Interview about teaching path and approach, University of Washington. UW News wrote an interview and feature, “Q&A: How a UW teaching professor adds the context behind the science in her chemical engineering courses,” about Dr. Alex Prybutok’s path to becoming teaching faculty and approach as an instructor, particularly on integrating social justice context into course curriculum. The article can be found here.
Article about UW/Chehalis 2024 STEM Summer High School Camp, The Daily Chronicle, Centralia, WA. The Daily Chronicle wrote a feature, “In focus: Students build catapults at W.F. West High School STEM camp”, about the annual UW/Chehalis STEM Summer Camp for local high schoolers hosted at W.F. West High School that is co-hosted between the University of Washington College of Engineering (COE) and UW Medicine. Dr. Alex Prybutok designed and co-ran the 2-day COE portion of the camp where students were asked to design and create catapults in teams. The article can be found here. (08/2024)
ASEE Paper Awards Announcement, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Washington. Featured in article, “ChemE paper on classroom accessibility receives two awards”, about winning both the ASEE Chemical Engineering Division’s 2025 Joseph J. Martin Award and the 2024 Professional Interest Council (PIC) I Best Paper Award at the 131st ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition. The article can be found here. (08/2024)
Featured, “In the Colleges: Tau Bates having an impact at institutions of higher learning”, The Bent of Tau Beta Pi: The Engineering Honor Society. Included in feature on Tau Beta Pi alumna working in academia based on winning Best DEI Paper at the 2023 ASEE National Conference. (01/2024)
Interview and article about UW/Chehalis STEM Summer High School Camp, College of Engineering, University of Washington. The UW College of Engineering wrote a feature, "From camp to college", about the annual UW/Chehalis STEM Summer Camp for local high schoolers hosted at W.F. West High School that is co-hosted between the University of Washington College of Engineering (COE) and UW Medicine. This article discusses the camp design and outcomes, featuring interviews from Dr. Alex Prybutok and camp participants. The article can be found here. (09/2023)
Interview and article about UW/Chehalis STEM Summer High School Camp, The Daily Chronicle, Centralia, WA. The Daily Chronicle wrote a feature, "W.F. West High School hosts annual summer STEM camp", about the annual UW/Chehalis STEM Summer Camp for local high schoolers hosted at W.F. West High School that is co-hosted between the University of Washington College of Engineering (COE) and UW Medicine. Dr. Alex Prybutok designed and co-ran the 2-day COE portion of the camp where students were asked to design and create Rube Goldberg machines in teams to recycle a water bottle, highlighting the intersection between engineering, art, and the environment. The article can be found here, and the competition was live streamed by The Daily Chronicle and can be found here. (08/2023).
New Faculty Profile, News & Events and Catalyst alumni magazine, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Washington. The UW Department of Chemical Engineering announces Dr. Alex Prybutok and Dr. Julie Rorrer as new faculty. Article, "Meet our new faculty”, features interview of Dr. Alex Prybutok and discusses my background in research and experience in teaching, teaching philosophy, and role at the UW ChemE in and beyond the classroom. The article can be found here. (12/2022)
Interview for UW undergraduate student-run Innovator Insights Podcast. Innovator Insights Podcast run by UW engineering undergraduates Joey Liang, Suchitra Gopal, and Lauren Holbrook to help incoming engineering students learn about differing disciplines and faculty. Episode features interview of Dr. Alex Prybutok by Joey Liang and discusses my path to my role as Assistant Teaching Professor at UW, my research experiences in both computational immunotherapy and engineering education, and my love of teaching. Podcast episode can be accessed via the Innovator Insights Website, Spotify, or Apple Podcasts (each linked). (11/2022)