Carlotta Berry
Born
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Alma materSpelman College (B.S.)
Georgia Institute of Technology (B.S.)
Wayne State University (M.S.)
Vanderbilt University (Ph.D.)
Scientific career
FieldsRobotics
Education
InstitutionsRose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Tennessee State University

Carlotta Berry is an American academic in the field of engineering. She is professor of electrical and computer engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. She is co-director of the Rose Building Undergraduate Diversity (ROSE-BUD) program. She is a co-founder of Black In Engineering and a co-founder of Black In Robotics.

Early life and education

Berry received bachelor's degrees in mathematics (1992) and electrical engineering (1993) through a dual degree program between Spelman College and Georgia Tech. At Georgia Tech she observed the scarcity of female and African-American students and faculty within the engineering program, which sparked her desire to become an engineering professor to encourage greater participation of underrepresented populations in the profession.[1] After graduation, she worked in industry to repay her student loans[2] while concurrently pursuing a masters degree at Wayne State University. She earned her masters in control systems from Wayne State University in 1996, and a year later left industry to pursue a doctoral degree at Vanderbilt University.[3] Berry was part of the Vanderbilt University Intelligent Robotics Laboratory (IRL), and was advised by Kazuhiko Kawamura and Julie Adams. Her doctoral thesis was on human-robot interface development for a mobile robot, specifically the enhancement of the interface through graphical visualization of the robot's short-term memory.[4]

Career and research

Berry is a professor of electrical and computer engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, where her academic interests include educational mobile robotics, human-robot interaction, and recruiting and retention of underrepresented populations in engineering.[5] In 2008, Berry and her colleague Deborah Walter created the Rose Building Undergraduate Diversity (ROSE-BUD) program, which attracts talented female and underrepresented minority students in computer science and electrical, computer, and software engineering through scholarships and other program activities.[6] Berry also worked with a cross-department team of faculty at Rose-Hulman to establish a multidisciplinary robotics minor degree program,[7] for which she continues to serve as co-director. Berry has been a guest speaker at several Women in Engineering outreach events,[8] and she has written articles for the New York Times[9] and ASEE Prism magazine[2] on her experiences as a professor from an underrepresented group.

Awards and recognition

Berry has received several awards for her work increasing diversity in STEM fields, including the Women and Hi Tech Leading Light award[8] and the INSIGHT Into Diversity Inspiring Women in STEM award.[10] In 2020, Berry was named Indiana FIRST Game Changer,[11] One of 30 women in Robotics You need to Know about[12] and Reinvented Magazine Interview of the Year award on Purpose and Passion.[13] In 2021, Berry was named Dr. Lawrence J. Giacoletto Endowed Chair for Electrical and Computer Engineering.[14] She was also awarded the TechPoint Foundation for Youth Bridge Builder award as part of the TechPoint Mira awards.[15],[16],[17]

In June 2021, Berry was named Distinguished Fellow by the American Society for Engineering Education and IEEE Senior Fellow.[18][19][20][21][22][23] In 2022, she earned multiple accolades and awards including 2023 IEEE Undergraduate Teaching Award,[24] Society of Women Engineers 2022 Distinguished Engineering Educator Award,[25] 2022 Distinguished Educator Award from the American Society of Engineering Education Electrical and Computer Engineering Division,[26] and 2022 Open Source Hardware Trailblazer Fellow.[27] In 2023, Berry was awarded the Abie Educational Innovation Award by AnitaB.org at the Grace Hopper Celebration in Orlando, FL.[28]

Selected publications

  • Ardell, C. Elevated Inferno, Rebellion Lit, July 2022.
  • Berry, C.A., Remy, S.L. and Rogers, T.E., “Robotics for All Ages: A Standard Robotics Curriculum for K-16,” IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Vol. 23 (2), 40-46, June 2016. https://doi.org/10.1109/MRA.2016.2534240
  • Berry, C.A., Mobile Robotics for Multidisciplinary Study: Synthesis Lectures on Control and Mechatronics, Morgan and Claypool, 2012. https://doi.org/10.2200/S00407ED1V01Y201203CRM004
  • Berry, C.A., “Mobile Robotics: A tool for application-based integration of multidisciplinary undergraduate concepts and research”, Computers in Education Journal, Vol. 1, No. 3., pp. 102–111, 2010. https://peer.asee.org/15642

