The department’s DEI committees are charged with overseeing and assessing the department’s strategic plan in DEI. Learn more about our committees below and how you can get involved with ME’s DEI initiatives. Want to start a new group focused on DEI issues in mechanical engineering? Contact Susan Cheng (chengs[at]umich.edu), the Manager of Diversity and Inclusion, to learn how the department can support your group!
Faculty DEI Committee
Wei Lu (Chair, Professor)
Susan Cheng (Co-chair, Manager of Diversity and Inclusion)
Tulga Ersal (Associate Professor)
Serife Tol (DEI Committee, Assistant Professor)
Margaret Wooldridge (DEI Committee, Professor)
Solomon Adera (Assistant Professor)
Hongyi Xiao (Assistant Professor)
Faculty Ally for Diversity in Graduate Education
Serife Tol (Assistant Professor)
CoE Office of Culture, Community and Equity Staff Network Liaison
Susan Cheng, Manager of Diversity and Inclusion
U-M Council for Disability Concerns Representative
Colin Jones (Facilities Assistant)
Student & Postdoc ME DEI Alliance
Panagiota (Penny) Kitsopoulos: Co-President (she/her)
Zeinab Ismail: Co-President (she/her)
Minjeong Kim: Co-President Fall 2023 (she/her)
Allison King: Secretary/Treasurer
Dylan Kovacevich: Treasurer (he/him)
Hannah Faustyn: Grant Manager (she/her)
Vansh Sharma: Grant Manager (he/him)
Adam Cherepon (he/him)
Daniel Delgado Cornejo (he/him)
Clare Lanaghan (she/her)
Chen Li (he/him)
Othman Oudghiri-Idrissi (he/him)
Eric Roman (he/him)
Yashasvi Shanker Sharma (he/him)
Interested in joining or supporting the ME DEI Alliance? Fill out this short interest form to receive more information about contributing to this group.
Have questions or new ideas about DEI in the department? Sign up for DEI Office Hours to share.