Margaret Bailey

Professor

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Kate Gleason College of Engineering

mbbeme@rit.edu

585-475-2960

Office Location

GLE-2061

Office Mailing Address

Bldg. 9, Rm. 2061 76 Lomb Memorial Drive Rochest

Margaret Bailey

Professor

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Kate Gleason College of Engineering

Education

BS, Pennsylvania State University; Ph.D., University of Colorado at Boulder; PE

Bio

Professor Margaret Bailey, Ph.D., P.E. is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering within the Kate Gleason College of Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology. Appointments at RIT include the Founding Director of AdvanceRIT Program (2012-2020), the Co-Chair of the President’s Commission on Women (2007-2020), the inaugural Sr. Faculty Associate to the Provost for Women Faculty (2010 –2018), the Founding Director of WE@RIT (2004-2011) and the inaugural Kate Gleason Endowed Chair (2003-2009). Dr. Bailey teaches courses and conducts research in the areas of Thermodynamics, engineering and public policy, engineering education, and gender in engineering and science.

Professor Bailey serves as the Principal Investigator (PI) or co-PI on several NSF funded efforts, including the RIT ADVANCE IT-Catalyst grant (2008-2011, PI) which led to the ADVANCE Institutional Transformation (IT) grant (2012-2019, PI) and an ADVANCE Partnership grant focused on faculty salary equity practices and study (2021-2026, co-PI). Dr. Bailey also serves as a co-PI on two related NSF funded projects - “Understanding the Role of Affinity Groups on the Advancement of Women of Color in the Engineering Academy – a Workshop” (2020 – 2022, co-PI) and a PFE:RIEF grant focused on "Understanding the Relationships between Gender, Self-Efficacy, and Extracurricular Activities in the Professional Formation of Engineers" (2021-2023, co-PI).

Efforts led by Dr. Bailey have resulted in impactful new programs, practices, and policies as well as a dedicated ADVANCE unit within the Office of the Provost and the women in engineering center, WE@RIT, within the Kate Gleason College of Engineering, both of which have been nationally recognized. In August 2021, RIT was one of ten universities awarded the National Institute of Health (NIH) Prize for Enhancing Faculty Gender Diversity in Biomedical and Behavioral Science, which is in large part due to the impact of the RIT ADVANCE program. WE@RIT received the WEPAN 2008 Women in Engineering Program Award in recognition of the program’s offerings and impact for diversifying engineering. Dr. Bailey is a recipient of the national Maria Mitchell Women in Science Award, the RIT Edwina Award for Gender Diversity and Inclusiveness, and the RIT Isaac L. Jordan Sr. Faculty Pluralism Award.

Dr. Bailey is the co-author on an engineering textbook published through Wiley, Fundamentals of Engineering Thermodynamics, which is used worldwide in over 250 institutions. She also co-edited a volume called Women in Mechanical Engineering - Energy and the Environment for inclusion within Springer’s Women in Engineering Series. Dr. Bailey is an author on over 85 peer-reviewed publications and a registered professional engineer in the state of NJ. .

mbbeme@rit.edu

585-475-2960

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Curriculum Vitae

Areas of Expertise

Mechanical engineering: thermodynamic analysis of complex energy systems

Gender diversity: increasing representation of female faculty and female students in STEM disciplines

Research areas: Female students

Increased retention and graduation through participation in cooperative education experiences

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Invited Keynote/Presentation

Bailey, Margaret Beth, et al. "Creating an Inclusive, Vibrant Learning Environment within a Large, Software Engineering Program – Experiential Learning Experiences Created for Students, Faculty, and Senior Design Coaches & Sponsors." 2021 Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity (CoNECD). American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE). Crystal City, VA. 12 Jan. 2021. Conference Presentation.

Mason, Sharon, et al. "Advancing Diversity and Inclusivity in STEM Education." SIGITE 2016: The 17th Annual Conference on Information Technology Education Proceedings. ACM. Boston, MA. 30 Sep. 2016. Conference Presentation.

Bailey, Margaret B., Elizabeth Litzler, and Sara Armstrong. "Changing the Dialogue and Thinking on Campus Regarding Sexual Harassment through a University-level Workshop Series for Academic Leaders, Staff, and Faculty – Moving the Needle Parts I and II." Public Summit of the National Academies’ Action Collaborative on Preventing Sexual Harassment in Higher Education. National Academy of Science, Engineering and Mathematics. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 19 Oct. 2020. Conference Presentation.

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Published Conference Proceedings

Lamkin-Kennard, Kathleen A., Margaret B. Bailey, and Michael G. Schrlau. "The Impact of Gender and Extracurricular Activities on Retention Undergraduate Engineering Programs." Proceedings of the 2021 Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education - Northeast Section (ASEE-NE). Ed. ASEE. Worcester, MA: ASEE, 2021. Web.

Dell, Elizabeth M., et al. "Women in Engineering Technology at RIT: Strategies to Recruit, Retain and Advance Women Engineering Technology Faculty and Students." Proceedings of the Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration (CIEC) 2016. Ed. ASEE. Austin, TX: n.p., 2016. Print.

