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Sandy Chang, PhDEngineering and Technology Department
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Background
Dr. Chang teaches courses in engineering and energy at CCSF. She is also the faculty advisor of our newly launched Society of Women Engineers (SWE) City College of San Francisco Affiliate, led by a group of dynamic women engineering students. We strive to create a nurturing community for women engineering students by providing personalized mentorship, connections to industry, tours of industrial and municipal engineering facilities, and professional workshops.
Prior to CCSF, Dr. Chang taught engineering and physics courses at UC Berkeley, San Francisco State University, St. Mary’s College, and University of Calgary in Canada. She is particularly dedicated to supporting student learning beyond the classroom, assisting in the launch of the SFSU Chapter of Engineers Without Borders and SWE at University of Calgary. Using design thinking as the basis, she created a class on social entrepreneurship by leveraging extensive partnerships with people outside the academic community, resulting in student projects that continued beyond the class. The class was covered by CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) in both English and French, as well as via airtime on Global News. Her goal in life is to empower the next generation of changemakers!
With interest in applied science, Dr. Chang worked in the implementation of environmental policy both domestically and internationally. At the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, she was a part of the team that enforced the Clean Water Act for Region 9, for which she participated in inspections of industrial and municipal facilities and liased with state-level officials. Internationally, she consulted with the World Bank on issues such as climate change, marine conservation, energy efficiency, and wastewater pollution with the governments of Tanzania, Kenya, India, and Croatia. Additionally, she provided support to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Education for Sustainable Development.
Education
- Ph.D. Civil and Environmental Engineering, specialization in Environmental Fluid Mechanics and Hydrology, Stanford University
- M.S. Civil and Environmental Engineering, specialization in Environmental Fluid Mechanics and Hydrology, Stanford University
- B.S. Geological and Environmental Sciences, specialization in Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, minor in Physics, Stanford University
Grants and Awards
- Taylor Institute. Teaching and Learning Grant. Engaging Diversity in the Green Economy. 2015.
- Institute for Civic & Community Engagement. Community Engaged Scholarship Faculty Grant. 2012.
Publications and Reports
- Chapter 10: Re-entry to STEM. S. Chang. STEM Education in US Prisons. Cultural and Historical Perspectives on Science Education Series, Volume 25/10. Lockard, J. and T. Mor, Eds., Brill Publishers, 2024.
- Igniting Creativity and Innovation in Engineering Students: The Case for Technology and Society Courses in Engineering Curricula. S. Chang. Proceedings of the American Association for Engineering Education (ASEE) 123rd Annual Conference & Exposition. New Orleans, Louisiana, 26-29 June, 2016.
- Local shear and mass transfer on individual coral colonies: computations in unidirectional and wave-driven flows. S. Chang, G. Iaccarino, F. Ham, C. Elkins and S. Monismith. Journal of Geophysical Research - Oceans, 119(4): 2599-2619, 2014. (Figure 6 has been selected to appear in the Featured Image Carousel on the JGR-Oceans website.)
- Local mass transfer measurements for corals and other complex geometries using gypsum dissolution. S. Chang, C. Elkins, J. Eaton and S. Monismith. Experiments in Fluids, 54:1563, 2013.
- Preliminary Simulations of Sediment Dynamics in South San Francisco Bay. E.S. Gross, S. Chang and R. Holleman. Report prepared for the San Francisco Estuary Institute, 2011.
Presentations
- Leveraging Engineering Curriculum Requirements for Student and Civic Engagement. S. Chang. Engineering and Liberal Education Symposium. Schenectady, NY. June 2017.