Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
B.S. in Engineering as recommended by the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Maria-Isabel Carnasciali joined the University of New Haven Engineering faculty in 2010. Prior to that she was visiting faculty in Mechanical Engineering at the Georgia Tech – Lorraine campus in Metz, France. As a post-doctoral fellow at the Center for Enhancement of Teaching & Learning at Georgia Tech – Atlanta campus, she developed skills and interests in engineering education research and program assessment methods.
See MoreShe received her Ph.D. from Georgia Tech in 2008 specializing in the area of thermal-fluid sciences. While at M.I.T., from where she received her B.S. in Engineering in 2000, she developed a deep belief in the value and impact of undergraduate research. She carries this passion into the classroom and actively seeks to involve students in all aspects of research.
Computational Models in Fluids & Heat Transfer (CFD modeling)
Deceleration Devices
Description: Use of Computational Fluid Dynamics for the Design and Optimization of Deceleration Devices
Wind Turbines
Thermal-Fluid Systems & Sensors (Re-Design for Efficiency & Sustainability)
Engineering Education Research – Understanding the non-traditional engineering student
American Physical Society (APS) – Division of Fluid Dynamics
Society of Women Engineers
American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE)
National Science Foundation, "S-STEM: A Scholarship Program to Increase Retention In Engineering (ASPIRE): Improving Work-Study-Life Balance," PI: J. Nocito-Gobel; Co-PIs: M. Carnasciali, C. Martinez, 2012-17.
Kern Foundation (KEEN Topical Grant), "New England Integrating Curricula with Entrepreneurial Content (ICE) Workshop", PI: M. Carnasciali; Co-PI: J. Nocito-Gobel (University of New Haven), D. Carpenter (Lawrence Tech. U.) 2013-14.
Kern Foundation (KEEN Topical Grant), "KEEN Across the Engineering Curriculum Model (KatEC) for the University of New Haven," PI: A. Thompson; Co-PI: M. Carnasciali, 2013-14.
Kern Foundation, "Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network (KEEN) Program Development Grant." Co-PIs: J. Nocito-Gobel, M. Carnasciali, 2011-13.
Pioneer Aerospace, "CFD Analysis of Deceleration Devices and Related Objects," 2011-2013.
University of New Haven Faculty Research & Summer Fellowship awards
2013 – CFD Analysis of Wind Turbine Blade Geometry Continuation
2012 – CFD Analysis of Wind Turbine Blade Geometry
2011 – Study of Aerodynamic Forces using CFD
Carnasciali, M., A. Thompson, and T. Thomas. "Factors Influencing Students’ Choice of Engineering Major," Proceedings, 120th ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Atlanta, GA, June 2013.
Young, J., M-I. Carnasciali, and M. Kandis. "Flow in the Near Wake of Hemispherical Parachute Shapes," American Physical Society, November 2012.
Ciston, S., M.Carnasciali, V. Zelenak, and M. Hollis. "Adult Undergraduate Engineering Student Experience," Proceedings, 119th ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, San Antonio, TX, June 2012.
See MoreSchwab, J., J. Andrejczyk, M. Carnasciali, and M. Kandis, "Stability Analysis of a Cylindrical Mortar Cover Ejected at Various Mach Numbers and Angles of Attach," American Physical Society, Nov. 2011.
Ciston, S., M.Carnasciali, J. Nocito-Gobel, and C. Carr. "Impacts of Living Learning Communities on Engineering Student Engagement and Sense of Affiliation," Proceedings, 118th ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition,Vancouver, B.C., June 2011.
Zelenak, V., S. Ciston, M. Hollis, and M.Carnasciali. "What Drives Engineers? A Qualitative Study on the Adult Engineering Student Experience," Presentation, 2011 NE ASEE Conference, May 2011.
Carnasciali M., C. Ou, and T. Utschig. "Investigation of Student Perceptions About Learning in Large Courses Utilizing PRS," SoTL Commons Conference, March 2009 (Statesboro, GA).
Carnasciali M., and T. Utschig, "TA Preparation in Science & Mathematics Service Courses for Engineers at GA Tech.," Presentation, CASEE Dane and Mary Louise Miller Symposium, Oct 2008.
Carnasciali M., "Kinetic Friction of Nonwetting Drops," Georgia Institute of Technology, May 2008.
Carnasciali M., "Frictional Forces Associated With Isothermal Nonwetting," American Physical Society, November 2005.
Carnasciali M., "Determination of Frictional Forces Associated with Nonwetting," American Physical Society, November 2002, Vol.47 No. 103.
EASC 1107 Introduction to Engineering: Project-Based
EASC 1112 Methods of Engineering Analysis
EASC 2224 Fluid-Thermal Systems
EASC 3000 Global Solutions for Sustainability
SYST 3388 System Engineering Concepts
MECH 4415 Thermo-Fluids Laboratory
MECH 4450/6670 Computational Fluid Dynamics
MECH 6630 Advanced Fluids
In the Media
Olin College of Engineering in Massachusetts has awards grants to several external projects working to re-envision education. The University of New Haven was part of a team that won a Grant for Remaking Education through Action Together (GREAT) grant. Maria-Isabel Carnasciali, associate professor of mechanical and industrial engineering, developed the proposal.