Dr. Libby Flanagan

Libby Flanagan

Lecturer

General Engineering
M11 Holtzendorff Hall, Clemson University
Clemson, SC 29634

Phone: (864) 656-2542
Email:  ezanin@clemson.edu

Courses Taught

  • ENGR 1020 - Engineering Disciplines and Skills
  • ENGR 1410 - Engineering Problem Solving using Python and Artificial Intelligence

Education

  • Ph.D., Engineering and Science Education, Clemson University (2024)
  • M.S., Biosystems Engineering, Clemson University (2021)
  • B.S., Biosystems Engineering, Clemson University (2017)

Experience

  • Lecturer - General Engineering Program, Clemson University 
  • Graduate Teacher of Record - General Engineering Program, Clemson University
  • Graduate Research Assistant- Biosystems Engineering, Clemson University
  • Teach for America Corp Member- Tulsa, OK, Collegiate Hall Charter School

Professional Activities

  • Member, ASEE - American Society of Engineering Education (current)
  • Member, TBP - Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society (current)

Peer-Reviewed Publications

  • Flanagan, E., Drapcho, C., and Watson, M.K., “Beyond CO2: Incorporating Bicarbonate, Dynamic Carbon Speciation, and Stoichiometric Plasticity Into Algal Growth Models.” Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 123 (6), 1491–1502 (2026).
  • Flanagan, E., Crocker, G., “Developing AI Literacy in First-Year Engineering: Student Prompting, Evaluation, and Implications for Instruction,” Proceedings of the American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, American Society of Engineering Education, Charlotte, NC (June 2026).
  • Flanagan, E., Kiernan, M., Minor, J., and Stephan, E., “Implementing an Engineering Math Curriculum Sequence: Lessons Learned Over Five Years,” Proceedings of the American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, American Society of Engineering Education, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (June 2025).
  • Flanagan, E., High, K., “How Teaching Empathy to First-Year Engineering Students Interacts with Engineering Identity,” Proceedings of the American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, American Society of Engineering Education, Portland, OR (June 2024).
  • Flanagan, E., High, K., “How Teaching Empathy to First-Year Engineering Students Interacts with Engineering Identity,” Proceedings of the American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, American Society of Engineering Education, Portland, OR, (June 2024).
  • Watson, M. K., Flanagan, E., & Drapcho, C., “Inorganic Carbon-Limited Freshwater Algal Growth at High Ph- Revisited with Focus on Alkalinity,” Journal of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, 66 (6), 1425-1435 (2023)
  • Flanagan, E., Polluck, M., Stephan, B., & High, K. (June 2023). Exploring How Empathy Education Changes Students' Perceptions of an “Engineer”. Proceedings of American Society for Engineering Education 2023 Annual Conference, Baltimore, MD.

Hobbies & Fun Facts

  • Gardening and chickens- I grow a large part of what my family eats all in my backyard!
  • Hiking with my dog and two kids in the Clemson Forest
  • I climbed Mt Kilimanjaro with my dad and brother.