Faculty & Staff

There are many people that can support your engineering education at Wellesley. Meet them!

Wellesley Engineering Team

Amy Banzaert

Director of Engineering Studies and Lecturer in Engineering

B.S., M.S., Ph.D, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Amy Banzaert is responsible for Wellesley's engineering opportunities. The founder of We-Lab, she teaches introductory engineering classes, and advises students interested in engineering-related studies in conjunction with Class Dean Alison Black.

Alison Black

Class Dean

Alison Black advises all Wellesley students who are interested in engineering, whether they are considering engineering for graduate school, enrolling in a dual degree program with Olin or MIT, pursuing the Olin Engineering Certificate, or otherwise exploring how their education can have an engineering focus.

Wellesley Engineering Studies Advisory Board

Amy Banzaert Director of Engineering Studies and Lecturer in Engineering	Robbie Berg Professor of Physics	Lyn Turbak    Associate Professor of Computer Science

Alison Black Class Dean	Andy Mowbray Lecturer in Art; Director of 3D Arts	Becky Beslisle Assistant Professor of Physics

Catia Confortini Associate Professor of Peace and Justice Studies	Dan Brabander Frost Professor in Environmental Science; Professor of Geosciences	Daniela Rivera Barbara Morris Caspersen Associate Professor of Humanities; Associate Professor of Art

Dick French Louise Sherwood McDowell and Sarah Frances Whiting Professor of Astrophysics; Professor of Astronomy	Erin Konkle Program Director Civic Engagement in Career Education	Frances Adjorlolo   Career Education Advisor for Technology, Engineering, & Physical Sciences

James Battat Associate Professor of Physics	Jenn Yang Botanic Gardens and Paulson Initiative Post-doctoral Scholar	Katie Hall    Distinguished Senior Lecturer in Physics

Louise Darling Assistant Professor of Natural and Biological Sciences	Rachel Stanley Associate Professor of Chemistry	Sohie Lee Senior Instructor in Computer Science Laboratory

The Engineering Studies Advisory Board (ESAB) provides expertise, advice, and support to the Director of Engineering Studies at Wellesley College. It is comprised primarily of faculty at the college who teaching, scholarship, and/or training have meaningful connection to Engineering Studies and also includes appropriate staff at the discretion of the Director. 

The primary responsibility of the Engineering Studies Advisory Board is to advise on the programmatic direction of engineering studies as set by the Director. Members typically meet one or twice per year, in addition to email check-ins. 

When possible, ESAB faculty members consciously invite and/or note speakers with a connection to engineering for their department talks and invite Engineering Studies to co-sponsor these talks. As needed, board members provide backup to the Director for regular events such as attending the Chairs/Directors meetings for the College and Science Center on behalf of engineering and representing engineering at College events (e.g. at Orientation and Open Campus). As appropriate, ESAB faculty members advise students with interest in engineering related to their particular field.

Olin-Wellesley Engineering Liaisons

Jean Huang Associate Professor of Biology, Olin College	David Barrett Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Olin College

Interested in opportunities at Olin College? Along with talking to at least one of us above, reach out to Prof. Jean Huang '01 or Prof. Dave Barrett, the Olin liaisons for Wellesley students.

Prof. Huang is a Wellesley Alumna who completed degrees in Biology and has current research in Microbial Diversity and Cultivation Photosynthetic bacteria, as well as Microbial Ecology and Community Interactions. Prof. Barrett completed degrees in Ocean and Mechanical Engineering and his current research focuses on Robotics.