Christi Luks, a teaching professor in chemical engineering at the Missouri University of Science and Technology has recently assumed the presidency of the American Society for Engineering Education.
A Missouri S&T faculty member since 2014, Dr. Luks currently serves as associate chair of the university’s Linda and Bipin Doshi Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering. Earlier in her career, she was an applied associate professor of chemical engineering at the University of Tulsa in Oklahoma.
Within the American Society for Engineering Education, Dr. Luks has previously served as vice president for professional interest councils and vice president for member affairs. She is also a fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers and president of Omega Chi Epsilon, the national honor society for chemical engineering.
“I feel honored to serve as ASEE president because the organization’s mission to advance innovation, excellence and access at all levels of engineering education is something I truly believe in,” said Dr. Luks. “It’s important to me to represent educators who are dedicated to preparing the next generation of engineers, and I look forward to working together to strengthen engineering education.”
Dr. Luks is a graduate of Texas A&M University, where she majored in chemical engineering. She holds a master’s degree in applied mathematics and a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the University of Tulsa.