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Biography

Personal Gender Pronoun: She/Her/Hers

Education:

Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware
M.S., Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware
B.S., Chemical Engineering, Northwestern University

Research Interests: Experimental design; data analysis; engineering education

Honors and Awards:
Eminent Engineer Award, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Minority Affairs Committee,  2019
Fellow, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, elected August 2014
Medallion Award, Latin American and Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institutions, 2014
Excellence in Student Advising Award, Rowan University, May 2014
Advancement of Women Award, YWCA, DE, March 20, 2013
Lindback Excellence in Teaching Award, Rowan University, 2009
Best Poster, Chemical Engineering Division, American Society for Engineering Education, 2008
Best Paper, International Division, American Society for Engineering Education, 2007

Professional Memberships:
AIChe

Recent Publications and Presentations:
Gephardt, Z. Otero, Ethics: Human Infrastructure Component of Engineering, presented at the AIChE-DVS and ASME Conference, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, November 9, 2019.

Strefi, M., S. Seik and Z. Otero Gephardt, An Investigation of Flow Obstructions to Minimize Media Loss in Simultaneous Air/Water Backwash Operations in Gray Water Filtration Systems, presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Pittsburgh, PA, October 28 – November 2, 2018.

Ford, L., Z. Otero Gephardt and C. Patton Luks, Global Human Engineering Projects and Initiatives to Enhance Student Learning and Strengthen the Curriculum and Program Accreditation Efforts, presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Pittsburgh, PA, October 28 – November 2, 2018.

Gephardt, Z. Otero, Quality by Design for Analytical Laboratories - Ask the Expert, Lab Manager, https://www.labmanager.com/ask-the-expert/page/2, June 12, 2018.

Gavin, Connor, A. R. Ivans M. E. Serraty and Z. Otero Gephardt, Visualization of Newtonian Pipe Flow Around Static Mixers: 3D Printing Applications in the ChE Curriculum, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the American Institute for Chemical Engineers, Minneapolis, MN, October 29 - November 3, 2017.

Gephardt, Z. Otero, Quality by Design (QbD) in the Classroom and Laboratory: Tools for Enhancing Students’ Creativity and Analytical Thinking, presented at the American Chemical Society Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting, Hershey, PA, June 5, 2017.