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Ansley Abraham
Director, SREB Doctoral Scholars Program
Southern Regional Education Board
Ansley Abraham is director of the Southern Regional Education Board State Doctoral Scholars Program in Atlanta, GA. Under Dr. Abraham's direction, the Board has developed one of the nation's best-documented and successful programs for producing minority P... » Read More
Martha Shumate Absher
Associate Dean for Education and Outreach, Pratt School of Engineering
Duke University
Martha Shumate Absher is Associate Dean for Education and Outreach for the Pratt School of Engineering of Duke University. She directs numerous educational programs, many of which target underrepresented populations in the sciences and engineering. She is... » Read More
Howard G Adams
Founder and President of H.G. Adams & Associates, Inc.
H.G. Adams & Associates, Inc.
HOWARD G. ADAMS, Ph.D. is Founder and President of H.G. Adams & Associates, Inc., a Norfolk, VA based consulting company that provides human development services and products to educational, governmental and industrial organizations. Adams is a leading ex... » Read More
Stephanie Adams
Chair, Engineering Education
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Stephanie Adams, Chair, Engineering Education, Virginia Tech. Adams is a past recipient of a National Science Foundation CAREER Award, given to support her goal of designing, developing, and validating a model for the facilitation of effective teaming in ... » Read More
Carmen Aguilar
Associate Scientist at the School of Freshwater Sciences
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Carmen Aguilar is an Associate Scientist at the School of Freshwater Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.

"Growing up in Mexico City, I was surrounded by the enticing world of music, art, museums, and movies. But my family and I also explo... » Read More

Nancy Aguilar
Post-Doc
University of California, Irvine
I grew up near the coast of Los Angeles, and thus have always had an interest in the marine environment. I was very fortunate to have an opportunity to take a summer marine biology course while growing-up, so I knew fairly early that I wanted to go to col... » Read More
Daniel Akins
Professor of Chemistry
City University of New York (CUNY), City College of New York
Daniel Akins has been a Professor of Chemistry at The City College of New York since 1981, and director of the CUNY-Center for Analysis of Structure and Interfaces since 1988. He holds a doctorate in physical chemistry from the University of California at... » Read More
Tuncay Aktosun
Math Alliance Mentor
University of Texas, Arlington
I am a professor of mathematics at the University of Texas at Arlington. My research area is differential equations and applied analysis, with research interests in scattering and spectral problems, inverse problems, and wave propagation. Some examples of... » Read More
Larry Alade
NOAA Research Fisheries Biologist
NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center
NOAA's Office of Education, Educational Partnership Program (EPP) is pleased to announce that on May 16, 2008, Graduate Sciences Program (GSP) student Larry A. Alade completed his Doctoral Degree in Marine Estuarine and Environmental Sciences from the Uni... » Read More
Claudia Alexander
Scientist & Project Manager, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
NASA
Alexander is an African American research scientist specializing in geophysics and planetary science. She has worked for the United States Geological Survey and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. As member of the technical staff at the ... » Read More
Lenell Allen
California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Lab
National Science Foundation (NSF); California Institute of Technology; NASA
Lenell Allen was the AGEP Program Officer at the National Science Foundation. She has recently been appointed at the Manager of Minority Education Programs at the California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory. She has been Senior Program... » Read More
David B. Allison
Math Alliance Mentor
University of Alabama, Birmingham
David B. Allison received his Ph.D. from Hofstra University in 1990. He then completed a post-doctoral fellowship at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and a second post-doctoral fellowship at the NIH-funded New York Obesity Research Center a... » Read More
Gaik Ambartsoumian
Math Alliance Mentor
University of Texas, Arlington
Dr. Gaik Ambartsoumian received his Ph.D. in Mathematics from Texas A&M University in 2006. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Mathematics at the University of Texas at Arlington and an Adjunct Faculty of the Graduate Program in Biomedical Engineer... » Read More
Elizabeth Ambos

Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR)
Formerly the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research Initiatives and Partnerships for the California State University (CSU) Chancellor's Office, Ambos is the executive officer for the Council on Undergraduate Research(CUR), an international not-for-profit ... » Read More
Arleen Anderson
Director of Internships
University of New Haven
An enthusiastic advocate for students for nearly two decades, Arleen Anderson is the Director of Internships and Employer Relations at the University of New Haven in West Haven, CT.

Immediately prior to being selected to head up the Internship Progr... » Read More

Dana Anderson
Optical Science and Engineering
University of Colorado, Boulder
Dana Anderson PI, Optical Science and Engineering IGERT, University of Colorado, works on research is directed primarily in three areas: Real-time holographic systems, optical sensing and precision measurement, and atom optics. Real-time holographic syste... » Read More
Kimberly Anderson
Engineered Bioactive Interfaces and Devices
University of Kentucky
Kimberly Anderson is the PI for the new Engineered Bioactive Interfaces and Devices IGERT at the University of Kentucky. She is a faculty member in chemical and materials engineering and is the recipient of the 2002 Sarah Bennett Holmes Award from the UK... » Read More
Mary Anderson-Roland
Professor
Arizona State University
Mary Anderson-Rowland is a professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering in the Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering at ASU. Anderson-Rowland received her B.A. in mathematics from Hope College in 1961, and her M.S. and Ph.D. in mathematics from the... » Read More
Robert Ankenmann
Teacher of Philosophy
University of Iowa
It is my philosophy that every person, whatever their stage of life, has the capacity to learn something, and that the role of the educator is to empower individuals to autonomously recognize their potential-their capacity for growth-and to facilitate the... » Read More
Scott Annin
Undergraduate Mentor
California State University, Fullerton
Dr. Annin received double B.S. degrees in mathematics and physics from the University of Nebraska (1995) and his Ph.D. in noncommutative algebra from the University of California, Berkeley (2002). That same year, he became a Professor at California State... » Read More
Treena Livingston Arinzeh
Associate Professor
New Jersey Institute of Technology

Armed with a master’s in biomedical engineering from Johns Hopkins University and a Ph.D. in bioengineering from the University of Pennsylvania, Treena Livingston Arinzeh was the first to demonstrate, in 2003, that scientists can implant donor stem cel... » Read More

Dieter Armbruster
Undergraduate and Graduate Mentor
Arizona State University
Dieter Armbruster has a Ph.D in Physics from the University of Tuebingen in Germany, did postdoctoral work in engineering at Cornell University, currently is a professor in mathematics at Arizona State University and a part-time professor in mechanical en... » Read More
Earlene Armstrong
Entomology Professor
University of Maryland, College Park
University of Maryland entomology professor Earlene Armstrong grew up on a farm in North Carolina, the daughter of parents who didn't have a high school education. She began experimenting with "science" by playing with bugs on the farm, and she's never st... » Read More
Juan Arratia
STEM Education
Universidad Metropolitana (UMET)
Juan F. Arratia, Ph.D., was born in Pomaire, Chile, on December 27, 1948. He graduated from Universidad Técnica del Estado with a BS in Electrical Engineering in 1973.

He was awarded an MSc in Engineering from Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, Louis... » Read More

Pam Arroway
Teaching Associate Professor
North Carolina State University

Pam Arroway is currently Assistant Department Head and Co-Director of Graduate Programs in the Department of Statistics, North Carolina State University. Dr. Arroway received her PhD from Iowa State in 1999 and subsequently joined North Carolina State... » Read More

Akua Asa-Awuku
Assistant Professor, Chemical and Environmental Engineering
University of California, Riverside

My current research interests are Understanding and Predicting Global Climate Change; specifically, the impact of warm cumulus clouds that may counteract the warming effects of greenhouse gases Modeling and parameterization of cloud microphysical proce... » Read More

Valerie Sheares Ashby
Atlantic SBES AGEP
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Research Interests: Polymer Design & Synthesis, Polymer Composites, Biomaterial Synthesis

Professional Background: B.A. Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1988); Ph.D. Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hi... » Read More

Alonzo Ashley

Stanford University
Alonzo Ashley of Stanford University originated and developed the Stanford University Linear Accelerator (SLAC) Summer Research Program for underrepresented minority undergraduates in science, technology, engineering and mathematics - now called the Scien... » Read More
Diola Bagayoko
Professor and Chair of Physics
Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge
Dr. Diola Bagayoko has been at SUBR since the fall of 1984. He is the statewide director of the Louis Stokes Louisiana Alliance for Minority Participation (www.ls-lamp.org). A fellow of the National Society of Black Physicists (NSBP), he earned the BS deg... » Read More
Earnestine Baker
Assistant to the Vice President of Institutional Advancement and Executive Director of the Meyerhoff Scholars Program
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Earnestine Baker, Assistant to the Vice President of Institutional Advancement and Executive Director of the Meyerhoff Scholars Program, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

The program headed by Baker was established in 1989. The purpose of the ... » Read More

Kathleen Banks
Assistant Professor of Educational Measurement and Statistics
University of Iowa
My name is Kathleen Banks and I am an Assistatnt Professor of Educational Measurement and Statistics at the University of Iowa in the College of Education. I teach Elementary Statistics and Introduction to Educational Measurement. My reserach interests ... » Read More
Gilda Barabino
Nanomedicine
Georgia Institute of Technology
Gilda Barabino is Associate Chair for Graduate Studies & Professor of Biomedical Engineering andVice Provost for Academic Diversity at Georgia Institute of Technology. She was previously Professor of Chemical Engineering and Co-PI of the Nanomedicine IGE... » Read More
Paul Barber
Associate Professor
University of California, Los Angeles
Researchers in my lab are engaged in a wide variety of projects that implement molecular genetic techniques in the study of ecological and evolutionary questions in marine environments. My research program is presently organized around several themes, inc... » Read More
Holly Barnard
Assistant Professor, Geography
University of Colorado, Boulder
Ph.D. Forest Science & Forest Engineering (dual major), Oregon State University, 2009

M.S. Forest Science, Colorado State University 2000.

B.S. Forest Resources, University of Washington 1998.

My research is focused on investigating how ... » Read More

Enrique Barrera
Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Rice University
Dr. Barrera, professor of mechanical engineering and materials science at Rice University, has been recognized for his achievements in research and education and for his efforts in minority mentoring and recruitment to engineering. His awards include the ... » Read More
Henry (Hank) Bart
Graduate Alliance for Education in Louisiana (GAELA)
Tulane University
Hank is currently the Director of the Tulane University Museum of Natural History and a faculty member in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. He is an active leader in AGEP. He coordinates the Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Minority... » Read More
Drew Barton
Associate Professor of Biology
University of Maine, Farmington
Drew Barton teaches his students how to turn what they learn into action and tells them that they can make a difference, not just after they graduate, but while they're students at Farmington.

In his "Climate Change and the End of Fossil Fuel" class, ... » Read More

Bernard Batson
Program Director, College of Engineering, University of South Florida
University of South Florida
Batson previously coordinated the Sensory Knowledge-based Interface Science (SKINS) IGERT, University of South Florida. Bernard also served for three years as a Program Coordinator for the McNair Scholars Program/Honors College at USF. In that capacity,... » Read More
Frank Bayliss
Professor of Biology
San Francisco State University
Frank Bayliss is a professor of biology at San Francisco State University. He was presented with the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM) in 2010. During his nearly 35 years at SF State, Bayliss ... » Read More
Kate Beard
Sensor Science, Engineering and Mathematics
University of Maine
Kate Beard is a professor in the Department of Spatial Information Science Engineering at the University of Maine. She has been a research faculty with the National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis (NCGIA) since its beginning in 1989 and cur... » Read More
Patricia Beaulieu
Math Alliance Mentor
University of Louisiana, Lafayette
I am an female African-American Assistant Professor of Mathematics at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. I am from Tuskegee Institute, Alabama. I have an M.Ed. in Mathematics Education from Tuskegee University and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Mathematics... » Read More
Matthias Beck
Math Alliance Mentor
San Francisco State University
After studies at the University of Würzburg, SUNY Oneonta, and Temple University, and postdoctoral positions at SUNY Binghamton, the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute in Berkeley, CA, and the Max-Planck-Institute in Bonn, Germany, Matthias Beck arr... » Read More
Philip Bell
Professor of Learning Sciences
University of Washington
Dr Bell is a professor of Learning Sciences at the University of Washington and the Geda and Phil Condit Professor of Science and Math Education.

(From Dr. Bell's website):

I study how and why people learn about science and technology - and how it... » Read More

Robert Belle
Director, SREB-AGEP Doctoral Scholars Program
Southern Regional Education Board
Robert (Bob) Belle joined the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) in November 2002 as the Director for the SREB Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) Doctoral Scholars Program. Prior to joining SREB Bob served as the Director o... » Read More
Claudia Benitez-Nelson
Professor, Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences
University of South Carolina, Columbia
I grew up in Seattle Washington. While playing soccer at the University of Washington, I earned double degrees in Oceanography and Chemistry in 1992. After taking a year off to travel the world I began a Ph.D. in Oceanography at the Woods Hole Oceanogra... » Read More
Bull Bennett
President and CEO
North Dakota Association of Tribal Colleges
Dr. T. M. Bull Bennett (Mi’kmaq), was born in Brunswick, ME, and grew up in the mountains and prairies of Wyoming. He studied field ecology as an undergraduate and earned a BS in Biology from Black Hills State University. He completed a MS in Zoology and ... » Read More
Clifford Bergman
Mathematics Professor
Iowa State University
Cliff Bergman is a Professor of Mathematics at Iowa State University. He has served as Director of Graduate Education for the department since July 2011. Bergman's research covers universal algebra, logic, and parts of computer science. As a member of IS... » Read More
Troy Bernier
Graduate Student (PhD)
Florida Memorial University; Florida Atlantic University
Mr. Bernier is from New York City and has a B.S. degree in Geology from the City University of New York at York College. He moved to North Carolina and earned an M.S. degree in Geology from UNC, Chapel Hill. Mr. Bernier has worked in various areas of Eart... » Read More
Shekar Bhansali
Sensory Knowledge-based Interface Sciences (SKINS)
University of South Florida
Dr. Shekhar Bhansali is Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of South Florida. He received his PhD in Electrical Engineering (1997) from Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Australia. His interests are in... » Read More
Solomon Bililign
Professor of Physics
North Carolina A&T State University
Dr. Solomon Bililign, N.C. A&T physics professor, was named a winner of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring in 2010. Dr. Bililign is director of the NOAA Interdisciplinary Scientific Environmental Tech... » Read More
Brian Bingham
Invertebrate symbiosis
Western Washington University
In my lab, we study the symbioses between cnidarians (sea anemones, corals, and their relatives) and single-celled algae that reside within their cells and provide them with photosynthetic energy. These symbioses are widespread in the tropics and are a ke... » Read More
Terrence Richard Blackman
Mathematics Professor
City University of New York (CUNY), Medgar Evers College
Terrence Richard Blackman was born in Georgetown, Guyana. He is an old boy of the famed Guyanese high school, Queens College. Terrence graduated Cum Laude with honors in mathematics from Brooklyn College and he holds M.Phil and Ph.D. degrees, in mathemati... » Read More
David Blersch
Ecosystem Restoration through Interdisciplinary Exchange (ERIE) IGERT
State University of New York (SUNY), Buffalo
David M. Blersch, the Director of the Ecosystem Restoration through Interdisciplinary Exchange (ERIE) program, obtained a Ph.D. in Ecological Engineering the University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland. Dr. Blersch’s research interests are in underst... » Read More
Lenore Blum
Mathematician and Computer Scientist
Carnegie Mellon University
A noted mathematician and computer scientist, Lenore Blum is working to forge strong ties between Carnegie Mellon faculty and students who are doing world-class research and the business and investment community that can help move those ideas into the mar... » Read More
Jacquelyn Bolman
Director, Indian Natural Resources, Sciences and Engineering Program (INRSEP)
Humboldt State University
Dr. J.R. Bolman is Director of the Indian Natural Resources, Science and Engineering Program (INRSEP) at Humboldt State University in Arcata California.

