Dr. Roxanne A. Moore

Dr. Roxanne A. Moore is a Principal Research Engineer in the G.W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering as well as the Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing (CEISMC) at the Georgia Institute of Technology.  Dr. Moore's research interests include design theory, engineering education, systems engineering, and artificial intelligence. With a commitment to promoting diversity and inclusion, she has dedicated her career to technical and cultural advancement through research, teaching, speaking, mentorship, and programming.

Through her role as Principal Investigator and co-Principal Investigator on grants from prestigious sponsors like the National Science Foundation and Amazon, Dr. Moore leads an interdisciplinary team and collaborates across campus to create cutting-edge curricula, tools, programming, and research. Dr. Moore's multifaceted research agenda is a testament to her intellectual curiosity, technical expertise, and commitment to making a difference.

Beyond her research portfolio, Dr. Moore's impact extends far beyond the boundaries of the academic institution. Her STEM outreach programs and innovative curricula have reached and inspired over 100,000 K-12 students nationwide and even around the globe, igniting a passion for science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and computer science in the next generation of innovators and problem-solvers. Through these initiatives, she is not only cultivating a more diverse and inclusive pipeline of future STEM professionals, but also empowering young minds to tackle the grand challenges of our time with creativity, critical thinking, and maybe most importantly, inventiveness.

Outside of academia, Dr. Moore is an incurable creative and artist. She is a classically-trained percussionist and played vibraphone and marimba in one of the world's most competitive marching ensembles. She spent several years in the sugar arts, creating wedding and celebration cake masterpieces with innovative fabrication techniques. She taught classes around the country on the creation of edible gum paste stilettos. More recently, Dr. Moore has found her way back to the piano and mic as a vocalist, where she is actively learning and writing music.  She believes that the arts and engineering are more alike than they are different and that artists and engineers could learn a lot from each other.