopping into a career in computer science, National Science Foundation, December 6, 2022