Prior to HSU, Dr. Bolman served as the Manager of Special Projects/NASA Workforce Development for... » Read More

Carl Bonner
Director of the Center for Photonic Materials Research
Norfolk State University
Carl E. Bonner is Director of the Center for Photonic Materials Research -- an NSF sponsored Center for Research Excellence in Science and Technology at Norfolk State University. He is also Associate Director of the Center for Materials Research and is p... » Read More
Karl Booksh
Professor of Chemistry
University of Delaware
Dr. Booksh is a Professor of Chemistry at the University of Delaware. His research is focused on the development of in-situ chemical sensors for environmental, biomedical, and industrial process monitoring. In addition to his research expertise, he brings... » Read More
Laura Bottomley
Director, Women in Engineering and K-12 Outreach
North Carolina State University
Laura Bottomley joined NC State University in fall of 1997 with the mission of creating a Women in Engineering program. She soon realized the need for and originated a K-12 Outreach program in 1999. She is responsible for the oversight of the Engineering ... » Read More
Elizabeth Boylan
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Program Director
Sloan Foundation
Elizabeth S. Boylan joined the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in July 2011 and directs the Foundation's programs on STEM Education, including pipeline programs for underrepresented groups and student retention. She also works with other program directors on d... » Read More
Benjamin Branch
Postdoctoral Scholar
Purdue University
Dr. Benjamin Branch is presently an Adjunct professor at Saint Augustine's College in Raleigh, NC. He presently teaches undergraduate computer science and engineering courses.

He has been a Post doctoral Research Associate at Oklahoma University, t... » Read More

Moysey Brio
Computational Mathematics-A Path to Discovery
University of Arizona

Prof. Moysey Brio of the Mathematics Department,University of Arizona has more than twenty years of research teaching experience is in the area of computational methods with applications to optics and plasma physics. He recently published a book for g... » Read More

Renae Brodie
Assistant Professor
Mount Holyoke College
Education
-B.A. Aquatic Biology, UC Santa Barbara, 1991
-Ph.D., Dept. of Zoology, Univ. of Washington 1999

Postdoctoral Training
-Smithsonian (Marine Station/Tropical Research Institute), 2000-2002

Research Interests
-Behav... » Read More

Sheila Ewing Browne
Physical Organic Chemist
Mount Holyoke College
Sheila Ewing Browne is a physical organic chemist whose current area of interest is polymer chemistry. Her research involves monitoring the biosynthesis and biodegradation of bacterial polyesters in vivo.

Since coming to Mount Holyoke in 1976, Browne ... » Read More

Robert R Bruner
Math Alliance Mentor
Wayne State University
Coming from a working class background, I was lucky enough to have some superb teachers along the way who encouraged my interest in mathematics, so that I ended up with a first class education despite limited financial resources.

I have always viewe... » Read More

Lecretia Buckley
Math Alliance Mentor
Jackson State University
Lecretia is an Associate Professor of Mathematics Education at Jackson State University, Jackson, Mississippi. Her research focuses on equity issues in mathematics education in secondary schools and in pre-service teaching.... » Read More
Arnold Burger
Professor of Physics and Co-Director Masters-to-PhD Bridge program
Fisk University
Arnold Burger obtained the B.Sc. degree in Physics-Mathematics (1976), M.A. in Materials Science (1981), and Ph. D. in Materials Science (1986), all from the The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. In 1986 he joined the Department of Physics at Fisk Universit... » Read More
Barbara Burke
Professor of Chemistry
California Polytechnic State University, Pomona
Cal Poly Pomona professor Barbara Burke never has to say that she's a big supporter of education. Her passion is apparent in everything that she does. Burke teaches general and inorganic chemistry as well as the chemistry course taken by liberal studies s... » Read More
Gerard Buskes
Math Alliance Mentor
University of Mississippi
Professor Buskes received his Ph.D. from the University of Nijmegen in the Netherlands in 1983. He has taught at the University of Mississippi since 1985. He was Freshman Teacher of the year in 1992. Buskes has published research papers in Functional Anal... » Read More
D. Allan Butterfield
Professor of Biological Chemistry
University of Kentucky
Professor of Biological Chemistry, Director of the Center of Membrane Sciences, and Faculty of the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging. After obtaining his Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry at Duke University, he obtained a NIH Postdoctoral Fellowship that he took in... » Read More
David Bynum
Professor of Biochemistry and Cell Biology
State University of New York (SUNY), Stony Brook
R. David Bynum, Ph.D., Professor of Biochemistry and Cell Biology at Stony Brook University, is the founding director of Stony Brook University's Center for Science and Mathematics Education (CESAME). The Center mission is to attract, inspire and educate... » Read More
Goldie Byrd
Professor of Biology
North Carolina A&T State University
Dr. Goldie Byrd received her Bachelor of Science Degrees in Professional Biology and Biology Education at North Carolina A & T State University. She received her Ph.D. in Microbial Genetics and completed her Post-Doctorial training at Meharry Medical Coll... » Read More
Luis F. Caceres-Duque
Ph.D.
Universidad de Puerto Rico, Mayagüez
Director of Math Olympiads in Puerto Rico. Interested in Math Education, Logic and Algebra.... » Read More
Erika Tatiana Camacho
Alliance Regional Board Member (Southwest Region) & Math Alliance Mentor
Arizona State University, West Campus
Dr. Erika T. Camacho is the representative of the Southwest Region in the Alliance Regional Board. This governing board is comprised of individuals who are regional leaders in the effort to increase the number of individuals from underrepresented backgrou... » Read More
Victor Camillo
Math Alliance Mentor
University of Iowa
I am from a working class background in Bridgeport Connecticut. When I was young there was a search for scientists, and support available. I got very excited about the prospect of thinking for a living. I had good undergraduate mentors and a very stong... » Read More
Larry Campbell
Program Director, North Carolina Alliance to Create Opportunity Through Education (NC OPT-ED)
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Colonel (Retired) Larry Campbell is the Program Director for the North Carolina Alliance to Create Opportunity through Education (NC OPT-ED), a National Science Foundation Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP). The program is locate... » Read More
Patricia Campbell
President of Campbell-Kibler Associates, Inc.
Campbell-Kibler Associates, Inc.
Patricia Campbell is President of Campbell-Kibler Associates, Inc. She has been involved in educational research and evaluation with a focus on science and mathematics education and issues of race/ethnicity, gender and disability since the mid 1970's. He... » Read More
Steve Campbell
Math Alliance Mentor
North Carolina State University
Steve Campbell is Professor of Mathematics and Director of the Graduate Program. He has done research in functional analysis, linear algebra, numerical analysis, differential equations, and control theory. He is a Fellow of the IEEE. He has a good over... » Read More
Richard Cardenas
Chairman of the Department of Physics and Earth Sciences
St. Mary's University
Cardenas, who is chairman of the Department of Physics and Earth Sciences at St. Mary's University, speaks proudly of his students who have gone on to do amazing research or earn doctorates or become science teachers. But as one of the honored recipients... » Read More
Frances Carter-Johnson
Post-doctoral and Diversity Administrative Fellow
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Dr. Frances Carter-Johnson (Postdoctoral and Diversity Administrative Fellow at MIT). Dr. Carter-Johnson is a former PROMISE Peer Mentor. She has degrees in Public Policy, Applied Physics, Pure Physics, and Mechanical Engineering from UMBC, Georgia Tech... » Read More
Carlos Castillo-Chavez
Math Alliance Mentor
Arizona State University
Carlos Castillo-Chavez is a University Regents and a Joaquin Bustoz Jr. Professor at Arizona State University. Castillo-Chavez’s research program is carried out at the interface of the natural and social sciences and puts emphasis on (i) the role of dyna... » Read More
George Castro
Professor Emeritus
San Jose State University
Dr. George Castro's contributions to technology stem from his personal research, from the achievements of the groups he has managed, and from the students he has inspired and counseled to pursue graduate and post graduate studies in science. He is respec... » Read More
Peggy Cebe
Professor of Physics
Tufts University
Peggy Cebe is an internationally recognized expert in polymer physics, a Fellow of the American Physical Society and an educator. She is a Professor of Physics in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Tufts University. Over her 24-year career in aca... » Read More
Kathryn Chaloner
Math Alliance Mentor
University of Iowa
I have an undergraduate degree in math, and an MS, and PhD in Statistics. I am a Professor of Biostatistics at the University of Iowa, and my research involves applying and developing statistical methods for problems arising in medical research. I colla... » Read More
Meera Chandraseka
Professor of Physics
University of Missouri, Columbia
Dr. Meera Chandrasekhar obtained a B.Sc. degree from M.G.M. College, Udupi, an M.Sc. from the Indian Institute of Technology in Madras, India, and a Ph. D. from Brown University, Providence R.I.(1976). After a post doctoral fellowship at Max-Planck-Instit... » Read More
Moni Chauhan
Associate Professor
City University of New York (CUNY), Queensborough Community College
Moni Chauhan is currently associate professor in the department of chemistry and Faculty Coordinator for STEM Academy at Queensborough Community College of City University of New York. She obtained her PhD at Universite’ Montpellier II in France and ha... » Read More
Zheng Chen
Math Alliance Mentor
Southern University, New Orleans
Dr. Chen received his Ph.D. in applied and computational Mathematics from Florida State University in 2007.

Dr. Chen received his first Ph.D. in Mathematics from Fudan University in China in 1994. His research interest includes Stochastic Partial di... » Read More

Benito Chen-Charpentier
Math Alliance Mentor
University of Texas, Arlington
I have research interests in the areas of numerical analysis and partial differential equations as these areas relate to the problems of fluid flow through porous media, multiphase and multi-component flow, secondary oil recovery, flow with heat sources a... » Read More
Chellu Chetty
Associate Vice President of Research & Sponsored programs and a Distinguished Professor of Biology
Savannah State University
Dr. Chellu S. Chetty is the Associate Vice President of Research & Sponsored programs and a Distinguished Professor of Biology at Savannah State University. Currently, he is also directing NIH-funded MBRS and NSF-funded HBCU-UP Programs. Before joining t... » Read More
Quo-Shin Chi
Professor of Mathematics
Washington University
I got my Ph. D. at Stanford in 1986. I am a differential geometer and am most interested in the interplay between differential geometry and algebraic geometry.... » Read More
Karletta Chief
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Soil, Water, and Environmental Sciences
University of Arizona
Dr. Karletta Chief is an Assistant Professor and Assistant Specialist in the Department of Soil, Water, and Environmental Sciences at the University of Arizona in Tucson, AZ. As an assistant professor, the goal of her research is to improve our understand... » Read More
Yolanda Chiles

DuPont Company
Yolanda Chiles has a Bachelor's of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Clemson University with additional graduate study in Bioengineering. She is currently enrolled in the Drexel University Online Master of Science in Engineering Management pro... » Read More
Suzzette Chopin
Professor of Biomedical Sciences
Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi
Dr. Suzzette Chopin has a passion for biology. As a professor of biomedical sciences, Chopin has directed Pre-Professional Education and Special Programs in the College of Science and Technology since 2001. She continues her research in herbal remedies an... » Read More
Moody Chu
Math Alliance Mentor
North Carolina State University
I am a mathematician with an appreciation and broad interest in almost all aspects of lives. I am more than happy to share my experiences and thoughts with students. Please see my website for more information.... » Read More
Daryl Chubin
Director AAAS
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Daryl E. Chubin became founding Director in 2004 of the Center for Advancing Science & Engineering Capacity, at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (www.aaascapacity.org). Prior to that, he was Senior Vice President for Research, Polic... » Read More
Roy Clarke
Mentor
University of Michigan
Roy Clarke started the Applied Physics Program at the University of Michigan in 1987 with the recognition that the existing Physics Program was not equipped to address the needs of students who wanted to pursue research in areas outside of the traditional... » Read More
Stacey Cofield
Math Alliance Mentor
University of Alabama, Birmingham
I have been a professor at UAB for 6, almost 7 years. I did my graduate work in Richmond at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), in Biostatistics. My primary teaching focus is introductory statistics at the graduate level. I really feel that statisti... » Read More
Philip Cohen
Dean of the Graduate School, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, and a Professor of English
University of Texas, Arlington
Philip Cohen is the Dean of the Graduate School, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, and a Professor of English. He has been with the University of Texas at Arlington since 1986. He holds degrees from American University, the University of Southern Califor... » Read More
Donald Cole
Math Alliance Mentor
University of Mississippi
Dr. Donald R. Cole is an administrator and faculty member at the University of Mississippi. In his capacities as Assistant Provost and Assistant to the Chancellor for Multicultural Affairs and Associate Professor of Mathematics, Dr. Cole plays an active l... » Read More
Marsha Cole
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor Program Manager
Louisiana State University
Marsha Cole was born in Dallas, Texas, to Mark and Patti Cole. She completed her elementary education at Golden Meadows Elementary School prior to attending the Jackson Math, Science, and Technology Magnet Middle School of Garland, Texas. Despite her disa... » Read More
Omar Colón-Reyes
Math Alliance Mentor
Universidad de Puerto Rico, Mayagüez
Omar Colón-Reyes was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1977. He obtained his Ph.D. in Mathematics from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in May 2005 under the supervision of Reinhard Laubenbacher. His area of research is Discrete Dynami... » Read More
Otakuye Conroy
Assistant Professor, Civil and Envrionmental Engineering
University of Utah
Dr. Conroy is a newly appointed Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Utah. Her research interests include water/wastewater treatment and reuse, endocrine disruption, analytical and environmental... » Read More
Ted Conway
Program Director, Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental and Transport Systems
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Ted Conway is currently the Program Director at the Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental and Transport Systems at the National Science Foundation. Until recently, he was Professor and Associate Dean for Research Services in the School of ... » Read More
Minerva Cordero
Math Alliance Mentor
University of Texas, Arlington
Minerva Cordero always had the support of her parents. Her mother, who only completed the seventh grade, valued Education and often said to her children, "The best thing I can give you is an Education." Cordero and her five siblings could be found every n... » Read More
Judy Cordes
Society of Women in Engineering (SWE) advisor
Michigan State University
Senior Specialist & Coordinator for the Women in Engineering

