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Nicolas Soria Zurita

Associate Teaching Professor

Affiliation(s):

School of Engineering Design and Innovation

Engineering Design

313B Engineering Design and Innovation Building

nfs5403@psu.edu

814-865-2952

Research Areas:

Engineering Design; Engineering Education and Engineering Education for Design; Human-Centered Design and Technology

Education

B.Sc in Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, 2010
M.Sc Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Oregon State University, 2016
PhD Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Oregon State University, 2019

Publications

Research Projects

Honors and Awards

Service

Service to Penn State:

Academic Leadership and Support Work, Coordinator, EDSGN 100 LA Coordinator, February 2026

Committee Work, Committee Member, EDSGN 200 Development, August 2025

Committee Work, Committee Member, EDSGN 100 Curriculum, August 2025

Assistance to Student Organizations, Advisor, Ecuadorian Student Organization, October 2025

Assistance to Student Organizations, Advisor, Assistive Technology Club, October 2024

Committee Work, Committee Member, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, January 2023

Committee Work, Panelist, Panel on NTL academia positions, January 2023

Service to External Organizations:

About

The School of Engineering Design and Innovation delivers effective engineering education and unrivaled research opportunities through active, collaborative, project-based, and professionally oriented classroom experiences. The school offers a variety of programs that partner faculty, students, and industry in the study of real-life engineering problems. Our programs teach students to solve real-life problems with innovative solutions.