Alex Sobotka
Title(s):
Assistant Teaching Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Office
2092 Black Engr.
2529 Union Dr.
Ames, IA 50011-2030
Information
Education:
BS, Iowa State University, 2016
MAT, Iowa State University, 2017
PhD, Texas A&M University, 2023
Past research focus:
My post-doctoral work was at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. My research focus has centered on socioscientific engagement — specifically how people engage with evidence and navigate trade-offs within multivariate issues.
Joins from:
I most recently worked at Iowa State University in an Engineer I position for mechanical engineering where I worked with manufacturing lab ME324L.
What kind of classroom experience do you look forward to creating?
My approach to teaching is research-driven based on a fundamental understanding of how people learn and the ways specific teacher behaviors can promote desirable environments. Our students must think, and we must pair high yet reasonable expectations with high support to move students from where they academically are to where we want them to be.