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Lecturer
Cornell University

Walker White is a lecturer in the Cornell computer science department, and the Director of the Game Design Initiative at Cornell (GDIAC). He has led GDIAC, one of the earliest university computer game programs formed in the United States, since 2007. He has spoken at several conferences, including the Game Developers Conference (GDC) and Foundation of Digital Games (FDG), on how to develop a university-level computer game program. He has also won teaching awards at Cornell for his interdisciplinary game design courses, which bring together students in the College of Engineering and the College of Art, Architecture, and Planning.

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Prof. Harry Powell

Associate Professor
University of Virginia

Harry Powell received the B.S. in Electrical Engineering the University of Virginia in 1978, a M.S. in Electrical Engineering in 2006, and the Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering in 2011. Dr. Powell spent over 20 years in industry designing computer controlled automated systems before returning to academia in 2001. He was appointed to the faculty in 2013, and teaches courses in electric and electronic circuit analysis, electromagnetic energy conversion, embedded computing, and the 4th year Major Design Experience.

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Dr. Vikas Khanna

Assistant Professor
University of Pittsburgh

Vikas Khanna is an Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Khanna received his PhD from the Ohio State University, and a BS from Panjab University, both in Chemical Engineering. His research and teaching interests are in the areas of sustainability science and engineering, industrial ecology, and complex systems. While in graduate school, he completed a science and technology policy fellowship at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington DC. His current research focuses on the development of life cycle oriented methods for understanding environmental sustainability and resilience of engineered systems and emerging technologies.

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Dr. Nadia Kellam

Associate Professor
Arizona State University

Nadia Kellam, Associate Professor in the College of Engineering at the University of Georgia, is co-director of the interdisciplinary engineering education research CLUSTER. In her research, she is interested in understanding how engineering students develop their professional identity, the role of emotion in student learning, and synergistic learning. She designed the environmental engineering synthesis and design studios and is now developing the design spine for the new mechanical engineering program. She is engaged in mentoring early career faculty and a recent research project uncovers the narratives of exemplar engineering faculty that have successfully transitioned to ...

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Dr. Farshid Zabihian

Assistant Professor
WVU Institute of Technology

Farshid Zabihian is currently an Assistant Professor in Department of Mechanical Engineering at West Virginia University Institute of Technology. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering in 2011 from Ryerson University, Canada and his M.A.Sc. and B.Sc. both in Mechanical Engineering from Iran University of Science and Technology in 1998 and Amirkabir University of Technology, Iran in 1996, respectively. His research interest and personal passion is sustainability in general and sustainable energy in particular. He is the founder of Energy System Research Laboratory (ESRL) and has published more than 70 papers and 5 books and book chapter.

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Dr. Noah Malmstadt

Assistant Professor
University of Southern California

Noah Malmstadt received a BS in Chemical Engineering from Caltech and a PhD in Bioengineering from the University of Washington. Following postdoctoral work at UCLA, he joined the Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at USC in 2007. His research focuses on synthetic cell membrane systems and multiphase microfluidic strategies for nanofabrication. He is the recipient of an Office of Naval Research Young Investigator award. His work in engineering education focuses on integrating team-based design projects into the core chemical engineering curriculum.

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Dr. Cheryl Bodnar

Assistant Professor
Rowan University

Cheryl A. Bodnar, PhD, CTDP is an Assistant Professor (Teaching Track) in the Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering in the Swanson School of Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Bodnar’s research interests relate to the incorporation of active learning techniques in undergraduate classes (problem based learning, games and simulations, etc.) as well as integration of innovation and entrepreneurship into engineering curriculum. In addition, she is actively engaged in the development of a variety of informal science education approaches with the goal of exciting and teaching K-12 students about regenerative medicine and its potential.

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Dr. Armin Sorooshian

Assistant Professor
University of Arizona

Armin Sorooshian is an Assistant Professor of Chemical and Environmental Engineering at the University of Arizona with a joint appointment in Atmospheric Sciences. He received his BS degree in chemical engineering from the University of Arizona (2003, Summa Cum Laude) and his PhD from the California Institute of Technology (2008). His research focuses on the effect of aerosol particles on environmental and climate change, public health/welfare, and the hydrologic cycle. He teaches a variety of courses related to chemical and environmental engineering and is especially invested in advancing teaching methods in design capstone courses for senior-level undergraduates in engineering.