In addition to being a Society of Women in Engineering (SWE) advisor, Judy has served as an Academic Advisor for freshman and sophomore students in the College of Engineering since the fall ... » Read More

James Cotter
Mentor
University of Minnesota, Morris
Professor Cotter has dedicated his career to creating an environment that encourages and challenges undergraduate women and Native American students to pursue careers in the geosciences, a field in which they are seriously underrepresented. Since 1986, ov... » Read More
Diane F. Cowan
Research Scientist
The Lobster Conservancy
Diane has worked as a research scientist and educator in the academic, government and non-profit sectors. In 1996, she founded The Lobster Conservancy with a vision of building a bridge to join all those sharing the common goal of maintaining a strong and... » Read More
Kate Cowles
Math Alliance Mentor
University of Iowa
I am an associate professor of Statistics and Biostatistics. I tell students that statistics is a great field for people who like math but are interested in other things as well, because statistics is used in almost every line of work -- science, busines... » Read More
Kellina Craig-Henderson
Program Director at the National Science Foundation in the Social Psychology Program
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Kellina M. Craig-Henderson is a social psychologist who is currently serving as the Deputy Division Director of the Social and Economic sciences division of the Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences directorate at the National Science Foundation. Her... » Read More
Alissa S Crans
Undergraduate Mentor
Loyola Marymount University
Alissa S. Crans earned her B.S. in mathematics from the University of Redlands in 1999 and her Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of California at Riverside in 2004, under the guidance of John Baez. She is currently an Associate Professor of mathema... » Read More
Isaac Crumbly
Professor of Biology
Fort Valley State University
Isaac "Ike" Crumbly has been a faculty member and administrator at Fort Valley State University, a historically African American school built on an 1890 land grant from the state of Georgia. Crumbly has served in a number of capacities: as Associate Vice ... » Read More
Benjamin Cuker

Hampton University
Dr. Cuker is a graduate of the University of Michigan where he received a BS in Natural Resources, the University of Michigan awarded him a MS in Resource Ecology and he received the PhD from North Carolina State in zoology with a minor in ecology. He cr... » Read More
Carina Curto
Math Alliance Mentor
University of Nebraska, Lincoln
I am a new Assistant Professor at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. My research is in interdisciplinary and applied math. Specifically, I work on problems stemming from computational and theoretical neuroscience. Prior to coming to UNL, I was a post... » Read More
Jim Michael Cushing
Undergraduate and Graduate Mentor
University of Arizona
Jim Cushing is a Professor in the Mathematics Department and is a member of the Graduate Interdisciplinary Program in Applied Mathematics. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Colorado in mathematics in 1964 and his PhD in applied m... » Read More
Roman Czujko
Director of the American Institute of Physics
American Institute of Physics (AIP)
Roman Czujko is the Director of the American Institute of Physics and works to assist students with employment, career paths and to increase the representation of women and minorities in physics. He also provides advice on questionnaire design and survey... » Read More
Louis Dale
Alabama AGEP
University of Alabama, Birmingham
Louis Dale’s efforts to establish and fund academic and financial support for minority students has earned him national recognition. In 2002, Dale was one of 10 individuals to receive the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engin... » Read More
Angela Daniels
Chair of the Applied Mathematics & Technology Department
Philander Smith College
Angela is the Chair of the Applied Mathematics & Technology department at Philander Smith College.... » Read More
Jeffrey Dawson
Math Alliance Mentor
University of Iowa
I was always interested in math and in medical sciences, so I was happy to find biostatistics as a field for my career. I have done collaborative research with over 20 medical departments at the University of Iowa, which has been very interesting. I enj... » Read More
Nathaniel Dean
Math Alliance Mentor
Texas State University, San Marcos
My research focuses on mathematical modeling, discrete mathematics, optimization, data mining, bioinformatics and network visualization. I have over 60 publications in these fields, and some of my work is highlighted in the PBS television series Life by t... » Read More
Jessie DeAro
Program Director in Education and Human Resources at the National Science Foundation and Director of the Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate Program (AGEP)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Dr. DeAro is a Program Director in Education and Human Resources at the National Science Foundation where she currently directs the Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate Program (AGEP). She has also directed the ADVANCE and HBCU-UP Progr... » Read More
Annette deCharon
Senior Marine Education Scientist, University of Maine
University of Maine
DeCharon began her career in ocean education/outreach at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory as Education Lead for the TOPEX/Poseidon Mission. She has been the lead developer of education and outreach materials for the NASA Aquarius sea surface salinity mi... » Read More
Rhonda DeCook
Math Alliance Mentor
University of Iowa
Before going back to school to get a graduate degree, I taught high school mathematics in Madison, Wisconsin. I taught in two different high schools while in Madison. When I switched to my second school, I was making a personal choice to teach in an env... » Read More
Patricia DeLeon
Member of the University of Delaware faculty since 1976, and is the Trustees Distinguished Professor of Biological Sciences
University of Delaware
Patricia A. DeLeon, a member of the University of Delaware faculty since 1976, is the Trustees Distinguished Professor of Biological Sciences. She conducts research into the genetic and molecular mechanisms of spermataogenesis, epididymal function and th... » Read More
Karen DePauw
Vice President and Dean for Graduate Education
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Karen P. DePauw is Vice President and Dean for Graduate Education at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and tenured Professor in the Departments of Sociology and Human Nutrition, Foods & Exercise. Before coming to Tech, she served 22 year... » Read More
Reginald DesRoches
Chair of the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
Reginald DesRoches has been appointed as the new Karen and John Huff Chair in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, at the Georgia Institute of Technology effective May 15, 2012. DesRoches is currently the Dean’s Profe... » Read More
Harold Deutschman

New Jersey Institute of Technology
Harold Deutschman, Ph.D, professor of civil and environmental engineering at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), has been honored by the New Jersey Chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) as educator of the year. He was also name... » Read More
Sarwan Dhir
Professor of Biotechnology and Presidential Mentoring Awardee
Fort Valley State University
Dr. Dhir is Professor of Biotechnology at Fort Valley State University, an HBCU serving a student community that is 93 percent African American. Since 2001, Dr. Dhir has hosted an NSF-funded Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) in Biotechnology be... » Read More
Catherine (Kitty) Didion
Director of the Committee on Women in Science Engineering and Medicine, NRC
National Research Council (NRC)
Catherine "Kitty" Didion is the Director of the Committee on Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine (CWSEM) of the National Research Council (NRC). The mission of CWSEM is to serve as a resource for organizations and individuals seeking information a... » Read More
Anne Donnelly
South East Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (SEAGEP)
University of Florida
Dr. Anne Donnelly is the Director of the Center for Undergraduate Research. She received her B.A. in Zoology at Ohio Wesleyan University, her MBA from Georgia State University, and her Ph.D. in Instruction and Curriculum (Science Education) from the Univ... » Read More
Frances Draughon
Professor and Director of Food Safety and Security
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Dr. Frances Ann Draughon is a professor in the University of Tennessee Department of Food Science and Technology and co-director of the University of Tennessee Food Safety Center of Excellence. Her areas of research include: Food Microbiology, Food Toxico... » Read More
Leslie-Ann Dupigny-Giroux
An Applied Climatologist
University of Vermont
An applied climatologist by training, Dr. Dupigny-Giroux's research interests intersect a number of interdisciplinary fields including hydroclimatic natural hazards and climate literacy as well as the use of remote sensing and GIS (Geographic Information ... » Read More
Jonathan Earle
Associate Dean Emeritus
University of Florida
Jonathan F.K. Earle completed his Ph.D. at the University of Florida in 1985, and joined the faculty in the Department of Agricultural & Biological Engineering in 1987. He now holds the title "Associate Dean Emeritus". In this position, he created the En... » Read More
Erica Lorraine Echols
Coordinator I, Office of Diversity Programs, College of Engineering
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Currently, I am a Coordinator with the Office of Diversity Programs within the College of Engineering at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Previously, I worked as Academic Coordinator with the Savannah River Environmental Sciences Field Station at ... » Read More
William R. Eckberg
NSF Program Officer for the Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP)
National Science Foundation (NSF); Howard University
Dr. Eckberg graduated from the University of Michigan and received his PhD from Michigan State University, having done additional graduate studies under predoctoral fellowships at the University of Washington and the Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Ho... » Read More
Arwen Edsalla
NOAA International Affairs Specialist
NOAA
NOAA's Office of Education, Educational Partnership Program is pleased to announce that Arwen L. Edsall, a Graduate Sciences Program student, has completed her Master's Degree in Marine Affairs on June 14, 2008, from the University of Washington, School o... » Read More
David Ellis
Math Alliance Mentor
San Francisco State University
Professor David Ellis is a Mentor with the San Francisco State University Mathematics Department.... » Read More
William Ellis
Associate Professor of Oceanography and Undergraduate Program Coordinator
University of Maine
Dr. Ellis is responsible for the day-to-day management of the School of Marine Sciences. He also serves as the Undergraduate Program Coordinator and the advisor for all first-year and transfer students. In addition to his administrative duties, he teach... » Read More
Katrina Emery
University Research Centers Project Manager for NASA, Dryden Flight Research Center
NASA
Katrina Emery is the University Research Centers Project Manager for NASA, Dryden Flight Research Center. The NASA University Research Centers, or URCs, project is designed to achieve a broad-based, competitive aerospace research capability among the nat... » Read More
Amelito G. Enriquez

Canada College
Dr. Enriquez received a Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring from President Obama in 2012.

Asked by Asian Journal what inspired him to be a mentor to countlessstudents, Dr. Enriquez shared about his humbl... » Read More

James Anthony Mendoza Epperson
Undergraduate and Graduate Mentor
University of Texas, Arlington
I received my Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of Texas at Austin in 1996. I took a postdoctoral position in Mathematics Education right after completing my Ph.D. and my work now focuses on research and curriculum development in mathematics educat... » Read More
Aprille J. Ericsson
ATLAS Instrument team at NASA
NASA
As the deputy instrument manager for the ATLAS Instrument team at NASA, Aprille J. Ericsson leads development of an instrument to house satellite-based lasers used to measure the topography of ice sheets from space in order to measure global climate chang... » Read More
David J Ernst
Professor
Vanderbilt University
David J. Ernst is Professor of Physics at Vanderbilt University. He graduated with a BS (1965) from MIT and received his PhD (1970) also from MIT.

Current Positions:

. Professor of Physics, Vanderbilt University

. Adjunct Professor, Fisk Un... » Read More

Michael Erwin
NOAA Fishery Biologist
NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service, Northeast
NOAA's Educational Partnership Program is pleased to announce that on March 6, 2008, Graduate Sciences Program (GSP) student Michael Anthony Erwin completed his Doctoral Degree in Biological Sciences from the University of South Carolina. Dr. Erwin is now... » Read More
Christina Eubanks-Turner
Math Alliance Mentor
University of Louisiana, Lafayette
Dr. Christina Eubanks-Turner is an Assistant Professor of Mathematics at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the area of Algebra. She received her PhD in Mathematics from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2008. Dr. Eubanks-Turner originally fr... » Read More
Billy Joe Evans
Professor Emeritus in Chemistry
University of Michigan
Brown wasn't even discussed in Macon; it was of absolutely no consequence to us, recalls Prof. Emeritus Billy Joe Evans, who was 12 years old at the time the decision was handed down. We were all aware of it, but we knew nothing was going to happen. There... » Read More
Martene Fair
Assistant Professor
Tennessee State University
A native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, I earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mathematics with certification to teach at the secondary level from Tennessee State University in May of 2005. I began my graduate studies in mathematics at North Carolina State U... » Read More
Molly Fenn
Math Alliance Mentor
North Carolina State University
I received my PhD from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in May of 2008 and began working at NC State the following fall. I am a Teaching Assistant Professor here meaning my position is very teaching focused in a large , mostly research focused ... » Read More
Renato Feres
Graduate Mentor
Washington University
I'm originally from Brazil, and came to the U.S. in 1985 to do my graduate studies in mathematics. I received my doctoral degree in mathematics at Caltech in 1989, with a dissertation in the area of dynamical systems. Since then, I've lived for a year in ... » Read More
David Ferguson
Distinguished Service Professor of Technology and Society and Applied Mathematics and Statistics
State University of New York (SUNY), Stony Brook
Dr. Ferguson is chair of the Department of Technology and Society. His research and teaching are intertwined and focus on issues of quantitative reasoning; problem solving; use and assessment of educational technologies; technology in mathematics, science... » Read More
John Flach
Technology-Baased Learning with Disability IGERT
Wright State University
In spite of my best judgment and due to some serendipitous events I ended up in graduate school at The Ohio State University working with Rich Jagacinski in 1978. Six years and two kids later, with strong urging from my wife, I finally completed the Ph.D.... » Read More
Ben Flores
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Texas, El Paso
Dr. Flores joined the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) in 1990 after earning his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Arizona State University. He is Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and has held several administrative positions inclu... » Read More
Norman Fortenberry
Executive Director of ASEE and the founding Director of the Center for the Advancement of Scholarship on Engineering Education (CASEE)
American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)
Norman Fortenberry is the Executive Director of ASEE and the founding Director of the Center for the Advancement of Scholarship on Engineering Education (CASEE) at the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). At NAE he was iresponsible for designing and de... » Read More
Oceana Francis
Ph.D., P.E.
University of Hawaii, Manoa
Past Research: Extreme wind analysis, ocean swell development, wave development affected by sea ice, coastal erosion, wind/wave climatology, wave dynamics, storm surges, wave modeling, geomorphology, civil site design, water/wastewater facility design, qu... » Read More
John Franke
Math Alliance Mentor
North Carolina State University
I do research in discrete dynamical systems applied to population dynamics, ecology, epidemiology and genetics. My first Ph.D. student is now the chairman of Howard University.... » Read More
Amy Freeman
Assistant Dean
Pennsylvania State University
Amy L. Freeman holds a Master of Science degree in Engineering and a Ph.D. in Workforce Education. This unusual combination has provided her with a professional skill set that combines the technical and the social sciences. Dr. Freeman has spoken in numer... » Read More
Daniel Frohardt
Undergraduate and Graduate Mentor
Wayne State University
My research interests are in algebra, especially finite groups and finite geometries. I am interested in mentoring both undergraduates and graduate students. I have been at Wayne State University since 1975 and am currently serving as chair of the depar... » Read More
Joan Frye
Program Director STC/IP
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Dr. Joan M. Frye, a Senior Staff Associate and Program Director at the National Science Foundation (NSF), is a self-confessed "trekkie." Trained as a chemist, Dr. Frye cites the 1960 television show Star Trek as the nova that sparked her interest in pursu... » Read More
Marangelly Fuentes
NOAA Support Scientist/Meteorologist
NOAA
Marangelly Fuentes is a Support Scientist/Meteorologist for the NOAA NESDIS Center for Satellite Applications and Research at NOAA NCEP in Camp Springs, MD. As a Support Scientist she is in charge of the development of the GOES-R and CrIS Real-Time Bias M... » Read More
Tanya Furman
Professor
Pennsylvania State University
Tanya completed her undergraduate degree at Princeton University in Geological Engineering, after which she spent a year as a Fulbright scholar at the University of Iceland. The research project she began there became the foundation of her doctoral progra... » Read More
Alec Gallimore
Associate Dean for Academic Programs and Initiatives
University of Michigan
Professor of Aerospace Engineering, College of Engineering, and Professor of Applied Physics, with specialization in experimental plasma physics and advanced spacecraft electric propulsion.

