Douglas Fontes is an assistant professor of Mechanical Engineering at Westmont College. He holds doctoral (2018) and master's (2015) degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Federal University of Uberlandia, Brazil. Dr. Fontes has vast experience with numerical modeling of complex thermo-fluid phenomena, such as multiphase, turbulence, and compressible flows, natural and forced convection. Dr. Fontes also has experience in teaching courses related to Thermo-Fluid, Resistance of Materials, and Calculus, often using active learning methodologies, such as Team-Based Learning.