Saniya LeBlanc
George Washington University
Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
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Dr. Saniya LeBlanc is an associate professor in the Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering at The George Washington University. Her research goals are to create next-generation energy solutions leveraging advanced materials and manufacturing techniques. Prior to joining GWU, she was a research scientist at a startup company where she created research, development, and manufacturing characterization solutions for power generation technologies. Previously, she was a math and physics teacher at a multicultural high school in the D.C. public school system through Teach for America. Dr. LeBlanc is a recipient of the National Science Foundation CAREER award. In 2018, the American Society of Engineering Education named Dr. LeBlanc one of its “20 Under 40” high-achieving researchers and educators, and she also received the GWU Morton A. Bender teaching award. Dr. LeBlanc obtained a PhD in mechanical engineering with a minor in materials science at Stanford University. She was a Churchill Scholar at University of Cambridge where she received an MPhil in engineering, and she has a BS in mechanical engineering with a minor in French from Georgia Institute of Technology.