Dean Gallimore serves as the primary liaison between the Gradua... » Read More

Anahit Galstyan
Associate Professor of Mathematics
University of Texas, Pan American
Dr. Anahit Galstyan received her M.S in Mathematics in 1985 and Candidate of Science in Pure Mathematics in 1992 from Yerevan State University, Armenia. She received her Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics in 2005 from University of Cincinnati, OH. She is cur... » Read More
Joe A Gardella
Professor of Chemistry and Director of the UB/Buffalo Public Schools Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Partnership
State University of New York (SUNY), Buffalo
Joseph A. Gardella, Jr. Professor of Chemistry at the University at Buffalo, State University of New York and Director of the UB/Buffalo Public Schools Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Partnership. He has been on the faculty at UB since 1982. Joe... » Read More
Eric Garza
PhD Candidate
University of Vermont
Eric Garza received his Ph.D. in Environmental Studies and he's interested in toxicology and sustainability. The lab Eric worked in at Indiana University looks at environmental issues through the lens of an analytical chemist; Eric studied how polymers ab... » Read More
John Carlos Garza
Assistant Adjunct Professor
University of California, Santa Cruz; NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center
I use population and molecular genetic methods to provide biological inference regarding a broad range of questions in ecology, evolution, conservation and management of marine and aquatic species. Much of this work is with salmonid fishes in the genus On... » Read More
Roosevelt Gentry
Math Alliance Mentor
Jackson State University

Dr. Roosevelt Gentry faced a tough decision in high school -- whether to be a mathematician or biologist. "I loved both subjects," he recalls, "but I was not sure that I had a future in mathematics. Then my mathematics teacher, whom I admired, wrote in... » Read More

Yolanda Scott George
Deputy Director and Program Director, Human Resources Programs
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Yolanda Scott George is Deputy Director and Program Director, Education and Human Resources Programs, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Her duties and responsibilities include planning, development, management, implementation, an... » Read More
Medeva Ghee
Executive Director of the Leadership Alliance
Leadership Alliance
Dr. Medeva Ghee, a graduate of North Carolina State University in 1991 with a bachelor's degree in zoology, earned her M.S. and Ph.D. in microbiology in 1997 from New York University School of Medicine. Her postdoctoral research was conducted with a team ... » Read More
David Gibson
Associate Professor of Geology
University of Maine, Farmington
David Gibson's indoors lab classes encourage students to have strong presentation skills. He believes these skills are crucial in helping Geology students develop not only stronger information-gathering skills, but also stronger information-sharing skills... » Read More
Deidre Gibson
Associate Professor, Chair, Department of Marine and Environmental Science
Hampton University
Dr. Deidre Gibson earned the Ph.D. in Marine Science from the University of Georgia following the receipt of the B.S. in Oceanography from the University of Washington. She has served as an adjunct professor at both the University of Maryland (Horn Point ... » Read More
Juan Gilbert
professor and chair of human-centered computing at Clemson University
Clemson University
Juan Gilbert is a 2011 recipient of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring. The award, presented by the White House to individuals and organizations, recognizes the crucial role that mentoring plays in the... » Read More
Rosemary Gillespie
Professor, Schling Chair in Systematics
University of California, Berkeley
Professor Gillespie is the Schlinger Chair in Systematics and the Chair of the Berkeley Natural History Museums as well as the Director of the Essig Museum of Entomology. Previously, she served as the Chair of the Graduate Program in Ecology, Evolution an... » Read More
Matthew Gilligan
Professor Emeritus and Director of Marine Programs
Savannah State University
Dr. Gilligan was the Board of Regents 2001-2002 Distinguished Professor at SSU, is a member of the Education Sub-panel of the Ocean Research and Resources Advisory Panel, and chairs the Education Committee of the National and Southern Associations of Mari... » Read More
Yuri Gogotsi
Nanoscale Engineering and Science
Drexel University
Yury Gogotsi, Distinguished University Professor and Trustee Chair, is the PI for the Drexel and University of Pennsylvania IGERT in Nanoscale Engineering and Science. He holds appointments in the Departments of Materials Science and Engineering, Chemist... » Read More
Edray Herbert Goins
Math Alliance Mentor
Purdue University
Edray Herber Goins grew up in South Los Angeles, California. The product of the Los Angeles Unified (LAUSD) public school system, Dr. Goins attended the California Institute of Technology, where he majored in mathematics and physics, and earned his doctor... » Read More
Fiona Goodchild
PAESMEM Awardee
University of California, Santa Barbara
Fiona Goodchild has been working with UCSB scientists and engineers since 1990 when she joined the Center for Quantized Electronic Structures (QUEST), one of the early National Science Foundation Science and Technology Centers. She collaborated with resea... » Read More
George Gorospe
Research Engineer
Universities Space Research Association (USRA)
As a young boy I was naturally curious about mechanical systems, my fifth grade report was on “the modern internal combustion engine.” I loved the way the individual parts of an engine, when working in harmony, could produce significant quantities of hors... » Read More
Christine Grant
Professor, Director and Mentor
North Carolina State University
Dr. Christine Grant is a tenured full professor of Chemical and Biomolecular (CBE) engineering at North Carolina State University. As one of only eight tenured female African-American chemical engineering faculty in the nation, Grant is working to change ... » Read More
Dimitar Grantcharov
Math Alliance Mentor
University of Texas, Arlington
Dimitar Grantcharov received his Ph.D. in mathematics from University of California, Riverside, in 2003. He has been an assistant professor at the University of Texas Arlington since 2008. His research is in the areas of representations of Lie algebras a... » Read More
Mary Gray
Author, Educator and Mentor
American University
A statistician and lawyer, Professor Gray's areas of research include applications of statistics to human rights, economic equity, legal issues, and education. She is the founder of the Association for Women in Mathematics, a fellow of the American Statis... » Read More
Robert Gray
Alcatel-Lucent Technologies Professor of Communications and Networking
Stanford University
Robert M. Gray received the B.S. and M.S. degrees from M.I.T. in 1966 and the Ph.D. degree from U.S.C. in 1969, all in Electrical Engineering. Since 1969 he has been with Stanford University, where he is currently the Lucent Technologies Professor of Engi... » Read More
Steven Greenbaum
Physics Professor, PAESMEM Awardee
City University of New York (CUNY), Hunter College
Dr. Steve Greenbaum is a Professor of Physics at Hunter College in the City University of New York (CUNY) and also serves as Executive Officer of the Ph.D. Program in Physics at the CUNY Graduate Center. Dr. Greenbaum earned his Ph.D. in Experimental Cond... » Read More
Natasha Greene
Scientist, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region IV
Past Research:
Environmental Science - "The Memphis Depot Study"
Atmospheric Physics - "Use of the Electrostatic Classification Method to Size SRM Particles in the Presence of a Hurricane"

Doctoral Research (completed PhD in May 2006 at How... » Read More
Rick Grosberg
Biological Invasions
University of California, Davis
Rick Grosberg was the first PI of the University of California, Davis IGERT on Biological Invasions. His work centers on mechanisms influencing the evolution of genetic, ecological, life-history, and behavioral diversity in marine organisms. He is most i... » Read More
Karen Grove

San Francisco State University
My research interest is the interpretation of the tectonic evolution of an area based on studies of sediments and geomorphic features. Since 1992, I have been investigating the Quaternary history of the Point Reyes region, located about an hour north of S... » Read More
John Guckenheimer
Nonlinear Systems
Cornell University
John Guckenheimer is the PI of the Nonlinear Systems IGERT at Cornell University.

His research is a blend of theoretical investigation, development of computer methods and studies of nonlinear sytems that arise in diverse fields of science and engi... » Read More

Marcia Gumpertz
Assistant Vice Provost for Faculty and Staff Diversity and Professor of Statistics
North Carolina State University
Assistant Vice Provost for Faculty and Staff Diversity Marcia Gumpertz has been a member of the North Carolina State University (NCSU) faculty since 1989. In 1989 she joined the Statistics Department as an assistant professor, from 1995 to 2000 served as ... » Read More
Ryan Gutenkunst
Undergraduate and Graduate Mentor
University of Arizona

Ryan Gutenkunst trained in Physics at the California Institute of Technology and at Cornell University, where he received his Ph.D. Following a postdoc at Los Alamos National Laboratory, he joined the University of Arizona in 2010. There he is an Assi... » Read More

Ricki Hadow
Deputy Director, Department of Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder
University of Colorado, Boulder
Hadow has 20-plus years of experience working at large companies (for example, seven years with Digital Equipment Corporation), as well as small ones. She has a rich and varied business background in project management. Her specialties include electroni... » Read More
Cynthia Hall
Assistant Professor, Geology
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Past Research: Continental shelf sediments are one of the largest sinks of oceanic nitrogen. Denitrification removes inorganic N by converting it into nitrogen gas, N2, thus limiting primary productivity. Previous studies have determined denit... » Read More
Melanie Denise Harrison
Water Quality Specialist, NOAA NMFS
NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service
Research Interests: Studying "hotspots" of denitrification in urban restored watersheds.

I am interested in nutrient cycling in urban restored watersheds, focusing on "hotspots" of denitrification and a host of microbial variables that play a key ro... » Read More

Linda Hayden
Associate Dean of the School of Mathematics, Science and Technology
Elizabeth City State University
Dr. Hayden holds a PhD in Mathematics and Education. She is presently the Associate Dean of the School of Mathematics, Science and Technology at Elizabeth City State University, and the Director of the Center of Excellence in Remote Sensing Education and ... » Read More
Sekeenia Haynes
Manager, Program for Excellence and Equity in Research
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
My goal as an educator is to provide the opportunity for underrepresented minorities to learn earth science by teaching an interdisciplinary science course in environmental science. I would like my course to convey the connection between traditional subje... » Read More
Aloysius Gerardus Helminck
Professor and Head of Dept
North Carolina State University
I have worked with students on research in a broad range of areas, including algebra, Representation theory, Lie groups, symmetric spaces, geometry, symbolic computation and combinatorics.... » Read More
Renaldo Jeremiah Hemphill
Math Alliance Mentor
University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff
Educator: Passionate leader and educator; Successful in developing assessment tools and standards for measuring performance; Experienced in writing proposals for funding and successful accreditation reports; Participates regularly in community activities... » Read More
Douglass Henderson
Professor, Dept of Engineering Physics
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Professor Henderson is a nuclear engineer with research interests in magnetic and inertial fusion energy (MFE, IFE) reactor systems, the nuclear waste transmutation and fissile material characterization of waste, and neutral particle transport. In fusion ... » Read More
Mark Hernandez
Colorado Diversity Initiative Director
University of Colorado, Boulder
After several years of professional civil engineering practice, Mark Hernandez joined the University of Colorado faculty in 1996, and was tenured in 2001. He currently serves as a faculty director of the Colorado Diversity Initiative, which coordinates m... » Read More
Sara Xayarath Hernández
Director of Diversity Programs, Engineering College, Cornell University
Cornell University
Sara Xayarath Hernandez is at Cornell University and serves as the Director of the Diversity Programs in Engineering (DPE) office, which was recognized with a 2011 Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring. Sara ... » Read More
Raegan Higgins
Math Alliance Mentor
Texas Tech University
Dr. Higgins is an Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas. She received a B.S. degree in mathematics from Xavier University of Louisiana in 2002, and the degrees of M.S. (2004) and PhD. (2008) from the University of ... » Read More
Jonathan Hodge
Undergraduate Mentor
Grand Valley State University
I am an Associate Professor and Assistant Chair in the Department of Mathematics at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, MI. After graduating in 1998 with a B.S. in mathematics from Calvin College, I completed my Ph.D. at Western Michigan Universi... » Read More
Leslie Hogben
Math Alliance Mentor
Iowa State University
Leslie Hogben is a Professor of mathematics at Iowa State University and Associate Director for Program Diversity of the American Institute of Mathematics. She received her Ph.D. in 1978 from Yale University. Originally working in nonassociative algebra, ... » Read More
Noel Michele Holbrook
Biomechanics
Harvard University
Noel Michele Holbrook, current IGERT PI in Biomechanics at Harvard, grew up in a suburb of Washington, D.C., where she somehow conceived an interest in palms. After her sophomore year, an International Palm Society travel grant sent her to Panama for a ye... » Read More
Roderick Holmes
Undergraduate Mentor
Texas Southern University
I have BS and MS from TSU. I earned my PhD in Mathematics, from the University of Houston. Currently I am an Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Texas Southern University.... » Read More
Carole Hom
Academic Coordinator, Evolution and Ecology, College of Biological Sciences, University of California, Davis
University of California, Davis
Hom received a doctorate in Ecology at the University of Tennesee, with a focus on theoretical ecology and herpetology. As an instructor, program administrator, researcher and leader, Carole Hom is highly regarded by deans, faculty, students and staff ali... » Read More
Christiana Honsberg
Sustainable Energy from Solar Hydrogen
University of Delaware
Christina Honsberg is pictured here with a molecular beam epitaxity (MBE) machine. Work on this device forms the centerpiece of a new laboratory for ultra-high efficiency solar cells. The MBE machine was recently acquired from a Silicon Valley research c... » Read More
Werner Horn
Undergraduate and Graduate Mentor
California State University, Northridge
Werner Horn received his PhD from UCLA in 1989. After post-doc work at the University of Regensburg and the University of Essen in Germany he returned to California. He is currently a Professor at the California Stae University, Northridge. His research i... » Read More
Ayanna Howard
Electrical Engineer
Georgia Institute of Technology
Just call her The Bionic Woman! Dr. Howard is a robotics research engineer in the Telerobotics Research and Applications Group for the Jet Propulsion Labs. Her job is to use artificial intelligence (AI) to make robots "smarter." With improved AI, robots c... » Read More
George Howard
Professor and Chair
University of Alabama, Birmingham
Dr. George Howard is Professor and Chair of Biostatistics at the UAB. He received his training in biostatistics was from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He has had experience in biostatistics, data management, and the direction of coordin... » Read More
Joniqua Howard
Post Doctoral Assistant, PRoTECT
Universidad de Puerto Rico, Mayagüez
Past Research: My past research topics included the investigation of alternative reusable energy initiatives, STEM education, issues in sustainability, and the transport and fate of heavy metals (specifically mercury) in tropical environments such as Boli... » Read More
Freeman Hrabowski
President, UMBC
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Freeman A. Hrabowski, III, has served as President of UMBC (The University of Maryland, Baltimore County) since 1992. His research and publications focus on science and math education, with special emphasis on minority participation and performance. Bor... » Read More
Timothy Huber
Mathematics Mentor
University of Texas, Pan American
I am an Assistant Professor at the University of Texas-Pan American. My areas of research include analytic number theory, combinatorics, and special functions.... » Read More
Jacqueline Hughes-Oliver
Professor & Co-Director of Graduate Programs
North Carolina State University
Professor Jacqueline M. Hughes-Oliver has been at North Carolina State University since 1992, after one year as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Statistics at University of Wisconsin-Madison. She obtained her B.A. in mathematics from the University of Ci... » Read More
Aimee Hurt
Biologist and Dog Handler
Working Dogs for Conservation
As a biologist and dog handler, Aimee combines her talents to train her dog Wicket to find black bear, grizzly bear, wolf, and mountain lion scat (i.e., poop) in the area surrounding Yellowstone Park. This research helps scientists analyze if carnivores a... » Read More
Charles Ichoku
Research Physical Scientist, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Ichoku obtained his Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) degree in Surveying, Geodesy, and Photogrammetry, and his Master of Science (M.Sc) degree in Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, both from the University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus, in 1982 and 1987, respecti... » Read More
Ellis Ingram
Senior Associate Dean for Diversity & Inclusion
University of Missouri, School of Medicine
Dr. Ingram was born and raised in Detroit and received his medical degree from the University of Michigan. He completed a residency in pathology at MU in 1978.

