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Tahira Reid

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Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University

Without a diverse range of test subjects, some new technologies could fail to work as intended for many people. John Paul Van Wert/Rank Studios/Flickr

January 17, 2022

Building machines that work for everyone – how diversity of test subjects is a technology blind spot, and what to do about it

Tahira Reid, Purdue University and James Gibert, Purdue University

It’s easy for researchers to fall back on using test subjects from the communities around them – students and employees. Branching out is key to avoiding technology that fails certain populations.

Tahira Reid Smith (left) works with colleagues using an infrared microscope to study how heat affects hair. Mark Simons/Purdue University

April 28, 2021

How a professor learned to bring compassion to engineering and design

Tahira Reid, Purdue University

A mechanical engineer brings her personal experiences to address human-centered problems and encourage ‘compassionate design.’

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