Marchetti, Carol, et al. "No More Duct Tape! Institutionalization of ADVANCE Initiatives." Proceedings of the 2017 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition. Ed. ASEE. Columbus, OH: n.p., 2017. Web.

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Journal Paper

Dell, Elizabeth M., et al. "The Development and Evaluation of an ADVANCE Professional Developments Series to Promote Institutional Transformation." ADVANCE Journal 1. 2 (2019): 1-24. Print.

Raelin, J. A., et al. "The Role of Work Experience and Self-Efficacy in STEM Student Retention." Journal on Excellence in College Teaching 26. 4 (2015): 29-50. Print.

Raelin, Joseph A., et al. "The Gendered Effect of Cooperative Education, Contextual Support, and Self-Efficacy on Undergraduate Retention." Journal of Engineering Education 103. 4 (2014): 599-624. Print.

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Invited Article/Publication

Bailey, Margaret B., et al. "Final Outcomes Report: Rochester Institute of Technology: Advance RIT." NSF ADVANCE Program. (2019). Web.

Mason, Sharon, et al. "Institutional Transformation at a Large Private Technical University: Reporting on the Accomplishments of a Combined Data Driven Top-Down and Bottom-Up Approach." IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference Proceedings. (2014). Print.

Muckel, Ryan and Margaret Bailey. "Combining Thermodynamics and Public Policy: Exploring the Benefits of this Alternative Instructional Method." IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference Proceedings. (2014). Print.

Full Length Book

Moran, Michael, et al. Fundamentals of Engineering Thermodynamics. 9 ed. Hobokin, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2018. Print.

Moran, Michael, et al. Fundamentals of Engineering Thermodynamics. 9 ed. Hobokin, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2018. Web.

Moran, Michael J., et al. Fundamentals of Engineering Thermodynamics. 8 ed. New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2014. Print.

Invited Paper

Raelin, Joseph A., et al. "The Effect of Cooperative Education, Contextual Support, and Self-Efficacy on Male and Female Student Retention." ASEE Conference Proceedings. (2014). Print.

National/International Competition Award Winner

Raelin, Joe, et al. Cooperative Education and Internship Association (CEIA). Tyler Award. Chicago, IL, 2012.

Resiberg, Rachelle, et al. American Society of Engineering Education. 2012 Best Overall Conference Paper Award. Atlanta, GA, 2012.

Bailey, Margaret, et al. American Society of Engineering Education. Finalist for the Women in Engineering Division Best Paper Award. Vancouver, BC, 2011.

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Published Book

Moran, M., H. Shapiro, D. Boettner, and M. Bailey. Fundamentals of Engineering Thermodynamics, 7th Edition. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2010. Print. É

Published Article

George, E., M. Bailey and W. Domigan. “Health monitoring methodology based on exergetic analysis for building mechanical systems.” Energy: The International Journal, 35.3 (2010):1216—1223. Web. " «

Canfield, E., M. Bailey, and W. Domigan. “Creation of an exergetic based fault detection and diagnosismethodology for automotive carbon dioxide air conditioning systems.” InternationalJournal of Applied Thermodynamics, 13.1 (2010): 1-8. Web. " «

Reisberg, R., M. Bailey, J. Raelin, D. Whitman, C. Burger, and J.Hamann. “The effect of gender on supportand self-efficacy and self-efficacy in undergraduate engineering programs.” 2010ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition,20-23 June 2010. n.p. Web. É «

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Currently Teaching

MECE-110

Thermodynamics I

3 Credits

A basic course introducing the classical theory of thermodynamics. Applications of the first law of thermodynamics are used to introduce the student to thermodynamic processes for closed and open systems. The Clausius and Kelvin-Planck statements of the second law are then correlated with the concept of entropy and enthalpy to investigate both real and reversible processes and the thermodynamic properties of pure substances. These techniques are then used to evaluate thermodynamic cycles for a variety of applications in power generation and refrigeration. Students are then introduced to techniques to improve thermal efficiency of these cycles such as reheat, regeneration, and co-generation.

MECE-348

Contemporary Issues

3 Credits

This course introduces students to contemporary technologies in a specific field of mechanical engineering. In the process of exploring these technologies, the course teaches and applies skills related to communication, economic analysis, ethical analysis, and explores the positive and negative effects of technologies on our society and environment. Specific attention is focused on current events both domestically and internationally.

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Pursuing the promise of Title IX

Fifty years ago, Title IX set the stage for change. But the reason why RIT now has more women faculty, administrators, coaches, and exemplary students is that women acted. Prior generations of women invested their careers to make RIT a better version of itself, including winning two transformative grants from the National Science Foundation focused on gender equity.
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Faculty compensation is focus of NSF-sponsored research

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March 20, 2023

Team co-authors book on women in engineering
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Bailey, Shackelford publish book on women engineers

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