Melissa Morris standing in front of Tau Beta Pi marker at TBE.

The Interview: Melissa Morris

After growing up and working on the East Coast, this West Virginia native is bringing her passion for engineering and teaching to UNLV

Mechanical engineering professor Melissa Morris measures her career success by the successes of her students. (Lonnie Timmons III/UNLV Photo Services)

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