Faculty DirectoryChamille Lescott
Assistant Professor of Instruction in the McCormick Office of Undergraduate Engineering
Director of the Master’s Program in Biomedical Engineering
Contact
2133 N Sheridan RoadFord 2.217
Evanston, IL 60208-3109
Email Chamille Lescott
Departments
Education
Ph.D. Materials Science, Northwestern University
B.S. Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Biography
Chamille Lescott is a McCormick Academic Adviser working mainly with first-year students. She is a core faculty member of the Design Thinking & Communication (DTC) program and teaches other coursework at Northwestern Engineering. Dr. Lescott is passionate about bringing the design process into her advising sessions. She encourages students to assess and articulate their needs, connect to university and external resources, and continuously experiment to design a life they are excited about. Her interest in the student experience has led to collaborations with the Personal Development StudioLab’s PATH program and the Hodge EXCEL Scholars program. Her research focuses on promoting student metacognition and improving design pedagogy.
Research Interests
Chamille Lescott is a McCormick Academic Adviser, Director of the Biomedical Engineering (BME) Master's Program, and design instructor. She has taught first-year undergraduate design in the Design Thinking and Communication program and senior-level students for the BME Capstone course. Dr. Lescott is passionate about bringing the design process into her advising sessions and research. When advising, she encourages students to assess and articulate their needs, connect to university and external resources, and continuously experiment to design a life they are excited about. Her research focuses on developing tools and educational research studies to promote student metacognition and wellness.
Significant Recognition
- 2022-2023 Cole-Higgins Award for Excellence in Advising
Selected Publications
Lescott, Chamille, et al. "Multimodal STEM Investigation of Polymer Damage Processes Induced by Electron Beam Irradiation." Microscopy and Microanalysis 29.1 (2023): 16-26.
Lescott, Chamille, Emma DeCosta. Increasing Students' Group Processing Ability in a First-Year Engineering Design Course Through Scaffolded Team Reflection Exercises. ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings. (2022).
Lescott, Chamille, Roberto dos Reis, Mallika Modak, Evan A Scott, Vinayak Dravid. “Soft Microscopy of Negative Stained Soft Materials: Balancing Dose Rate and Sample Damage.” Microscopy and Microanalysis. (2021)
Lescott, Chamille, Mallika Modak, Evan Scott, and Vinayak Dravid. "Unraveling the Complex Architecture of Hybrid Hard-Soft Polymer-Nanoparticle Systems with Soft Microscopy." Microscopy and Microanalysis: (2020)