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Frank Fisher was named the Faculty Athletics Representative at Stevens in January of 2020. Fisher arrived at Stevens in 2004 as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and currently serves as a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. 

In his time at Stevens, Fisher has held the title of Department Director / Department Chair of Mechanical Engineering as well as the Co-Director of the Nanotechnology Graduate Program (NGP). Additionally, Fisher has three patents, eight research publications, and has contributed to a total of five books.

Prior to coming to Stevens, Fisher served as a Post-Doctoral Research Associate at Northwestern University after achieving his PhD in Mechanical Engineering, a Master's of Arts in Learning Sciences and a Master of Sciences in Mechanical Engineering all from Northwestern. Fisher attended the University of Pittsburgh for his undergraduate degree where he attained his Bachelor of Science in Applied Mathematics as well as his Bachelor of Science and Engineering in Mechanical Engineering.

• 2018-19 Stevens Institute of Technology Employee Excellence Award for “Excellence In All We Do”
• 2016 Alexander Crombie Humphreys Distinguished Teaching Associate Professor award
• 2014 Distinguished Faculty Mentor Award from the Stevens Student Government Association (SGA)
• 2012 Appointed Affiliate Faculty Member of the Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education (CIESE) at Stevens
• 2011 Fulbright Specialist Roster, J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
• 2010 Selected as an Honorary Member of the Gear & Triangle Honor Society at Stevens, for contributions to the campus and to student activities
• 2009 NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award
• 2009 Stevens Alumni Association Outstanding Teacher Award
• 2009 Ferdinand P. Beer and E. Russell Johnston Jr. Outstanding New Educator Award from the Mechanics Division of the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE)
• 2009 Selected to participate in the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) first annual Frontiers of Engineering Education (FOEE) symposium - for faculty members in the first half of their careers who are engaged in interesting and effective innovations in engineering education
• 2006 Harvey N. Davis Distinguished Teaching Assistant Professor award
• Two-Time Searle Center for Teaching Excellence Teaching Assistant Fellow (2000-2001, 2001-2002)
• Nugent Teaching Assistant (Merit) Fellowship (Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern)

• Serves as a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering (September 2018 – Present)
• Was the Interim Department Director / Department Chair in the Department of Mechanical Engineering from April 2013 to August 2018
• Served as an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering from September 2010 to August 2018
• Was the Co-Director of the Nanotechnology Graduate Program (NGP) from the Spring of 2007 to the Summer of 2015
• Started his career as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and was in that role from August 2004 to August 2010
• Appointed to both the Steering Committee for the Midpoint Review of Strategic Plan and the Search Committee for Provost and University Vice President in 2016
• Was elected to the inaugural Stevens Faculty Senate (Executive Committee) in December 2011
• Was a faculty representative on the Strategic Planning Steering Committee and Chair of the Undergraduate Studies Enterprise Sub-committee in 2011-12.
• Served as a faculty representative for the Presidential Search Committee in 2010
• Elected to the Institute-wide Faculty Position on the Stevens Board of Trustees Strategic Planning Committee (2010-11)
• Elected to the Stevens Faculty Committee on Academic Appeals for the 2007-08 academic year
• Was a member of School of Engineering Dean search committee in Spring 2007

• Was a post-doctoral Research Associate at the Biologically Inspired Materials Center from 2002-2004
• Served as a Graduate Research Assistant in the Department of Mechanical Engineering from 1995-1999 and 2000-2002
• Was a member of the BIMat (Biologically Inspired Materials) Center research team at Northwestern
• Achieved his PhD in Mechanical Engineering in December 2002
• Earned his Master of Arts in Learning Sciences in December 2000
• Attained his Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering in December 1998