Matthew Traum

Dr. Matthew J. Traum is a Senior Lecturer and Associate Instructional Professor of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering at the University of Florida, the nation\’s #5 ranked public university. He is also founding CEO at Engineer Inc., a Florida-based STEM education social enterprise that manufactures and distributes hands-on lab kits for remote engineering instruction.

Dr. Traum is an experienced educator, administrator, fund raiser, and researcher with co-authorship of over 70 peer-reviewed journal and conference papers. Prior to UF, Dr. Traum was an Associate Professor and Director of Engineering Programs at Philadelphia University. He previously served on the mechanical engineering faculty at the Milwaukee School of Engineering (a top-10 nationally ranked undergraduate-focused engineering university) and co-founded the Mechanical & Energy Engineering Department at the University of North Texas – Denton.

Traum received Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in mechanical engineering from MIT and B.S. degrees in aerospace engineering and in mechanical engineering from the University of California – Irvine.