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Janis Terpenny is a prominent engineering researcher whose work spans cybersecurity for digital manufacturing, mechatronics, robotics education, and engineering design. Her most influential contribution, "Cybersecurity for Digital Manufacturing" (2018), has garnered 152 citations, reflecting the critical importance of her work at the intersection of manufacturing systems and cybersecurity — a field of growing urgency as industrial systems become increasingly interconnected. Early in her career, Terpenny explored the coevolutionary design of mechatronic systems using bond graphs, demonstrating a deep foundation in integrated, multi-domain engineering. Her research has since expanded to encompass engineering education, with efforts focused on bridging theory and practice in robotics instruction, improving undergraduate design curricula, and broadening participation for women and underrepresented minorities in engineering. This commitment to inclusive STEM education reflects both scholarly rigor and a dedication to community building within the discipline. Through workshops, mentorship initiatives, and innovative pedagogical approaches such as FIRST LEGO League mentoring, Terpenny has shaped how the next generation of engineers learns to design and innovate. Her breadth of impact — technical and educational — marks her as a multifaceted leader in engineering research and practice.