Rebekah De Penning

I got my B.S. degree in biomedical engineering from Dordt University in 2017. 

In 2023, I received my PhD in mechanical engineering from Iowa State University. My research is in electrochemical sensing, electrodeposition, water quality analysis, and nanofabrication.

I have also worked as an instructor and teaching assistant for programming, design, and instrumentation classes.

I am passionate about environmental engineering, manufacturing, and biomedical sensing.

In graduate school I have worked as an electrochemical research scientist, developing novel nanomaterials and sensors. I have also worked as a teaching assistant: my responsibilities included leading lectures and lab sessions, writing and grading assignments, troubleshooting software and programming problems for the students (LabVIEW, Excel, Matlab, instrumentation, etc.) I have several academic publications and conference abstracts. My earliest research experience was a 2015 REU program at Iowa State, synthesizing gold nanoparticles. For many years I worked part time doing data entry and inspections review in the home insurance industry, on top of my studies.

BS from Dordt University in 2017

PhD from Iowa State University in 2023