Diana Andra Borca Tasciuc

Diana-Andra Borca-Tasciuc is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering and Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies in the School of Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI). She earned her B.S. in Physics from the University of Bucharest and her M.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles. She joined RPI as a faculty member following her doctoral studies and has since contributed to the institution through teaching, research, and academic leadership. Dr. Borca-Tasciuc is actively engaged in the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), currently serving as Vice-Chair of the ASME Heat Transfer Division Executive Committee and Associate Editor of the ASME Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. Her honors include the Northeastern Association of Graduate Schools Faculty Teaching Award, RPI's Classroom and Research Excellence Awards, a Fulbright Scholar Award, and the NSF CAREER Award. Her res