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Dr. Kate Fu is the Jay and Cynthia Ihlenfeld Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She previously held academic positions at Georgia Institute of Technology (2014-2021) and completed postdoctoral fellowships at MIT and Singapore University of Technology and Design. Her education includes a Ph.D. (2012), M.S. (2009) from Carnegie Mellon University, and B.S. (2007) from Brown University.
Her research focuses on engineering design cognition, computational design tools, and design innovation. Key areas include creativity enhancement, design-by-analogy methodologies, and integrating artificial intelligence into design processes. She has pioneered work on gender dynamics in engineering teams and equity in education.
Notable awards include the NSF CAREER Award (2019), ASME Young Investigator Award (2020), and SREB Mentor of the Year (2022). She actively contributes to engineering education through courses like Geometric Modeling for Design, Experiential Design Projects, and graduate research supervision.
Her work bridges disciplinary boundaries with projects on additive manufacturing, design justice frameworks, and social impacts of engineering solutions. Current research explores equity in makerspaces, energy justice metrics, and cognitive processes in design teams.
