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Rebecca Simmons
Professor of the Practice in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
rebecca.simmons@duke.edu
1405A FCIEMAS Building, Box 90300, Durham, NC 27708-0302
1407 Inside 1405A, Fitzpatrick Building, Duke Uni, Durham, NC 27708
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Recent Courses
EGR 101L: Engineering Design and Communication
Fall 2025, Fall 2024, Fall 2023
EGR 121L: Engineering Innovation
Spring 2026, Spring 2025, Spring 2024
EGR 393: Research Projects in Engineering
Spring 2026, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Fall 2023
EGR 590: Special Topics in Engineering
Spring 2026
EGR 95FS: First Year seminar in Focus
Fall 2023
ENVIRON 590: Special Topics
Spring 2026
HOUSECS 59: House Course
Fall 2024
ME 321L: Mechanical Engineering Analysis for Design
Spring 2024, Fall 2023
ME 391: Undergraduate Projects in Mechanical Engineering
Fall 2024, Fall 2023
ME 392: Undergraduate Projects in Mechanical Engineering
Spring 2025, Spring 2024
ME 490: Special Topics in Mechanical Engineering
Spring 2026, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Fall 2024, Fall 2023
ME 491: Special Projects in Mechanical Engineering
Fall 2025, Fall 2024, Fall 2023
ME 492: Special Projects in Mechanical Engineering
Spring 2026, Spring 2025, Spring 2024
ME 591: Research Independent Study in Mechanical Engineering or Material Science
Fall 2023