Dr. Sawyer is a highly regarded teacher for her unorthodox teaching style. Her classroom innovations have led to leadership across the university for methods that optimize remote teaching during the pandemic. For her work in her most recent course, Electric Circuits, she has received all three of the highest teaching awards at RPI including the Trustee’s Outstanding Teacher Award in 2020.

Douglas Mercer has made extensive contributions to the design and development of analog-digital converters and high performance electronics. It is virtually impossible to make a cell phone call without encountering something of his design.