Norris graduated from Old Dominion University in 1987, with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering and mechanics. She went to the Georgia Institute of Technology for graduate study in mechanical engineering, earning a master's degree in 1989 and completing her Ph.D. in 1992.[1]
In 2021, she became editor-in-chief of the journal Nanoscale and Microscale Thermophysical Engineering,[3] and retired from the University of Virginia to become vice provost for research at George Washington University.[2]
Recognition
Norris was named a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) in 2005,[5] and an honorary member of the society in 2021, "for international leadership in nano, micro and macroscale thermal science and engineering research; for tireless efforts to advance diversity in STEM fields; and for demonstrating engineering excellence as an outstanding mentor for students and faculty".[4]