Dr. Ingram leads several outreach and pipeline programs. He and his wife, Pamela, founded... » Read More

Cora Ingrum
Director of Multicultural Programs
University of Pennsylvania
Ms. Cora Ingrum is the Director of Multicultural Programs at the School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Pennsylvania. She directs school programs aimed at recruiting and retaining minority students, faculty and staff.... » Read More
Madeleine Jacobs
Executive Director & CEO
American Chemical Society
Madeleine Jacobs is Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the American Chemical Society (ACS), the world's largest scientific society, with more than 158,000 members worldwide. She assumed her post on January 1, 2004.

As Executive Direct... » Read More

Jennifer Jamison
Ph.D. in Chemistry
University of Arkansas
Jennifer completed her Ph.D. in Chemistry at Rice University in 2009. She worked as a postdoctoral research associate at Texas A&M Health Science Center within the College of Medicine from 2009-2011. She is currently an Assistant Professor of Chemistry ... » Read More
Ambrose Jearld, Jr.
Director of Academic Programs/NEFSC
NOAA
Past Research Interests: Early Life History and Behavioral Ecology of Marine Fish and Shellfish

Current Research: Fisheries Ecosystems and Fisheries Research Policy

Academic Preparation:
-Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Zoolog... » Read More

Roosevelt Johnson
Deputy Associate Administrator for Education, NASA
NASA
Currently Roosevelt is part of the senior management team that oversees the development and implementation of NASA's education programs that strengthen student involvement and public awareness about its scientific goals and missions.

Roosevelt recen... » Read More

Andrew Jones
Math Alliance Mentor
Florida A&M University
I am currently an Associate Professor of Mathematics in the Department of Mathematics at Florida A&M University. I also hold a joint appointment in the Industrial Engineering Department at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering. I have served as the Principa... » Read More
Brandon Jones
EPA Fellowship Programs Manager / Assistant Center Director for Ecosystems Research
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
My research interests included the biological and physical factors influencing larval transport, larval ecology, and crustacean behavior. The focal point of my dissertation work in Delaware has been the early life stages (larvae and post larvae) of the bl... » Read More
DiOnetta Jones
Associate Dean and Director, Office of Minority Education, Office of the Dean for Undergraduate Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
DiOnetta Jones is the Associate Dean and Director of the Office of Minority Education, Office of the Dean for Undergraduate Education at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Prior to this appointment, she was the Director of Diversity Programs f... » Read More

Lester W. (Bill) Jones
Math Alliance Mentor
Xavier University of Louisiana
In my 35 years at Xavier, I have mentored over a hundred African-American mathematics and statistics majors. Over 50% have successfully completed at least a master's degree. In the last 15 years, 7 Black, female, math/stat grads from Xavier have received ... » Read More
David A. Jorgensen
Math Alliance Mentor
University of Texas, Arlington
I am an associate professor of mathematics at University of Texas at Arlington. My research area is in algebra, with specialization in homological methods for commutative rings and finite dimensional algebras. The problems I tend to work on have their ro... » Read More
Palle E T Jorgensen
Professor
University of Iowa
I am a professor of mathematics, and I have taught at the University of Iowa since 1984. Before that, I taught at Stanford University, at the University of Pennsylvania, and at Aarhus University, Denmark. I am a research mathematician, with funding from... » Read More
Theresa Jorgensen
Math Alliance Mentor
University of Texas, Arlington
I am an assistant professor in the Mathematics Department. My chief area of interest is the education of teachers of mathematics. I did my Ph.D. research in partial differential equations, in particular, studying the wave equation in multiple dimensions... » Read More
Kresimir Josic
Undergraduate and Graduate Mentor in Mathematical Biology
University of Houston
Dr. Josic received a BSc in mathematics and physics from the University of Texas at Austin, and a PhD in mathematics from Penn State. He spent three years in the Center for BioDynamics at Boston University. His is interested in a number of topics in app... » Read More
Suzanne Judd
Math Alliance Mentor
University of Alabama, Birmingham
I am Assistant Professor of Biostatistics at UAB and am the team leader for the data management and analytic team for the REGARDS project which is a large epidemiologic study examining stroke risk factors. I went to Emory University to pursue a PhD and he... » Read More
Jill Karsten
Program Director for Education and Diversity
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Jill Karsten joined the Directorate for Geosciences (GEO) as Program Director for Education and Diversity in November 2005. In addition to program management responsibilities associated with GEO's education and diversity portfolio, Dr. Karsten serves as l... » Read More
Susan Kauzlarich
Chemistry Professor
University of California, Davis
B.S., College of William and Mary, 1980.
Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1985.
Postdoctoral Associate, Iowa State University, 1985-87.
Appointed to faculty, UC Davis, 1987-.
Maria Goeppert Mayer Distinguished Scholar Award from Argon... » Read More
Matthias Kawski
Math Alliance Mentor
Arizona State University
Mathematics thrives on the amazing interconnections between different area. I personally started in differential geometric control theory and currently focus on combinatorial Hopf algebras! Control is about the next question: instead of just computing an... » Read More
Tom Kennedy
Math Alliance Mentor
University of Arizona
Tom Kennedy is a Math Alliance Mentor with the University of Arizona. He is a Professor in the Mathematics Department and the Associate Head for their graduate program, as well as a member of the Graduate Interdisciplinary Program in Applied Mathematics. ... » Read More
Matt Kerr
Graduate Mentor
Washington University
(Ph.D., Princeton University, 2003) My broad area is Algebraic Geometry, the subject which studies the solution sets of polynomial equations ("algebraic spaces"). Most of my current work centers on Hodge theory, which describes the influence of integral... » Read More
Kamal Khan
Director of Success in the Sciences/Project Beck
Rutgers University
Under the direction of Dr. Khan, the SIS / Project Beck program serves over 500 students per year, an increase of 85% in only four years. He has developed and implemented a special recitation course in Biology for academic credit, sponsored by the Divisio... » Read More
Wolfgang Kliemann
Math Alliance Mentor
Iowa State University
Wolfgang Kliemann is professor and chair at the Department of Mathematics, Iowa State University. He received his PhD in 1980 from the Institute of Dynamical Systems, University of Bremen, Germany. His research area can be described broadly as 'systems th... » Read More
Hristo Kojouharov
Math Alliance Mentor
University of Texas, Arlington
I am an Associate Professor of Mathematics at the University of Texas at Arlington. My main scientific research covers the fields of mathematical biology and numerical analysis. It is strongly motivated and oriented toward applications. I am primarily int... » Read More
Fae L Korsmo
Staff Associate, Office of the Director
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Dr. Fae Korsmo works for the Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF), an agency that supports about 20 percent of all federally supported basic research conducted in U.S. colleges and universities. Dr. Korsmo has managed grant programs at NSF i... » Read More
Marianne Korten
Professor of Mathematics
Kansas State University

I'm a professor of mathematics at Kansas State University. I was born and raised in Patagonia, in the far South of Argentina. I studied mathematics at the University of Buenos Aires, earning my Ph.D. in 1994. My research areas are nonlinear PDEs and fr... » Read More

Christopher M. Kribs Zaleta
Math Alliance Mentor
University of Texas, Arlington
I have a joint appointment in the Departments of Mathematics and Curriculum & Instruction at UT Arlington, just a short drive from Dallas, where I was born and raised. I studied math and electrical engineering at Duke University, obtained a master's in e... » Read More
Edward Krug
Associate Professor and Departmental Mentoring Champion
Medical University of South Carolina
Dr. Krug is an Associate Professor in the Department of Regenerative Medicine and Cell Biology. He obtained his Ph.D. in biochemistry from Purdue University. His research interests include biochemical and molecular characterization of extracellular matri... » Read More
Glenn Kuehn
Regent's Professor; SCORE Program Director
New Mexico State University
Dr. Kuehn has had an ongoing, active research program at New Mexico State University since 1970. His research interests have centered on several topics in polyamine metabolism and roles in cellular homeostasis. 2002 PAESMEM Recipient... » Read More
David Kung
Math Alliance Mentor
Saint Mary's College of Maryland
Dave Kung is an Associate Professor of Mathematics at St. Mary's College of Maryland - the only St. Mary's in the US that's a public institution. He earned three degrees in ten years at the University of Wisconsin - Madison, culminating with a Ph.D. in Ha... » Read More
Phil Kutzko
Director, National Alliance & Director, UI Sloan Scholarship Program
University of Iowa
Phillip Kutzko was a recipient of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring by President Obama at the White House on January 6, 2010! Congratulations Dr. Kutzko! - IBP Staff Under Phil Kutzko’s leadership ... » Read More
Tor Kwembe
Math Alliance Mentor
Jackson State University
I am a full Professor and Chair of the Department of Mathematics at Jackson State University (JSU). I have taught many advanced and undergraduate level mathematics and computer programming courses and published research papers in pure and applied mathemat... » Read More
Richard Ladner
Professor in Computer Science and Engineering
University of Washington
Richard E. Ladner, Boeing Professor in Computer Science and Engineering, graduated from St. Mary's College of California with a B.S. in 1965 and received a Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of California, Berkeley in 1971, at which time he joined t... » Read More
Letise T. Houser LaFeir
Director of Government Relations & Education Programs Coordinator
National Marine Sanctuary Foundation
Academic Preparation:
NOAA Sea Grant Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship, 2006, Office of Congressman Sam Farr (D-CA-17)
Ph.D., Marine Biology, 2005, University of Delaware, Lewes, DE
B.S., Aquatic Biology, 2001, Brown University, Providen... » Read More
Sheila Edwards Lange
Vice President for Minority Affairs and Vice Provost for Diversity
University of Washington
Prior to heading the Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity at the UW, Dr. Lange held positions in academic and student affairs at Seattle Community College, Western Washington University, and University of California at Irvine. She served as the lead e... » Read More
Peggy Layne
Director, AdvanceVT and Faculty Projects
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Peggy joined Virginia Tech in 2003 as director of the Advance VT program. She previously worked as a diversity consultant for the American Association of Engineering Societies and as director of the program on diversity in the engineering workforce at the... » Read More
Maragret Leinen
Associate Provost
Florida Atlantic University
Dr. Margaret Leinen is the Associate Provost of Marine and Environmental Initiatives and Executive Director of the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, a unit of FAU located in Fort Pierce.

Dr. Leinen is the founder and President of the Climate R... » Read More

Russell Lenth
Statistical Engineering and Computation
University of Iowa
I do research in statistical computing and in what has recently been labeled statistical engineering. The idea of the latter is that basic research produces a "parts list", while engineers figure out how to use the available parts to make useful new thin... » Read More
Leslie Lerea
Associate Dean of the Graduate School and Director of SPIRE
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Leslie S. Lerea is Associate Dean of the Graduate School and Director of the SPIRE Postdoctoral Fellowship Program at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. She received her Ph.D. from the Department of Pharmacology at UNC Chapel Hill. She completed ... » Read More
Aihua Li
Math Alliance Mentor
Montclair State University
I enjoy working closely with undergraduate students on research projects and wish to make contributions to this area. In the past several years, I have directed undergraduate mathematics research in various topics involving linear algebra, number theory, ... » Read More
Ren-Cang Li
Math Alliance Mentor
University of Texas, Arlington
Ren-Cang Li, currently a professor at University of Texas at Arlington, received his PhD in Applied Mathematics in 1995 from University of California at Berkeley. His research interests include High Performance Computing, Numerical Solution of Ordinary Di... » Read More
Yan Li
Math Alliance Mentor
University of Texas, Arlington
My research interest is to develop proper statistical methods for resolving scientific questions raised in the complex survey and case-control data analysis, with special interest in the areas of statistical genetics, genetic association study, gene-envir... » Read More
Yi Li
Chair, Department of Mathematics
University of Iowa
In the past two decades, Yi Li has dedicated his mathematical research career to the study of nonlinear problems involving elliptic and parabolic equations/systems and their applications in mathematical physics, geometry, biomedical engineering, medical r... » Read More
Peter Liaw
Outstanding Researcher
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Peter Liaw is the College of Engineering's version of the Energizer Bunny: He just keeps going and going and going...

A professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) and the college's Ivan Racheff Chair of Excellence, Liaw is ... » Read More

Marigold Linton
American Indian Outreach Director
University of Kansas
Marigold Linton, University of Kansas American Indian Outreach Director, was the very first California reservation Indian ever to leave a reservation and attend a university. As the only American Indian on her college campus, she was not expected to succe... » Read More
Andy Liu
Space Research Scientist
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Andy is a project scientist at the MIT Center for Space Research. His current project is to study how humans adapt to the topsy-turvy, zero-gravity atmosphere of long space flights. Andy hopes to have one of these experiments performed on a future space s... » Read More
Nianjun Liu
Math Alliance Mentor
University of Alabama, Birmingham
My general research interest is to develop statistical and computational methods to solve problems related to human health, with a special emphasis on genetics and bioinformatics. My research interests include genetic linkage and association analysis, di... » Read More
Giovanna Llosent
Math Alliance Mentor
California State University, San Bernardino
I am currently an Assistant Professor at California State University, San Bernardino. I went to graduate school at the University of Iowa and I did my undergraduate work at the University of Costa Rica.... » Read More
Susan Loepp
Undergraduate Mentor
Williams College
Susan Loepp received a B.A. in mathematics and a B.S. in physics from Bethel College (N. Newton, KS) in 1989. She earned her Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of Texas at Austin in 1994. After a two-year postdoctoral position at the University of... » Read More
Rosaly Lopes
Science Coordinator for the Galileo Near Infrared Mapping Spectrometer
NASA
Research Summary: Planetary and terrestrial surface processes, with emphasis on volcanology. Use of remote-sensing data collected from spacecraft and aircraft platforms to further develop theoretical models of surface processes in close collab... » Read More
Heather MacDonald
Professor in Geology
College of William and Mary
Heather Macdonald has been teaching in the Department of Geology at the College of William and Mary since 1983. She was Dean of Undergraduate Studies in Arts and Science from 1994-1996; during that time she also served as the Chief Transfer Officer at the... » Read More
Carl Mack
Executive Director
National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)
Carl Bernard Mack was born in Jackson, Miss. He is a graduate and Distinguished Engineering Fellow of Mississippi State University, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering. On May 8, 2010, he was awarded an honorary Doctor... » Read More
Shirley Malcom
Head of Directorate for Education & Human Resources Programs
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Shirley Malcom is Head of the Directorate for Education and Human Resources Programs of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). The directorate includes AAAS programs in education, activities for underrepresented groups, and public... » Read More
Cathryn Manduca
Director, Science Education Resource Center
Carleton College
I am Director of the Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College where I am involved in a variety of projects that support improvements in undergraduate education and geoscience education (K-gray). My work includes organizing workshops and other... » Read More
Adin Mann
Principal Engineer, Fisher Controls
Iowa State University; Emerson Process Management
J. Adin Mann III, is currently Principal Engineer in the Fisher Valve Division of Emerson Process Management in Marshalltown, Iowa. He was previously Assistant Dean of the Graduate College and a member of the faculty in the Mechanical Engineering Departm... » Read More
Roummel Marcia
Assistant Professor
University of California, Merced
Dr. Marcia is an assistant professor of applied mathematics at the newest University of California campus (UC Merced). He received his Ph.D. in mathematics from UC San Diego and was at the biochemistry department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison an... » Read More
Tchavdar Marinov
Math Alliance Mentor
Southern University, New Orleans
I have a Ph.D. degree in Applied Mathematics from Bulgarian Academy of Science and a Ph.D. degree in Mathematics from University of Louisiana at Lafayette, two years postdoctoral research in Saitama Institute of Technology, Japan and one year of research ... » Read More
David Mark
Geographic Information Science
State University of New York (SUNY), Buffalo
David M. Mark is a Professor of Geography at the University at Buffalo, the State University of New York, and is the Director of the Buffalo site of the National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis (NCGIA). Mark also is Project Director of the ... » Read More
Mary Marlino
Director of e-Science, National Center for Atmospheric Research
National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)
Marlino was the former director of the national Digital Library for Earth System Education (DLESE). She is the Director of e-Science and the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Library. E-Science refers to global collaboration in key areas o... » Read More
Alberto Marrero
Math Alliance Mentor
Universidad de Puerto Rico, Cayey
I was a graduate student at the University of Iowa, working under the guidance of Professor Paul S. Muhly. I received my Ph.D. degree in May 2005. My interests are in the area of Functional Analysis (AMS category 46L). My work involves interactions betwee... » Read More
Cora Marrett
Deputy Director
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Cora B. Marrett is Deputy Director of the National Science Foundation. Since January 2009, she has served as NSF's acting Director, acting Deputy Director, and Senior Advisor, until her confirmation as Deputy Director in May 2011.

Before her appoint... » Read More

Donald Martin
Associate Professor
North Carolina State University
Donald Martin is a Math Alliance Mentor and Associate Professor in the Department of Statistics at NCSU.... » Read More
Catalina Martinez
Regional Manager, NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration
NOAA
Catalina graduated from the University of Rhode Island's (URI) Graduate School of Oceanography with a master's degree in 2000 and obtained a second master's degree from URI in Marine Affairs in 2002. Catalina's path to the field of ocean sciences was n... » Read More
Lee Ann Martinez
Program Director for DUE/EHR NSF
Colorado State University
Her research interests include predator-prey interactions among aquatic insects, and their influence on the behavior and genetic composition of prey populations. Other interests include appropriate technology, science education, and the social ... » Read More
Louis Martin-Vega
Dean of Engineering
North Carolina State University
Dr. Louis A. Martin-Vega is the Dean of Engineering at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina. With more than 8,500 students, 700 faculty and staff, and $129 million in annual research expenditures, NC State's College of Engineering is... » Read More
Joanna Masel
Math Alliance Mentor
University of Arizona

Our research asks how evolution works. If you make a random "mutation" to the zeros and ones of a computer program, the probability of improving its function may literally be zero. Yet when the same happens to DNA sequences, biological evolution is pos... » Read More

Nina Maung-Gaona
Assistant Dean for Diversity, the Graduate School
State University of New York (SUNY), Stony Brook
Nina Maung-Gaona is the Assistant Dean for Diversity and oversees two major graduate level initiatives (1) the New York State funded W. Burghardt Turner Fellowship Program and (2) NSF funded AGEP Program. She manages the day-to-day operations of the Cente... » Read More
Pararai Mavis
Math Alliance Mentor
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
I am from Zimbabwe. I obtained my PhD from Central Michigan University in 2006. I taught at Georgia Southern University for 2 years and then moved to Indiana University of Pennsylvania. I would like to see African Americans getting in the field of statist... » Read More
Gary S May
Professor and Dean
Georgia Institute of Technology
Dr. Gary S. May is the Dean of the College of Engineering and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. In that capacity, he serves as the chief academic officer of the college and provides leadership to over... » Read More
George McCabe
Math Alliance Mentor
Purdue University
I am a professor of Statistics and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the College of Science at Purdue University. My BS degree is in mathematics from Providence College (1966) and my PhD is in mathematical statistics from Columbia University (1970).... » Read More
William McCallum
Distinguished Professor and Head of Dept of Mathematics
University of Arizona
William G. McCallum is a University Distinguished Professor of Mathematics and Head of the Department of Mathematics at the University of Arizona. Born in Sydney, Australia in 1956, he received his Ph.D. in Mathematics from Harvard University in 1984, und... » Read More
Leslie Ain McClure
Math Alliance Mentor
University of Alabama, Birmingham
Dr. McClure is an Associate Professor of Biostatistics at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She was a math major as an undergraduate, but felt that she wanted to use her quantitative skills in a very applied fashion, and thus found that Biostatist... » Read More
Albert McHenry
More Graduate Education at Mountain States Alliance (MGE@MSA) AGEP
Arizona State University
Dr. Albert McHenry, Vice President and Executive Vice Provost for Arizona State University's Polytechnic campus in Mesa is one of several esteemed leaders in the Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate. Dr. McHenry leads the development of ... » Read More
Nieves McNulty
Math Alliance Mentor
Columbia College (South Carolina)
I am a professor of mathematics and computing at Columbia College where I was chair of the department for ten years. I have also taught at the University of South Carolina, Aiken. I obtained my undergraduate and master's degrees from the University of the... » Read More
Herbert Antonio Medina
Math Alliance Mentor
Loyola Marymount University
Herbert A. Medina received his B.S. (1985) in Mathematics-Computer Science from UCLA and his Ph.D. (1992) in Mathematics from U.C. Berkeley. He has been a faculty member at Loyola Marymount University (LMU) since 1992. His research interests center in ana... » Read More
Osvaldo Mendez
Math Alliance Mentor
University of Texas, El Paso
I work in Harmonic Analysis, Partial Differential Equations, Functional Analysis. I am currently employed by the University of Texas-El Paso.... » Read More
Sarah Mesnick
Ocean Science Researcher and Mentor
NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center
Dr. Mesnick's research focuses on social evolution in the ocean and on the role of social behavior in explaining patterns of species diversity. Since receiving her Ph.D. in ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Arizona (1996) her interests... » Read More
Zipporah Miller
Associate Director of Professional Programs and Conferences, National Science Teachers Association
National Science Teachers Association
Miller leads the NSTA's efforts in providing professional development and e-learning opportunities to teachers of science nationwide. She oversees NSTA's regional and national conferences, which draw more than 21,000 teachers annually; the NSTA Learnin... » Read More
Barbara Mills
Archaeological Science: Human Use of Ancient Landscapes
University of Arizona
Barbara Mills is a member of the Archaeological Sciences IGERT at University of Arizona, Professor of Anthropology and an interdisciplinary faculty member with American Indian Studies. She has been teaching at the University of Arizona since 1991, followi... » Read More
Fabio Augusto Milner
Math Alliance Mentor
Arizona State University
I was born and raised in Argentina in a middle class family of Argentine-born and raised parents. I did all my schooling in Buenos Aires in public schools, graduating in 1971. I am also a 1971 graduate of Piqua Central High in Ohio. I studied at the Unive... » Read More
Melvin Monette
Director of Graduate Fellowship and Special Programs
American Indian Graduate Center
Dedicated to higher education and diversity issues, Melvin Monette most recently served as the Director for Student Recruitment for the University of Minnesota School of Public Health. During his service at U of M, he was a member of the Executive Board o... » Read More
Charles Moore
Mathematics Professor
Kansas State University
I am a professor of mathematics at Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas. My undergraduate education was at Washington University in St. Louis and my graduate education was at U.C.L.A. My areas of research include analysis, complex analysis, h... » Read More
Tanya Moore
Leader of the 2020 Vision Projects, Berkeley California

Tanya Moore demonstrates that mathematicians can help divert social catastrophes. As the leader of the city-wide 2020 Vision Projects, launched in June 2010, Moore’s job is to help close the achievement gap between white, black, and Latino students in Ber... » Read More
James Moran
Assistant Professor, Biology, Mount St. Mary College
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
I earned a B.S. in Biochemistry at SUNY Geneseo in 1995. During my undergraduate years I had the opportunity to do research with Dr. Harold Hoops studying evolutionary relationships among various species of green algae. His passionate commitment to studen... » Read More
Lynn Morin
Analyst in diversity at NIH
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
I currently work at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) analyzing our minority health, health disparities and diversity training programs. As part of my job I strive to provide assistance to students and staff and all levels on... » Read More
Fredrika C. Moser
Assistant Director for Research at the Maryland Sea Grant College
Maryland Sea Grant College
Dr. Fredrika C. Moser is Assistant Director for Research at the Maryland Sea Grant College. She holds a master's in Geology and a Ph.D. in Environmental Sciences from Rutgers University. She completed a post doctoral position at the Bermuda Biological Sta... » Read More
Madeleine Msall
Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy
Bowdoin College
When did you realize that you wanted to go in to Physics, and what was it that inspired you to do so?

I was slow to choose Physics. Though I took Physics in high school, I wasn't 'science girl.' I liked mathematics, but I really liked literatur... » Read More

Bernadette Mullins
Professor of Mathematics
Birmingham-Southern College
I love mathematics and teaching undergraduate students at Birmingham-Southern College. My research interests are commutative ring theory and mathematics education. I also work with the Greater Birmingham Mathematics Partnership which works to improve K-12... » Read More
Diana Natalicio
President of UTEP
University of Texas, El Paso
Diana Natalicio was named president of UTEP in 1988. During her long and distinguished career with the University, Dr. Natalicio has served as vice president for academic affairs, dean of liberal arts, chair of the modern languages department and professo... » Read More
Pablo Negron
Math Alliance Mentor
Universidad de Puerto Rico, Humacao
Professor Negrón received his BS (1978) and MS (1980) from the University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras and his Ph.D. from the University of Maryland at College Park (1985). Since 1986, Professor Negrón has been involved in various research projects that ... » Read More
Mary Anne Nelson
Biology Professor
University of New Mexico
Research Interests: Sexual development in Neurospora crassa; the control of gene expression during development; fungal genomics.... » Read More
Priscilla Nelson
Professor, Civil Engineering
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Dr. Priscilla Nelson came to NJIT from her position as senior advisor to the director of the National Science Foundation. She had previously served in that capacity for the NSF Directorate for Engineering. She has been at NSF since 1994, and has served as... » Read More
Stacy Nelson
Associate Professor
North Carolina State University
Past Research Interests:
- Tidal Wetland Change Detection.
- Seasonal land cover change models of wetland plant species for estuarine carbon export relationships to the near-shore environments.
- Remote sensing of seasonal and yea... » Read More
Raymond Newman
Risk Analysis for Introduced Species and Genotypes
University of Minnesota
My research interests are in applied and basic aquatic ecology with an emphasis on trophic relations, littoral zones, and streams. I have a wide range of research interests in fisheries ecology and believe a mix of descriptive and manipulative research is... » Read More
Kim Nickerson
Atlantic SBES AGEP
University of Maryland, College Park

Dr. Kim Nickerson joined the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences in August of 2006 as an assistant dean and the director of the college’s diversity initiative. Before joining the University of Maryland, Dr. Nickerson was director of the American ... » Read More

Suzanne O'Connell
Professor, Earth & Environmental Sciences
Wesleyan University
At Wesleyan University, one of the top liberal arts colleges in the country, Dr. O'Connell shares her passion for geosciences with her students by using innovative classroom techniques and exposing them to research. She routinely takes her Oceanography cl... » Read More
Jacob J. Oleson
Math Alliance Mentor
University of Iowa
Dr. Oleson is an Assistant Professor in Biostatistics and a faculty member in the Center for Public Statistics for the College of Public Health at the University of Iowa. He conducts both biostatistical methodologic research and collaborative clinical re... » Read More
Joe Omojola
Professor of Mathematics & Physics
Southern University, New Orleans
Dr. Joe Omojola received the 2006 Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring from the National Science Foundation. He received the award in Washington, DC from President George W. Bush on Friday, November 16, 2007... » Read More
Joe Omojola
Math Alliance Mentor
Southern University, New Orleans
Dr. Joe Omojola is currently a Professor of Mathematics and Physics at Southern University at New Orleans (SUNO). He is also the PI for Enhancement, Enrichment, and Excellence in Mathematics and Science (E3MaS) grant, Campus Coordinator for SUNO's Louisia... » Read More
MaryJo Ondrechen
Computational Biology
Northeastern University
Professor Ondrechen's research group works in the areas of theoretical and computational chemistry and computational biology. Areas of interest include functional genomics - prediction of the functional roles of gene products (proteins), modeling of enzym... » Read More
Steven Oppenheimer
Professor
California State University, Northridge
During the Brooklyn-born professor's 38 years at CSUN, he has communicated his joy in life and learning to battalions of students who have carried it into research, medicine, teaching, forensics technology, pharmacology, dentistry and many other fields of... » Read More
Omayra Ortega
Asst Professor, Math & Natural Sciences Div
University of Iowa; Arizona State University
Assistant Professor of Applied Mathematics at Arizona State University

