Susan Mantell

Susan Mantell is the James J. Ryan Professor and Head of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Minnesota. She received her B.S. and Ph.D. from Stanford University. Her current research focus is on applications of polymers and polymer composites for engineering structures. Prof. Mantell is the recipient of several best paper awards from the American Society of Mechanical Engineering and has received the National Science Foundation Young Investigator Award. She has also won several student-nominated awards for outstanding teaching and received university recognition as the Morse Alumni Distinguished Teaching Professor of Mechanical Engineering.