Dr. Nancy Diaz-Elsayed
Assistant Professor
University of South Florida
WIAM 2025 Liaison Coordinator
Dr. Nancy Diaz-Elsayed is an Assistant Professor at the University of South Florida (USF) in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Program Director of the Introduction to Production Systems certificate program. She holds an M.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from UC Berkeley and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from MIT. Her research interests include system and process modelling, technology development for smart and sustainable systems, and the role of industrial symbiosis in the design and growth of urban environments. Dr. Diaz-Elsayed led the documentation of best practices for the recruitment and mentoring of Ph.D. students in STEM for USF’s Sloan University Center of Exemplary Mentoring. She has been recognized as the 2025 Faculty Mentor of the Year from the Florida Undergraduate Research Association, and received the 2024 Women in Leadership and Philanthropy Dr. Kathleen Moore Faculty Excellence Award and the 2022 SME Sandra L. Bouckley Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award.