Dr. Ryan Shelby: Sustainability Designs & Innovations for Development
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    • Valencia and Ryan Shelby Wedding Photos, September 20th, 2013
    • 2012 Copenhagen, Denmark Research Collaboration
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    • 2011 Mechanical Engineering Department Founders Fund VC Session
    • Co-Designed PPN Culturally Inspired, Sustainable Housing Construction
    • RIT 2011 Future Faculty Career Exploration Program
    • Roam China Trip 2011 >
      • Hong Kong
      • Yangshuo
      • Shanghai
      • Xian
      • Beijing
    • 2011 BGESS Tahoe Ski Trip
    • E-Ride EVX2 Delivery
    • 2010 Microhydro Sensor Installation
    • 2010 CARES Renewable Energy Workshop with the PPN
    • 2010 Compact for Faculty Diversity 17th Annual Institute on Teaching and Mentoring
    • 2010 Pinoleville Pomo Nation Anemometer Installation
    • 2010 Mewuk Acorn Festival
    • 2010 Kashia Band of Pomo Indians Visit
    • 2010 Equine-Guided Leadership Training for Engineers
    • 2010 Gov. Gray Davis Meeting about Pinoleville Pomo Nation/CARES Partnership
    • 2008 UC Berkeley Master's Graduation

Resume & CV

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Education:       

University of California, Berkeley                                          
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, 2013  
Berkeley, CA, USA  
                                                
                                                    
University of California, Berkeley
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, 2008
Engineering and Business for Sustainability Certificate, 2008 

Berkeley, CA, USA

Alabama Agricultural & Mechanical University                 
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, 2006                  

Normal, AL, USA


Research Interests:
            
Sustainability, Sustainable Development, Renewable Energy Power Systems, Climate Change Mitigation 
& Adaptation,  Energy Poverty Reduction, Energy Science Policy, Life Cycle Assessment, Co-Design, Ethnographic Methods, User Needs Assessment, Community Based Design, Social Performance Metrics, Public Engagement with Science, Engineering Education, Social Studies of Science and Technology                
                                                      
Professional Experience

United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Foreign Service Engineering Officer
Washington, DC; Haiti, South Africa
September 2013 - Current 

Millennium Challenge Corporation – Arizona State University 
MCC-ASU Science, Technology, & Innovation Fellow
Washington, DC
January 2013 - July 2013 

National Academy of Engineering (NAE) 
J. Herbert Hollomon and Christine Mirzayan Science & Technology Policy Fellow
Washington, DC 
August 2012 - January 2013

University of California, Berkeley
Graduate Student Researcher and Instructor   
Berkeley, CA, USA
August 2006 - August 2012              

Intel Corporation                   
Fab Sort Manufacturing Graduate Intern Technical   
Hillsboro, OR, USA     
June 2009 - August 2009                                           
                         
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory      
Technology Resources Engineering Division Intern
Livermore, CA, USA     
May 2007 - June 2008                                     

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory                             
New Technologies Engineering Division Intern
Livermore, CA, USA     
June 2006 - August 2006 
 
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory                             
Manufacturing & Materials Engineering Division Intern
Livermore, CA, USA     
May 2005 - August 2005 

University of Michigan NSF Engineering Research Center
Summer Research Opportunity Program Researcher
Ann Arbor, MI, USA
June 2004 - July 2004
                      
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Safety and Mission Assurance Intern
Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL, USA
May 2003 - July 2003


Teaching Experience:         

University of California, Berkeley
E 10: Introduction to Design and Analysis (Mechanical Eng. Module)
Graduate Student Instructor 
Spring 2008, Spring 2009 (Professor: Alice Agogino)     
Fall 2010 (Professor: Lisa Pruitt)
Spring 2011 (Professor: Lisa Pruitt)


University of California, Berkeley
ME 135: Design of Microprocessor-Based Mechanical Systems
Graduate Student Instructor
Spring 2010 (Professor: George Anwar)
                               
University of California, Berkeley
E 39F: CARES (Community Assessment of Renewable Energy and Sustainability) Freshmen/Sophomore Seminar       
Graduate Student Instructor
Fall 2010 (Professor: Alice Agogino)


Grants/Fellowships/Scholarships:

Steidel Scholarship, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 2010
 
Native American Community Assessment of Renewable Energy and Sustainability “NAtive CARES” Grant, 2010

University of California, Berkeley Graduate Division Summer Grant, 2010

Alfred P. Sloan Ph.D. Fellowship Recipient, 2009

Academic Excellence Alliance Collaborative Research Program Grant, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology US (KAUST US), 2008

 "CARES – Community Assessment of Renewable Energy and Sustainability", National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Award, 2007

Thomas and Marjorie Dwelle Fellowship Recipient, 2007

Department of Energy Computational Science Scholarship Recipient, 2005

Alabama A&M University Level 1 Academic Scholarship Recipient, 2002


Honors/Awards:
Service to America Medal in National Security and International Affairs, Partnership for Public Service, 2019

Superior Honor Group Award, Construction Risk Working Group, USAID, 2017

Meritorious Honor Award, Power Africa, USAID, 2014

2012 Denice D. Denton Best Paper Award, ASEE Women in Engineering Division, 2012

Graduate Fellows Award, Center for Research on Social Change, 2011-2012

2nd Place, Bid Ideas @ Berkeley Competition, Social Justice and Community Engagement, 2011

Management of Technology Certificate, University of California, Berkeley, 2010

Chancellor's Award for Public Service Campus, Community Assessment of Renewable Energy and Sustainability - Pinoleville Pomo Nation Partnership, 2010

Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Award, UC Berkeley, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2009-2010

Honorable Mention, Bears Breaking Boundaries Competition, Curricular Innovations, Pinoleville Pomo Nation Project, 2009

Finalist, Bears Breaking Boundaries Competition, Information Technology, CARES Community Assessment of Renewable Energy and Sustainability Project, 2009

California Legislature Assembly Certificate of Recognition, UC Berkeley, 2008 

National Scholars Honor Society, 2005

Rackham Graduate School Certificate of Achievement, University of Michigan, 2004

NSF Engineering Research Center for Reconfigurable Manufacturing Certificate of Participation in Research, University of Michigan, 2004

Northrop Grumman/Diversity Leadership Program Scholarship Recipient, 2004

NASA Engineering & Safety Center Academy Space Propulsion Systems Certificate of Completion, 2003
 
Spirit Award, Alabama School of Mathematics and Science, May 2002

Cooperation Medal, Alabama School of Mathematics and Science, May 2002

Student Ambassador of the Year, Office of Admissions, Alabama School of Mathematics and Science, 2001 -2002

Outstanding Academic Achievement Award, President’s Education Awards Program, Alabama School of Mathematics and Science, May 2002


Community Service/Outreach:

Workshop Leader, We Catch the Sun While It’s Out: Solar Car Session, The Tuolumne Band of Mewuk Indians Acorn Festival, September 2010

Workshop Leader, Jitterbug Biomimicry Design Session, University of California, Berkeley, Center for Scalable and Integrated Nanomanufacturing (SINAM) Outreach Event, July 2010

Guest Speaker, Alabama School of Mathematics and Science 2010 Alumni Weekend, April 2010

Workshop Leader, Alternative and Renewable Energy Transportation Design Session, Prospect Sierra School Earth Day Celebration, April 2010

Guest Speaker, E-Week: Engineering 4 Kids, University of California, Berkeley, March 2010

Committee Member, Equity Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Committee, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, Spring 2010 – Current

Student Liaison, Black Graduate Engineering and Science Students, University of California, Berkeley, Fall 2007 – Spring 2008, Fall 2009 – Spring 2010

References:           Available upon request

                           

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