Stacy Firth

Dr. Stacy Firth serves as an Associate Professor (Lecturer) in the Department of Chemical Engineering within the College of Engineering at the University of Utah. Her institutional appointment is listed as beginning July 1, 2025 and continuing to the present.

Dr. Firth specializes in engineering education research with particular emphasis on creating inclusive learning environments across multiple educational levels. Her work focuses on Engineering education that is welcoming and supportive to all, sustainability in engineering, and process automation and control. She has developed an inclusive curriculum for a year-long Engineering exploration course now implemented in 57 Utah high schools and provides professional development workshops for K-12 science educators. Her educational innovations include Sustainable Engineering curriculum open to all Price College of Engineering students and a senior-level Chemical Engineering projects laboratory course.

Her scholarly work demonstrates expertise in semiconductor manufacturing control systems, particularly in run-to-run process control methodologies. The publication trends show a transition from technical process control research to broader educational applications and curriculum development.

• Technology and Engineering Champion for CTE Award (Utah Association for Career and Technical Education, February 2022)
• Online Excellence Award (University of Utah, August 2020)

Dr. Firth serves on the American Society for Engineering Education Pre-College Engineering Education Division Executive Committee and the Commission on P-12 Engineering Education. Her community engagement includes developing the USBE Engineering Principles High School Curriculum and organizing STEM activities for Fort Washakie Schools on the Wind River Reservation. She teaches multiple courses including Process Control, Process Control Lab, Survey of Engineering, and Chemical Engineering Design & Innovation, demonstrating a strong commitment to both undergraduate instruction and K-12 outreach initiatives.

Her work bridges theoretical process control concepts with practical educational applications, creating hands-on learning experiences that connect classroom theory with real-world engineering practice across multiple educational levels.