A Lucky Choice: Reflecting on My Time as a Grad Student in Mathematics at the University of Iowa

When I chose to attend the University of Iowa, my decision wasn't based on much... » Read More

Reyes ''Matiel'' Ortiz
Ph.D., Spring 2008
Universidad de Puerto Rico, Mayagüez
Dr. Reyes ''Matiel'' Ortiz-Albino obtained his double-majored in Pure Mathematics and Computer Science at University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez. In 2002, was accepted as a GAANN Fellowship student in a Mathematics PhD Program at The University of Iowa. He de... » Read More
Reyes M. Ortiz-Albino
Math Alliance Mentor
Universidad de Puerto Rico, Mayagüez
Dr. Reyes M. Ortiz-Albino (Matiel) obtained his double-majored in Pure Mathematics and Computer Science at University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez. In 2002, was accepted as a GAANN Fellowship student in a Mathematics PhD Program at The University of Iowa. He d... » Read More
Juan Ortiz-Navarro
Math Alliance Mentor
Universidad de Puerto Rico, Mayagüez
Dr. Juan Ortiz-Navarro obtained his major in Computational Mathematics at University of Puerto Rico – Humacao. In 2007, he obtained his PhD in Pure Math from the University of Iowa. He went on to work as a Visiting Assistant Professor at The University ... » Read More
Ingrid Padilla

Universidad de Puerto Rico, Mayagüez
Dr. Padilla has been at the University of Puerto Rico since 2001. Prior to that, she worked with Greg Morris and Associates and the U.S. Geological Survey. Dr. Padilla has received numerous awards through her career, including: Distinguished Professor in... » Read More
Scott Page
Director of the Center for the Study of Complex Systems
University of Michigan
Shortly after his arrival at Michigan, Page helped secure a National Science Foundation IGERT grant of $3 million, most of which was designated for graduate students in political science, economics and public policy.

In classrooms in both political... » Read More

David Pagni
Professor, Dept of Mathematics
California State University, Fullerton
David L. Pagni is a Professor in the Department of Mathematics at California State University, Fullerton. Since coming to Fullerton in 1969, Dr. Pagni's interests have ranged across the spectrum of mathematics education from grades K-University. His teach... » Read More
Nabendu Pal
Math Alliance Mentor
University of Louisiana, Lafayette
My research interests are in decision theory, reliability and life testing, multivariate analysis, and biostatistics.... » Read More
Wu San Pan
Assistant Professor
Rust College
Wu San Pan, PHD- Assistant Professor, Rust College

Education in US

The University of Memphis, Memphis, TN

Doctor of Philosophy, Mechanical Engineering, 2006

The University of Memphis, Memphis, TN

Master of Science, Electronics... » Read More

Karen Panetta
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Tufts University
Dr. Karen Panetta is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Tufts University and Director of the Simulation Research Laboratory at Tufts University. She is also the co-founder of BA Logix Inc. and serves as the company's Chief Research Scie... » Read More
Stephen Pankavich
Math Alliance Mentor
University of Texas, Arlington
I am an Assistant Professor of Mathematics at the University of Texas, Arlington. My areas of research include Applied Analysis, Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations, specifically those within Kinetic Theory and Nonlinear Waves, and Multiscale Modelin... » Read More
Neville Parker
Professor
City University of New York (CUNY), City College of New York
Neville A. Parker is Herbert G. Kayser Professor of Civil Engineering at The City College of The City University of New York, Director of the Institute for Transportation Systems of The City University of New York, Former Director of Research Careers for ... » Read More
Mercedes Pascual
Institutions, Diversity, Emergence, Adaptations and Structures (IDEAS) IGERT
Santa Fe Institute; University of Michigan
External Professor, Santa Fe Institute

Associate Professor, University of Michigan, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Center for the Study of Complex

Research Areas

Emergence, Organization & Dynamics of Living Systems Focus Ar... » Read More

Lina Patino
Program Director
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Current Research: Origin of volcanic rocks, basaltic to rhyolitic. Incipient weathering of volcanic rocks.... » Read More
Colette Patt
Director, Mathematical and Physical Sciences Diversity and Education Center
University of California, Berkeley
Colette E. Patt is the director of the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Diversity and Education Center at the University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Patt's work focuses on increasing the diversity of the undergraduate, graduate and post-doctoral popul... » Read More
Pete Pedersen
Mathematics Instructor
Maine School of Science and Mathematics
Mr. Pedersen, Dean of the Faculty at the Maine School of Science and Mathematics and mathematics instructor with 30 years of experience, loves teaching, disc golf, ultimate Frisbee, hiking, nature, and mountain climbing. Indoors, he is an avid cook, card ... » Read More
Hemant Pendse
Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering; FBRI Managing Director
University of Maine
My Research

'I am bioprospecting for microorganisms that cleave ether bonds between lignin and hemicellulose. My laboratory isolates and characterizes the microorganisms and the enzymes responsible for the etherase activities. We are planning to scale u... » Read More

Maria-Eglee Perez
Math Alliance Mentor
Universidad de Puerto Rico, Río Piedras
Dr. Maria-Eglee Perez is an Assistant Professor of Mathematics at the University of Puerto Rico-Río Piedras campus in the area of Statistics. She got a PhD in Mathematics Degree from Universidad Central de Venezuela in 1994. She joined the faculty of the ... » Read More
Carl Pettis
Alabama Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate
Auburn University
Carl Pettis is Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Alabama State University. He was an Auburn University Bridge to the Doctorate Fellow as well as an AGEP Postdoctoral Fellow at Auburn University. He earned his doctorate in mathematics in August 2006:... » Read More
Linda Petzold
Computational Science and Engineering IGERT
University of California, Santa Barbara
Linda Petzold is the PI of the Computational Science and Engineering IGERT, and the Director of the Institute for Collaborative Biotechnologies SABRE undergraduate summer internship program at the University of California, Santa Barabara. She was elected... » Read More
Walter W. Piegorsch
Math Alliance Mentor
University of Arizona
Walter W. Piegorsch is Chair of the Graduate Interdisciplinary Program (GIDP) in Statistics at the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. He is also a Professor of Mathematics, a Professor of Public Health, a Member of the GIDP in Applied Mathematics, and Di... » Read More
Angel Ramon Pineda
Undergraduate Mentor
California State University, Fullerton
Angel R. Pineda is originally from Honduras where he attended high school. He received his B.S. in chemical engineering from Lafayette College (1995), his Ph.D. in applied mathematics from the University of Arizona (2002) and his postdoctoral training in... » Read More
Margaret Pippin
Research Physical Scientist, Langley Research Center
NASA Langley Research Center
Pippin's primary research efforts focus on tropospheric chemistry, Air Quality Applied Sciences and NASA's GEO-CAPE mission in addition to education outreach. She is currently the Deputy Project Scientist for NASA Global Climate Change Education (GCCE)... » Read More
Adrian Ponce
Manager, Higher Education Office
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Adrian Ponce is the Manager of the Higher Education Office at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He is also a visiting faculty member of the chemistry and bioengineering options at Caltech. He received his Ph.D. in chemistry from Caltech for his studies in... » Read More
Lisa Pruitt
Professor
University of California, Berkeley
Lisa Pruitt received her bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering and Materials Engineering from the University of Rhode Island in 1998. In 1993, Dr. Pruitt received her Ph.D. in engineering from Brown University in 1993. She then joined the faculty of M... » Read More
Gengsheng Qin
Math Alliance Mentor
Georgia State University
I am an associate professor of statistics at Georgia State University. My primary research interests are in biostatistics and mathematical statistics, especially statistical methods in diagnostic medicine and biological research, survival analysis, bootst... » Read More
Alan Rabideau
Ecosystem Restoration
State University of New York (SUNY), Buffalo
Alan J. Rabideau is the PI for the University of Buffalo IGERT in Ecosystem Restoration. He is also a faculty member in the department of Civil, Structural, and Environmental Engineering, and serves as Director of the Environment & Society Institute. Dr.... » Read More
Petronela Radu
Math Alliance Mentor
University of Nebraska, Lincoln
I am an Assistant Professor in Mathematics at University of Nebraska-Lincoln and my research area is in Partial Differential Equations with an emphasis on wave and other evolution equations. Although the research I am doing is mainly of a theoretical natu... » Read More
Anu Ramaswami
Sustainable Urban Infrastructure
University of Colorado, Denver
Anu Ramaswami is the PI of a newly awarded IGERT in Sustainable Urban Infrastructure at the University of Colorado, Denver. She earned her bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, her master’s and doctoral... » Read More
Julio Ramirez
Professor, Psychology & Neuroscience
Davidson College
Dr. Julio J. Ramirez obtained his Ph.D. in Psychology from Clark University in 1983. He did his postdoctoral work in neuroscience at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 1985 to 1986. He taught at the College of St. Benedict/St. John's Universit... » Read More
Wayne Raskind
Math Alliance Mentor
Arizona State University
I have diverse research interests in algebra and number theory, with applications to cryptography, information security, and fluid flow. I am also very interested in mathematics education.

In addition to mentoring students and faculty in mathematic... » Read More

Mary Lynn Realff
Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
Dr. Mary Lynn Realff is an Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech). At Georgia Tech, she teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in the mechanics of textile structures and polymer scien... » Read More
Charles Redman
Urban Ecology
Arizona State University
Charles Redman has been committed to interdisciplinary research since as an archaeology graduate student he worked closely in the field with botanists, zoologists, geologists, art historians, and ethnographers. ASU’s IGERT in urban ecology has given Redm... » Read More
Margaret Hiza Redsteer
Geologist, Research Scientist
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
I established an outline of the tectonic history of the North American Cordillera from 40-50 Ma, based on data from my thesis work, compiled with other recent regional data; (the tectonic setting for this episode of volcanism has long been a p... » Read More
Kennedy Reed
Physicist
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Kennedy Reed, a physicist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, has been awarded the distinction of American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) fellow. He is being recognized for important studies in atomic theory, and for many success... » Read More
Juan Restrepo
Math Alliance Mentor
University of Arizona
Juan M. Restrepo is the son of a Colombian artist and politician and an American pianist and TV producer. He grew up in Hackensack, NJ, where his Armenian grandmother and Sicilian grandfather lived as well as in Bogota, Colombia where he did most of his p... » Read More
Daniel Riahi
Mathematics Professor
University of Texas, Pan American
I am a professor in the Department of Mathematics at UTPA.... » Read More
Geraldine Richmond
Professor, Physical Chemistry
University of Oregon
Geraldine Richmond is the Richard M. and Patricia H. Noyes Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Materials Science Institute at the University of Oregon. Richmond received her bachelor's degree in chemistry from Kansas State University and her Ph.D... » Read More
Thanassis Rikakis
Arts, Sciences and Engineering Research and Education Initiative for Experiential Media
Arizona State University
Thanassis Rikakis is the PI for the IGERT in Arts, Sciences and Engineering at Arizona State. This program focuses on experiential media. He directs the Arts Media and Engineering (AME) Program. His research work and publications are in the areas of comp... » Read More
Jan Rinehart
Executive Director of the NSF ADVANCE Program, Northeastern University
Northeastern University
Rinehart has over twenty years in higher education with most of her work focused on diversity in STEM fields. She has previously served as the Executive Director of the ADVANCE Program at Rice University, Deputy Director of the Space Engineering Institut... » Read More
Karen R. Ríos-Soto
Math Alliance Mentor
Universidad de Puerto Rico, Mayagüez
Karen R. Rios-Soto got her bachelor degree with honors in Mathematics at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez in 2002. She received a Sloan fellowship to attend Cornell University in 2002 and completed her Ph.D. degree in 2008 from the Biological Sta... » Read More
Fred Rispoli
Math Alliance Mentor
Dowling College
My research areas are in the design and analysis of experiments, applied statistics, discrete optimization, and graph theory. I have over 25 publications in these fields and have worked on several NSF grants aimed at nuturing students in mathematics and p... » Read More
Joaquin Rivera
Math Alliance Mentor
Colgate University
Joaquin completed his PhD in the summer of 2007 and specialized in differential equations and applied mathematics. After finishing his PhD, Joaquin spent the next year as a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at... » Read More
Anne Skaja Robinson
Biotechnology
University of Delaware; Tulane University
The Robinson laboratory is interested in understanding the fundamental interactions between molecules, both in isolation and in the complex environment of the cell. We use our growing understanding to design proteins with more robust or novel properties a... » Read More
Armando Rodriguez
Professor, Electrical Engineering
Arizona State University
Prior to joining the faculty in 1990, Armando Rodriguez worked at MIT, IBM, AT&T Bell Laboratories, and Raytheon Missile Systems. He has also consulted for Elgin Air Force Base, Boeing Defense and Space Systems, Honeywell, and NASA. He has published over ... » Read More
Jesus Rodriguez
Math Alliance Mentor
North Carolina State University
I was born in Cuba, received my bachelor's degree from the University of Puerto and my doctorate from the University of Maryland.... » Read More
Sonia Rodriguez
Senior Administrator for the Department of American Studies and Ethnicity
University of Southern California
Sonia Rodriguez has over twenty years of experience in the areas of recruitment, admissions, fellowships and program management at the University of Southern California. She currently serves as the Senior Administrator for the Department of American Studi... » Read More
Alexander Roitershtein
Math Alliance Mentor
Iowa State University
I am an Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Iowa State University. My research is in probability theory and stochastic processes. Most of my work focuses on various models of self-interacting random walks. I got my PhD in Applied Mathematics at Technion... » Read More
Miguel O. Román III
Research Physical Scientist
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Dr. Miguel O. Roman is a research physical scientist who in 2009 joined NASA as a civil servant in the Hydrospheric and Biospheric Sciences Laboratory at Goddard Space Flight Center. He is part of a multi-agency team of Earth and climate scientists in ... » Read More

