Photo Credit - John Dolan
Audrey St. John (she/her/hers) is a Professor of Computer Science at Mount Holyoke College. Motivated by computational challenges arising in robotics, biology and computer aided design, her research focuses on building theoretical foundations and developing efficient algorithms for geometric problems. She has received a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award from the National Science Foundation to support her work on autonomous multi-robot formations and a Mount Holyoke College Faculty Award for Teaching. St. John is committed to broadening participation in computer science and STEM; her work includes creating low-risk hardware experiences through the Fimbel Maker & Innovation Lab and helping to develop MaGE: Megas & Gigas Educate, an inclusive academic peer mentoring program (funded by Google’s CS Capacity program), and Microsoft's Tech Resilience program, an international (fully remote) tech mentoring program.
Office hours (Fall 2023)
Tuesdays 10:30 - 12pm
Wednesdays 1:15 - 2:15pm
and by appointment via Pathways [must be booked 12 hours in advance]
Scholarship
Broadening participation in CS and STEM
Learning about Learning: modules for CS mentors
MaGE: Megas and Gigas Educate & Curriculum: inclusive peer mentorship
iDesign Studio & Curriculum: hands-on intro for demystifying tech and jumpstarting innovation
Awards and Honors
Google (March '15) -- MaGE (Megas and Gigas Educate): Growing Computer Science Capacity at Mount Holyoke College (Google's CS Capacity program, PI Heather Pon-Barry, co-PIs Becky Wai-Ling Packard and Audrey St. John)
Mount Holyoke College (March '15) -- Mount Holyoke College Faculty Award for Teaching
NSF (October '13) -- CAREER: A Rigidity Theory for Multi-robot Formations
SPM '12: Symposiuim on Solid and Physical Modeling -- Best Paper Award (Combinatorics and the Rigidity of CAD Systems with Jessica Sidman)
NSF ('02-04, '06-07) -- Graduate Research Fellowship