About Me
I am an Alfred P. Sloan Ph.D. Student Scholar in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley.
I was born in Montgomery, AL and raised in a small rural community called Letohatchee, AL.
I finished high school at the Alabama School of Mathematics and Science in Mobile, AL.
I received my B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Alabama Agricultural & Mechanical University with a concentration in propulsion systems.
I received my M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley in 2008 with a concentration in product design, and a certificate in Engineering and Business for Sustainability in 2008.
Currently, I work in the Berkeley Expert Systems Technology (BEST) Design Laboratory headed by Dr. Alice Agogino, and my research interests include sustainability, renewable energy, artificial intelligence, design theory, human centered design, ethnographic methodology, and user needs assessment.
I am also a co-founder and the project manager for the Community Assessment of Renewable Energy and Sustainability (CARES). CARES began as a project in Dr. Agogino's Sustainable Product Development class in 2007, and I have been able to expand CARES into an organization that tackles the issues of designing and implementing sustainable solutions in various communities.
Contact Information:
EMAIL:
ryan_shelby [at] berkeley [dot] edu
OFFICE ADDRESS:
Berkeley Expert Systems Technology Design Lab
University of California, Berkeley
Department of Mechanical Engineering
6102 Etcheverry Hall
Berkeley, CA 94720-1740
OFFICE #:
510 761-6192
FAX:
510-643-8146
TWITTER:
http://twitter.com/ryanlshelby