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regarding mobility of wheeled and tracked
vehicles on unprepared terrain.
And it's what brought her to SAE.
" I started with participating in SAE
COMVEC as a member of the Chassis and
Suspension Committee-now called
Chassis Design and Vehicle Dynamics
Committee-but also in the SAE World
Congress, now called WCX. SAE activities
not only helped me better understand
what the automotive industry means,
especially regarding trends, but they also
brought my contributions to the
community, and helped me serve in many
different capacities, " Sandu said.
After her initial involvement with SAE
events, Sandu sought more opportunities
to share industry knowledge with her
peers. In 2010, she became editor-in-chief
for the SAE Journal of Commercial
Vehicles. At that time, the journal was still
growing; under Sandu's guidance, it
earned its first impact factor-a metric
that judges a journal's importance by the
amount of times it is cited in other works.
" We had been indexed for some time,
but the impact factor really opened the
opportunity for people from universities
around the world to target and access our
journal. It's very appreciated in academia
to have an impact factor, " she said.
Beyond the fulfilment her leadership
positions have provided Sandu in her own
career, her SAE involvement creates
opportunities for her to help her students.
She emphasizes the importance of
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networking with industry and underlines
how SAE International allows contributors
to learn from one another and advance
mobility.
" I encourage my graduate students to
become SAE members, and most of them
sign up as soon as they join my group.
After they graduate, I try to get them
involved in the journal's review process, as
well as in helping organize sessions at SAE
events, " Sandu said.
As she considers her responsibilities as a
mentor in passing on technical knowledge,
there's also a facet around identity and
opportunity that Sandu must consider-
particularly the gender disparity in the
mobility industry, which has historically
unbalanced male representation.
Sandu looks to another woman who
achieved a mobility industry first-former
SAE President Rodica Baranescu, Ph.D.-as
one of her key inspirations.
" When she became the first woman
president of SAE in 2000, that was a very
significant moment for me, " Sandu said.
She hopes to inspire others in a similar
way that Baranescu did for her. As Sandu
continues working as both a researcher
and educator, she passes the baton to the
next generation of engineers.
" That's what it's all about, " she said. " It's
not about working for the award; it's about
working on what you know you can do and
where you can make an impact. " n
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