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Diana Adela Martin is currently a Seniior Researcher at University College London, Centre for Engineering Education. Between 2021-2023, she a postdoctoral researcher at TU Eindhoven. Her areas of expertise are engineering ethics, responsibility, sustainability, societal themes and their integration in engineering education and accreditation. Diana also has experience developing teaching materials and case studies on engineering ethics and sustainability.
Diana is currently an Associate Editor for the journals Science and Engineering Ethics and The European Journal of Engineering Education. She is the co-chair of the Ethics SIG of SEFI - The European Society for Engineering Education, and a Europe board representative in REEN - The Research in Engineering Education Network.
Dr. Martin was a guest speaker at the invitation of The European Commision DG Research & Innovation, Euraxess Japan & Delegation of EU to Japan, the European Forum Alpbach, Délégation Wallonie Bruxelles a Bucarest, Engineers Ireland, University of Cambridge, University College London, University of Uppsala, the SATORI FP7 project on themes ranging from engineering ethics to social entrepreneurship and research policy.
Experience
Diana has experience as a social entrepreneur (2008-2016), having founded in Romania the educational NGO Link Education and Practice, with projects focused on graduate employability and enhancing academia-private sector cooperation. For her work, she was selected by the European Forum Alpbach as one of Europe's innovators in tackling inequality in education (2015).
Diana is also interested in research and educational policies. She collaborated with the European Commission DG Research & Innovation as a founding member of Euraxess-Voice of Researchers (2012-2016), and took part in advisory meetings with policymakers from Romania, Austria, Belgium and Albania on education related issues.
Academic background
Diana completed her PhD project entitled "Towards a sociotechnical reconfiguration of engineering and an education for ethics: A critical realist investigation into the patterns of education and eccreditation of ethics in engineering programmes in Ireland" at TU Dublin, in July 2020. Her dissertation committee included Eddie Conlon (sociology), Brian Bowe (STEM education), Kevin O'Rourke (digital education) and Carl Mitcham (philosophy).
Diana's educational background is in theoretical philosophy and logic at the University of Bucharest (2004 - 2008) and value studies and liberal arts at Bard College Berlin (2009 - 2011).
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
External positions
Senior Research Fellow, University College London
Nov 2023 → …
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Projects
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Scaling up Co-creation: Avenues and Limits for Integrating Society in Science and Innovation
Bombaerts, G. (Project Manager), Tsui, S. (Project member), Astola, M. (Project member), Laes, E. J. W. (Project member), Wieczorek, A. J. (Contact Person invoices), Benckhuijsen-Mertens, P. (Contact Person invoices), Reymen, I. M. M. J. (Contact Person invoices), Martin, D. A. (Project member), Royakkers, L. M. M. (Project member) & Spahn, A. (Project member)
1/05/18 → 31/07/21
Project: Research direct
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The Routledge International Handbook of Engineering Ethics Education
Chance, S. (Editor), Børsen, T. (Editor), Martin, D. A. (Editor), Tormey, R. (Editor), Lennerfors, T. T. (Editor) & Bombaerts, G. (Editor), 4 Dec 2024, Taylor and Francis Ltd. 698 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book editing › Academic › peer-review
Open Access3 Citations (Scopus) -
What is the structure of a Challenge Based Learning project? A shortitudinal trajectory analysis of student process behaviours in an interdisciplinary engineering course
Martin, D. A. (Corresponding author-nrf) & Bombaerts, G., 2025, In: European Journal of Engineering Education. 50, 1, p. 51-81 31 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open AccessFile4 Citations (Scopus)18 Downloads (Pure) -
Pedagogical Orientations and Evolving Responsibilities of Technological Universities: A Literature Review of the History of Engineering Education
Martin, D. A. (Corresponding author), Bombaerts, G., Horst, M., Papageorgiou, K. & Viscusi, G., Dec 2023, In: Science and Engineering Ethics. 29, 6, 29 p., 40.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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A Multi-level Review of Engineering Ethics Education: Towards a Socio-technical Orientation of Engineering Education for Ethics
Martin, D. A. (Corresponding author), Conlon, E. & Bowe, B., 24 Aug 2021, In: Science and Engineering Ethics. 27, 5, 38 p., 60.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Developing a Global and Culturally Inclusive Vision of Engineering Ethics Education and Research
Martin, D. A., Gwynne-Evans, A., Kazakova, A. A. & Zhu, Q., 2023, International Handbook of Engineering Education Research. Johri, A. (ed.). Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 87-114 28 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic › peer-review
Open AccessFile447 Downloads (Pure)
Prizes
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Australasian Journal of Engineering Education: most cited paper published in the last 3 years
Martin, D. A. (Recipient), 2022
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
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Australasian Journal of Engineering Education: Second most read article in the history of the journal
Martin, D. A. (Recipient), 2022
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
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Award for Best Poster
Bombaerts, G. (Recipient) & Martin, D. A. (Recipient), 2023
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
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Best formal paper by an early career scholar
Martin, D. A. (Recipient) & Bombaerts, G. (Recipient), 2024
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
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Ethics Education Research Award
Martin, D. A. (Recipient), Feb 2025
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
Activities
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Integrative Engineering Education: exploring the responsibilities of technological universities
Martin, D. A. (Speaker)
23 May 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk › Scientific
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Integrative Engineering Education: exploring the responsibilities of technological universities
Martin, D. A. (Invited speaker)
Feb 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk › Scientific
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Exploring ethical decision-making in a sociotechnical course on ethics and data analytics
Martin, D. A. (Speaker) & Bombaerts, G. (Speaker)
2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Contributed talk › Scientific
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51st Annual Conference of the European Society for Engineering Education, SEFI 2023
Martin, D. A. (Member of programme committee)
11 Sept 2023 → 14 Sept 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Conference › Scientific
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CCESTEM Ethics Workshop
Martin, D. A. (Participant) & Bombaerts, G. (Participant)
22 Jun 2023 → 23 Jun 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Conference › Scientific
Press/Media
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Podcast SEFI European engineering educators: Diana Adela Martin on intercultural ethics
17/06/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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The Glen Earthman Dissertation of the year Award
26/10/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Holistic engineering education for sustainability natives
17/05/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities