Huihui Qi, PH.D.
Principle Investigator

Dr. Huihui Qi is an Associate Teaching Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of California San Diego. She teaches a range of mechanics and engineering design courses. Her research in engineering education is to study pedagogical approaches that support engineering students' success, promote deep learning and critical thinking, and trigger and sustain students' intrinsic learning motivation, help students to become effective self-regulated learners through lectures, learning activities, assessments, and learning space design.
Email: huqi@ucsd.edu
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Huihui Qi
Current Members

Kibo Chen is a first-year master student at UC San Diego majoring in mechanical engineering. Kibo has been a Project Assistant in the Qi Lab, helping to design and build physical demonstrations for the Statics and the Solid Mechanics class. He also assists with professor Qi's Sustainable Engineering Design Optimization research, analyzing the performance and environmental impacts of egg cartons. Kibo is interested in improving engineering education as well as designing more sustainable products, and he enjoys working in the Qi Lab.
Member since March 2022
Kibo Chen

Richard Vallejo Jr is a senior undergraduate student at UC San Diego majoring in Mechanical Engineering with a specialization in Controls and Robotics. Richard assists with concept generation and manufacturing for inquiry-based learning activity models and demonstrations. He plans on pursuing a future career in engineering education at the high school level. His hobbies also include spending time with friends, cooking new recipes, and creating artwork using spray paint.
Member since Summer 2023
Richard Vallejo

Andy Rabanal is a fourth year at UC San Diego majoring in aerospace engineering with a specialization in astrodynamics and space applications. He has recently take an interest in the education field and improving education in engineering. He is well versed in digital media such as website design and video editing. Andy is always willing to learn and help out wherever he's needed. His interests include painting, esports, video editing, and reading anything space related.
Member since November 2024
Andy Rabanal
Alumni
Tony Zongnan Wang (2022 to2025)
Tevor Oshiro (2022 to 2024)
Isabella Fiorini (2023 to 2024)
Samashti Patel (2023 to 2024)
Edward Yu (2023 to 2024)
Xuan Gedney (2022 to 2023)