Sarah Goodman (sgoodman1)

Sarah Goodman

Teaching Assistant Professor

Charles V. Schaefer, Jr. School of Engineering and Science

Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science

Education

  • PhD (2020) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Materials Science and Engineering)
  • BA (2014) Rutgers University (Chemistry)

General Information

Sarah Goodman is a Teaching Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at Stevens. She received her BA in Chemistry from Rutgers University in 2014 and her PhD in Materials Science and Engineering from MIT in 2020. Her PhD work focused on utilizing spectroscopic techniques within the transmission electron microscope to understand the role of defects in the emission spectrum of InGaN/GaN quantum well LEDs. Currently, her interests include designing and teaching practical, inquiry-based materials science curricula for undergraduate and graduate students.

Institutional Service

  • Teaching Faculty Advisory Board Member
  • Teaching and Learning Center Faculty Advisory Committee Member
  • CEMS Graduate Studies Committee Member
  • SES Committee on Evaluating Teaching Effectiveness Member
  • Teaching and Learning Center Faculty Advisory Committee Member
  • CEMS Graduate Studies Committee Member

Professional Service

  • ASEE PEER Reviewer for ASEE PEER
  • American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Session Moderator

Honors and Awards

ASEE Materials Division Best Paper Award - 2024
Stevens Innovation Powered by Technology Award - 2024
Sigma Phi Epsilon New Jersey Alpha SLC Chapter Faculty Appreciation Award - 2023
MIT Change-Maker Award - 2019
MIT Graduate Woman of Excellence Award - 2017

Professional Societies

  • ASEE – American Society for Engineering Education Member
  • ASEE – American Society for Engineering Education Member

Selected Publications

Conference Proceeding

  1. Goodman, S. A.; Atieh, E. (2024). Campus Re-engineered: Tackling problems close to home to promote interest in the field of Materials Science and Engineering for non-majors. ASEE PEER (18260 ed., vol. 2024 Annual Conference and Exposition). Washington DC: American Society for Engineering Education.
    https://peer.asee.org/campus-re-engineered-tackling-problems-close-to-home-to-promote-interest-in-the-field-of-materials-science-and-engineering-for-non-majors.
  2. Goodman, S.; Atieh, E. (2024). Graduate Student Perceptions of Community Building as a Precursor to Active Learning. ASEE PEER (18260 ed., vol. 2024 Annual Conference and Exposition). Washington DC: American Society for Engineering Education.
    https://peer.asee.org/47511.
  3. Goodman, S. A.; Baxter, G. (2023). A Scaffolded Approach to Active Learning in the Graduate Classroom. ASEE Peer (vol. 2023 Annual Conference and Exposition, pp. 42495). Washington, DC: American Society for Engineering Education.
    https://peer.asee.org/42495.

Journal Article

  1. Wang, Y.; Goodman, S.; Bao, Y.; Meng, W.. Morphological, microstructural, and mechanical properties of highly-ordered C-S-H regulated by cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs). Cement and Concrete Composite (pp. p.105276). Elsevier.

Courses

MT 601 - Structure and Diffraction
MT 650 - Special Topics in Materials Science
ENGR 344 - Materials Processing
ENGR 311 - Design with Materials
First-Year Experience Course