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Dr. Jenna R Jambeck

United States

Assistant Professor
University of Georgia

Jenna Jambeck is an Assistant Professor in the College of Engineering at UGA (since 2009). She received her PhD in environmental engineering from University of Florida (2004), then completed an ORISE post-doc at the US EPA ORD in Research Triangle Park. She was an Assistant Research Professor at University of New Hampshire from 2005–2009. Dr. Jambeck conducts research and teaches environmental engineering, specializing in solid waste. Her work often interweaves social context and sciences with technical aspects. She has conducted projects including contaminant fate and transport during waste beneficial use, sustainable and innovative waste management practices, recycling and marine debris.

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Dr. Norman Love Jr.

Assistant Professor
The University of Texas at El Paso

Norman Love is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Texas El Paso (UTEP). Dr. Love is an El Paso native and UTEP alumnus, having earned a B.S. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from UTEP. He went on to also complete his Ph.D. at the University of Oklahoma in the same field in 2009. In the past Dr. Love was selected for the Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN) Fellowship which enhanced his pedagogical approaches for teaching engineering. Prior to his appointment he was a Research Assistant Professor at UTEP.

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Prof Eric William Davis R.

Assistant Professor
Iowa State University

Dr. Eric Davis R. is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Faculty Coordinator of Data-Driven Science at Iowa State University. Dr. Davis serves as the director of the Trustworthy Data Engineering Laboratory, is a member of Iowa State's NSA designated Center of Research Excellence on Information Assurance, and holds an appointment at Iowa State's Virtual Reality Applications Center where he contributes to research in the areas of data science, machine learning, and explainable AI. He has twice been named an Eric and Wendy Schmidt Data Science for Social Good Faculty Fellow at the University of Chicago; a Fronteirs of Engineering Education Faculty Member by the National Academy of ...

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Prof. Paulo E Arratia

Associate Professor
University of Pennsylvania

Dr. Paulo E. Arratia is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering & Applied Mechanics at the University of Pennsylvania. His research focuses on complex fluids, swimming of microorganisms, microfluidics, and bio-fluids dynamics. Dr. Arratia obtained a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Hampton University in 1997 and a Ph.D. in Chemical & Biochemical Engineering from Rutgers University in 2003. Dr. Arratia is a recipient of the NSF Career Award, the Milton Van Dyke Award from the American Physical Society (Division of Fluid Dynamics), and the Rutgers University Early Career Distinction Award.

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Dr. Pramod Abichandani View Bio
New Jersey Institute of Technology

Participant (2013)
Nehal Ibrahim Abu-Lail View Bio
Washington State University

Participant (2011)
Robin Adams View Bio
Purdue University

Participant (2010)
Amir AghaKouchak View Bio
Assistant Professor

University of California, Irvine

Participant (2012)
Dr. Alice M. Agogino View Bio
Roscoe and Elizabeth Hughes Professor of Mechanical Engineering

University of California, Berkeley

Speaker (2012)
Dr. Benjamin Ahn View Bio
Assistant Professor

Iowa State University

Participant (2016)
Associate Professor Alexander Alexeev View Bio
Associate Professor

Georgia Institute of Technology

Participant (2014)
Theodore Allen View Bio
Ohio State University

Participant (2010)
Susan Ambrose View Bio
Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning

Northeastern University

Speaker (2012)
Adjo Amekudzi View Bio
Georgia Institute of Technology

Participant (2012)
Brian Anderson View Bio
West Virginia University

Participant (2010)
Petru Andrei View Bio
Florida State University

Participant (2012)
Lawrence Angrave View Bio
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

Participant (2012)
Bruce Ankenman View Bio
co-Director and Associate Professor

Northwestern University

Participant (2012)
Dr. Casey Ankeny View Bio
Lecturer

Arizona State University

Participant (2016)
Diran Apelian View Bio
Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Committee Member (2010)
Dr. LAUREN MARIE AQUINO AQUINO SHLUZAS View Bio
Exec. Director, Healthcare Design Research

Stanford University

Participant (2014)
Prof. Andrea Armani View Bio
Assoc Professor

University of Southern California

Participant (2014)
Prof. Craig B. Arnold View Bio
Professor

Princeton University

Participant (2013)
William Arnold View Bio
University of Minnesota

Participant (2011)