Rebecca Blust is the equity advisor for the School of Engineering at UD and is an associate professor in the Department of Engineering Technology. As equity advisor, Prof. Blust facilitates bias-free faculty searches; reviews annual scorecard data for her college, alerting the department chair and/or dean of inequities based on salary, space and professional development; and implements equity programming aligned with the unique diversity needs of her unit.

Professor Blust is the coordinator for UD’s Design and Manufacturing Clinic and serves on the advisory committee for the School of Engineering’s Innovation Center. Professor Blust also serves on the Department Faculty Development Committee and has served as a University Faculty Mediator for the Associate Provost at UD.

Professor Blust was the co-PI on a $200,000 NSF STEM grant and currently serves as the academic advisor to the UD Women’s Engineering Sorority (Phi Sigma Rho). She has participated in UD’s Women in Engineering Summer Camp for the past 10 years and Explore Engineering. Professor Blust is dedicated to community service and has developed and participated in the Lunch Buddies program, which pairs college female engineering students with 6th and 7th grade girls every Friday to do STEM activities. She has also served as the director of Camp Invention, a program that fosters creativity and invention among K-5th graders.