References

  1. ↑ "Alumni Spotlight: Carlotta Berry | School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology". ece.gatech.edu. Archived from the original on 2020-09-26. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
  2. 1 2 Berry, Carlotta (February 2015). "The Power of an Example". ASEE PRISM. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  3. ↑ Curriculum Vitae Archived 2021-08-11 at the Wayback Machine of Carlotta Berry
  4. ↑ Berry, Carlotta (May 2003). "Enhancing a Human-Robot Interface Using a Sensory EgoSphere" (PDF). Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Carlotta Berry | Rose-Hulman". Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Carlotta Berry Increasing Diversity One Woman at a Time". Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. November 25, 2014. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  7. ↑ Squires, Jessica (July 3, 2011). "Rose-Hulman robotics program in demand, awards first minor degrees". Tribune-Star. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  8. 1 2 Long, Dale H. (November 15, 2018). "Rose-Hulman Professor Carlotta Berry Honored for Inspiring Others in STEM". Tribune-Star. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  9. ↑ Berry, Carlotta A. (2014-11-01). "Opinion | They Call Me Doctor Berry (Published 2014)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
  10. ↑ "Carlotta Berry Honored for Inspiring Women in STEM". Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. August 18, 2016. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  11. ↑ Toole, Faith (2021-03-15). "Rose-Hulman professor from Avon leads an effort to bring more diversity to the STEM field and crush stereotypes". Hendricks County ICON - Web Edition - ICON. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  12. ↑ "30 women in robotics you need to know about – 2020 | Robohub". Retrieved 2021-06-19.
  13. ↑ "Recognizing Reinventors Recap". Reinvented Magazine. 2020-08-09. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  14. ↑ "Alumna Carlotta Berry named Giacoletto Endowed Faculty Chair at Rose-Hulman". Vanderbilt University. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  15. ↑ "TechPoint Foundation for Youth names Rose-Hulman professor its 2021 Bridge Builder Award winner". MyWabashValley.com. 2021-04-02. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  16. ↑ Roberts, M. "Rose-Hulman Professor to Receive 'Bridge Builder' Award". Inside Indiana Business. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  17. ↑ Hall, Joshua (2021-04-23). "TechPoint honors 'Best of Tech' Mira Award winners during 22nd annual gala". TechPoint. Archived from the original on 2021-04-23. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  18. ↑ ASEE’s 2021 Award Honorees. (n.d.). https://2021honors.asee.org, Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  19. ↑ "Newly Elected Fellows (n.d.)". Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  20. ↑ "Carlotta Berry Named National Engineering Education Fellow". Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  21. ↑ Loughlin, Sue (20 June 2021). "RHIT's Berry named Distinguished Fellow". Terre Haute Tribune-Star. Archived from the original on 2021-06-21. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
  22. ↑ "RHIT's Berry named distinguished fellow". Terre Haute Tribune-Star. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
  23. ↑ "RHIT's Berry recognized by engineering society". Terre Haute Tribune-Star. July 27, 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
  24. ↑ "Congratulations to Carlotta Berry, Recipient of the 2023 IEEE Undergraduate Teaching Award [Society News],"". IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine. March 2023. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  25. ↑ "SWE Announces the Recipients of 2022 Annual Awards Program". July 15, 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
  26. ↑ "RHIT's Berry recognized by engineering society". July 27, 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
  27. ↑ Gibb, A (June 15, 2022). "Congratulations to Open Hardware Trailblazers". Open Source Hardware Association. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  28. ↑ "Carlotta Berry: Educational Innovation Winner". Grace Hopper Celebration. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
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