Kai Jun Chew

Kai Jun (KJ) Chew is an Assistant Professor of Engineering in the Engineering Fundamentals Department at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University since August 2022, focusing on engineering education topics such as assessment, motivation, and equity. Prior experience includes serving as a Graduate Teaching Assistant and Graduate Research Assistant at Virginia Tech, where responsibilities involved co-instructing first-year engineering courses and leading NSF-funded research on factors influencing high school students' interest in engineering careers. Chew's earlier roles at Stanford University included Research Data Analyst and Course Assistant, contributing to ABET accreditation processes and course instruction. Educational qualifications include a PhD in Engineering Education from Virginia Tech, an MS in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University, and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Southern California.