Ivelisse Rubio
Math Alliance Mentor
Universidad de Puerto Rico, Río Piedras
Dr. Ivelisse M. Rubio was born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico. She received her B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mathematics from the University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras and a Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from Cornell University. Her research interests ... » Read More
Efren Ruiz
Math Alliance Mentor
University of Hawaii, Hilo
Dr. Ruiz received his Ph.D. from the University of Oregon in 2005 and was a postdoc at the University of Toronto from 2005-2007. He is currently a faculty member at the University of Hawaii at Hilo. Dr. Ruiz's research areas are in Operator algebras and... » Read More
Joseph Rusinko
Assistant Professor
Winthrop University
I graduated from Davidson College in 2001 as a Mathematics and German double major. After briefly working as an actuary, I earned a Ph.D. at the University of Georgia in 2007. My research interests focus on applications of algebraic geometry to phylogen... » Read More
Heather Russell
Assistant Professor (NTT) of Mathematics
University of Southern California
I am currently a non-tenure track assistant professor in the Department of Mathematics at University of Southern California. Before that, I spent two years as a VIGRE post-doc at Louisiana State University. I received my Ph.D. in 2009 from The University ... » Read More
Rogelio Saenz
Latino Immigration: An Interview with Rogelio Saenz, Ph.D
Texas A&M University
Rogelio Saenz is currently Professor in the Department of Sociology at Texas A&M University and a Rural Fellow with the Carsey Institute. Dr. Saenz has two decades of experience as a sociologist specializing in the areas of demography, Latina/os, immigrat... » Read More
Kenneth Sajwan
Professor & Coordinator, Environmental Science Program
Savannah State University
Dr. Sajwan has established a visionary mentoring program at Savanna State University, an HBCU with over 3000 students. Dr. Sajwan's work is focused on increasing the quality of students and their commitment to earning undergraduate and graduate STEM degre... » Read More
Ricardo Sanfelice
Assistant Professor
University of Arizona
Ricardo G. Sanfelice is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Arizona. He is also an Affiliate Member at the Program in Applied Mathematics... » Read More
Dámaris Santana-Morant
Math Alliance Mentor
Universidad de Puerto Rico, Mayagüez
Dámaris Santana-Morant was born in Puerto Rico. She earned a bachelor's degree in Computational Mathematics from the University of Puerto Rico, Humacao and a M.S. degree in Applied Mathematics from the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras. In the summer... » Read More
Miguel Sastre
Professor
Universidad de Puerto Rico, Humacao
My main research interest is focused on studying the effects of pollutants on marine and estuarine organisms. I am particularly interested in studying DNA single strand breaks in different organisms, mainly in mussels. I am also interested in ... » Read More
K.P. Satagopan
Mathematics Professor
Shaw University
I have been teaching mathematics at college level for nearly 50 years. Taught both in the U.S and abroad. I have taught diverse student populations including regular traditional and non-traditional students. I have a Ph.D from Tulasne university and work... » Read More
David Savitt
Graduate Mentor
University of Arizona
David Savitt is a faculty member and Math Alliance Mentor in the Mathematics Department at the University of Arizona, as well as the deputy director of Canada/USA Mathcamp, a five-week summer program for mathematically talented high school students. His ... » Read More
Cheryl Schrader
Chancellor
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Dr. Cheryl B. Schrader became chancellor of Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T) on April 2, 2012. A former president of the IEEE Control Systems Society, with more than 10,000 members worldwide, Schrader is one of the few female e... » Read More
Mary Schwanke
Professor of Biology
University of Maine, Farmington
Mary believes that having a laboratory sets the pace and tone of the entire course and the science labs are the most important part of the course. Because of this, the connection between the lecture and the lab is critical.

Mary's Biology labs are ta... » Read More

Brian Schwartz
New Media Lab, CUNY Graduate Center
City University of New York (CUNY), Graduate Center
Brian Schwartz is currently Vice President for Research and Sponsored Programs, Professor of Physics and Co-director of the New Media Lab at the Graduate Center of the City University and was a faculty member in the Physics Department at MIT. He was Dean ... » Read More
Marylyn Scott
Director of Multicultural Recruitment and Associate Dean for Student Transitions
Bates College
Marylyn Scott was appointed Director of Multicultural Recruitment for the admissions effor in August 2006. Scott served as coordinator of diversity programs and outreach at Mount Holyoke College prior to Bates.

She helps recruit students, and then work... » Read More

Timothy Secomb
Math Alliance Mentor
University of Arizona
Dr. Timothy W. Secomb trained in mathematics at the University of Melbourne (Australia) and in applied mathematics at Cambridge University (U.K.), where he received his Ph.D. He joined the University of Arizona in 1981, where he is a Professor with appoi... » Read More
Betty Shadrick
SUNY AGEP
State University of New York (SUNY), Albany
Dr. Betty P. Shadrick has held progressively responsible positions in educational institutions, community-based and state government agencies for nearly three decades. Applying her skills in teaching, counseling, and administration, she has worked to adva... » Read More
David Shafer
Assistant Dean of the Graduate School
North Carolina State University
David Shafer became Assistant Dean of the Graduate School at NC State University in January 2003. He is responsible for oversight of fellowship and traineeship programs, recruitment initiatives, programs designed to increase diversity, and professional de... » Read More
Nagambal Shah
Math Alliance Mentor
Spelman College
Nagambal Shah is a senior faculty member of the Spelman College Mathematics Department where she has served for over thirty years. She received her Bachelors degree in Mathematics and Masters in Statistics from India and M.S. and Ph.D. from University of ... » Read More
Betty Shanahan
President & CEO
Society of Women Engineers
Betty Shanahan, CAE, F.SWE, is the executive director and CEO for the Society of Women Engineers. When she was named executive director in 2002, Shanahan became the first engineer to hold this position.

Before joining SWE, she spent 24 years in deve... » Read More

J. Marshall Shepherd
Professor and Director of the UGA Atmospheric Sciences Program University of Georgia
University of Georgia
Dr. J. Marshall Shepherd joined the Department of Geography at the University of Georgia (UGA) in January 2006. He is a Full Tenured Professor and Director of the UGA Atmospheric Sciences Program. He conducts research, advising, and teaching in atmospher... » Read More
Eric Sideman
Organic Crop Specialist
Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA)
Eric Sideman grew up just a stones throw outside of New York City where he could see the Empire State Building way off in the distance from his bedroom window. Slowly he edged north and to the country while he tested different colleges. During those years... » Read More
Shawn Simmons
Regulatory Advisor, ExxonMobil Development Company
ExxonMobil
Dr. Simmons is currently a Regulatory/Environmental Advisor for ExxonMobil Development Company. Dr. Simmons is responsible for regulatory compliance and environmental management for two projects in West Africa. She also finds time to volunteer... » Read More
Gayle Slaughter
Assistant Dean, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Baylor College of Medicine
Gayle Slaughter, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, as well as assistant dean for the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. There, she creates and directs a series of program... » Read More
Brian J. Smith
Math Alliance Mentor
University of Iowa
I am an Associate Professor of Biostatistics in the College of Public Health and Director of the Biostatistics Core in the Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center (HCCC) at the University of Iowa. Courses that I have taught recently include bioinformatics, cat... » Read More
Gail Smith
Minority Access/Graduate Networking in the Sciences, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (MAGNET-STEM II)
City University of New York (CUNY), Graduate Center
Gail Smith, currently serving as acting assistant provost at The Graduate Center of New York, is the principal investigator and program director of the NSF/CUNY AGEP and the NIH/Bridges to the Doctorate Programs.

Gail received her Ph.D. in classical ph... » Read More

Katherine Smith
NOAA Marine Habitat Resource Specialist
NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service
NOAA's Office of Education, Educational Partnership Program (EPP) is pleased to announce that Graduate Sciences Program (GSP) student Katherine L. Smith completed her Doctoral Degree in Ecology in August 2008. Katherine's dissertation, entitled "Managing ... » Read More
Walter Smith
Professor
Texas Tech University
Dr. Walter S. Smith is the Helen DeVitt Jones Endowed Professor in Professional Education and Chair of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at Texas Tech University. Prior to his faculty position at Texas Tech University, he was Professor of Biolo... » Read More
Treda Smith (Grayson)
Environmental Specialist, EPA
College of William and Mary; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Past Research: Tidal Grass Shrimp Migration (Salt Marsh Trophic Energy Transfer); Mixotrophy in Autotrophic Nanoflagellates (Biological Oceanography)

Current Research: Water Quality Criteria Development in estuarine/coastal systems; biological... » Read More

Mary Lou Soffa
Professor
University of Virginia
Mary Lou Soffa is the Owen R. Cheatham Professor and Department Chair of the Computer Science Department at the University of Virginia. From 1977 to 2004, she was a Professor of Computer Science at the University of Pittsburgh and also served as the Dean ... » Read More
Sung Yell Song
Math Alliance Mentor
Iowa State University
Dr. Song is an associate professor of mathematics at Iowa State. He attended the Ohio State University in Columbus, and received M.S. in 1983 and Ph.D. in 1987 in Mathematics. After working as a visiting lecturer for a year at the OSU, he came to Iowa St... » Read More
Carlos Spaht
Professor
Louisiana State University
Carlos Spaht received his Ph.D. in Mathematics from LSU in 1970. He joined the faculty as an Assistant Professor in 1972, after serving two years at the Pentagon in the Military Intelligence branch of the army. He was promoted to professor in 1980. He has... » Read More
Keivan Stassun
Professor of Physics and Astronomy
Vanderbilt University; Fisk University
Keivan Stassun is Associate Professor of Astronomy at Vanderbilt University, with an adjunct position at Fisk University. Dr. Stassun serves as chair of the American Astronomical Society's Committee on the Status of Minorities in Astronomy. He is also c... » Read More
Earnest Stephens
Alliance for Graduate Education in Mississippi (AGEM)
University of Mississippi
Dr. Earnest Stephens is a graduate from Bruce High School and went on to earn his Associates of Arts degree from Itawamba Community College. He transferred to the University of Mississippi where he earned his Bachelor of Business Administration, Master of... » Read More
Ernie Stitzinger
Math Alliance Mentor
North Carolina State University
My areas of interest are non-associative algebras and applied algebra. I have been at NC State for 41 years.... » Read More
Robert Stolz
Mathematical Biology
University of the Virgin Islands, St. Thomas
My background is in the areas of probability theory and functional analysis. My previous work was focused on stochastic processes, integration and measures in infinite dimensional vector spaces. I have spent the past three years building on my mathematic... » Read More
Osnat Stramer
Math Alliance Mentor
University of Iowa
I enjoy teaching and research very much. My research area includes Stochastic Processes, Time Series Analysis, and Markov Chain Monte Carlo.... » Read More
Sharon Strauss
Responding to Rapid Environmental Change
University of California, Davis
Sharon Strauss is the PI for the IGERT on Responding to Rapid Environmental Change . Sharon's research interests lie in evolutionary community ecology, from micro- to macroevolutionary perspectives. She argues that most plant traits are likely under sele... » Read More
Keith Stroyan
Math Alliance Mentor
University of Iowa
I am a math professor at the U of Iowa. I live in rural Iowa west of Iowa City where my wife and I raise and train Labrador retrievers, have a little patch of restored prairie, some woods and farm ground. I have a grown daughter who works for a manufact... » Read More
Jianzhong Su
Math Alliance Mentor
University of Texas, Arlington
Dr. Jianzhong Su is a professor of Mathematics and director of graduate studies at Department of Mathematics, University of Texas at Arlington. His research area is in applied mathematics related to computational neuroscience, optical diffusive tomography... » Read More
Marilyn Suiter
Program Director
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Marilyn's career encompasses an incredible range of teaching, industry, and organizational experience, everything from the classrooms of Philadelphia, to the plains of southwestern Kansas, to the corridors of Congress and the White House. After receiving ... » Read More
Michael Summers
Professor
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Ph.D. Emory University 1984; B.S. University of West Florida 1980

Our research efforts are aimed at understanding how retroviruses assemble and how they specifically recognized and package their genetic material. Over the past decade or so, we and o... » Read More

Subra Suresh
Director
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Subra Suresh, distinguished engineer and scientist, was nominated by President Barack Obama and unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) in September 2010. As director of this $7-billion independent... » Read More
Michael Tabor

University of Arizona

Dr. Michael Tabor is Head of the Program in Applied Mathematics at the University of Arizona. He is also a professor in the Mathematics Department, the Physics Department, a member of the Graduate Interdisciplinary Program in Statistics, and a professo... » Read More

Richard Tapia
Director, Center for Excellence & Equity in Education; Professor
Rice University
Tapia is a mathematician and professor in the Department of Computational and Applied Mathematics at Rice University in Houston, Texas. He is internationally known for his research in the computational and mathematical sciences and is a national leader in... » Read More
Willie E Taylor
Professor
Texas Southern University
Grew up in Houston,Texas. Loved music and mathematics. Obtained BS and MS degrees from Prairie View A&M University. Earned PhD degree in 1974 from the University of Houston.Research area is the oscillation theory and qualitative theory of difference and... » Read More
LaTasha Taylor Starr
Space Systems Engineer
Lockheed Martin, Huntsville

Recent Work
As a space systems engineer for Lockheed Martin, LaTasha has worked on a variety of projects aimed at making technologies for space exploration more user friendly. She recently worked on a Houston-based team that helped to desig... » Read More

Enoch Temple
Associate Professor of Mathematics
Alabama A&M University
Associate Professor Enoch Temple was awarded the Ph.D. degree in applied statistics with a minor in mathematics. His dissertation topic was " Principal Components Procedures Applied to Discriminant Analysis." Temple has been a participant in nine Summer F... » Read More
Charles Thompson
Profressor
University of Massachusetts, Lowell
Charles Thompson is Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Director of the Center for Advanced Computation and Telecommunications and formerly Associate to the Dean for Research and Graduate Study at the University of Massachusetts at Lowell. H... » Read More
Levi T. Thompson
Richard E. Balzhiser Collegiate Professor of Chemical Engineering
University of Michigan
Professor Thompson is Richard E. Balzhiser Professor of Chemical Engineering, Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of the Hydrogen Energy Technology Laboratory. He earned his B.ChE. from the University of Delaware, and M.S.E. degrees in Chemi... » Read More
Marie Thursby
Technological Innovation: Generating Economic Results (TI:GER)
Georgia Institute of Technology
Marie Thursby is the founding Director of the IGERT graduate certificate program at Georgia Tech and Emory University called Technological Innovation: Generating Economic Results (TI:GER). Designed for doctoral students in science, engineering, and manag... » Read More
James Tindall
Business Strategy, Academics, Scientist, Entrepreneur, Author
University of Colorado, Denver
Dr. Tindall was raised on Big Cypress Seminole Reservation in the Florida Everglades and has worked in a variety of positions including: Chief Strategist; Chief Technology Officer; federal scientist for a national research program; and as Vice President f... » Read More
Judith Todd
Professor
Pennsylvania State University
As Department Head, Dr. Todd has fostered new research initiatives in bio-nano technologies, neural engineering, materials development, lasers and electro-optics, and mechanics, and has successfully supported her faculty in attracting the NSF National Cen... » Read More
Mark Tomforde
Math Alliance Mentor
University of Houston
Dr. Tomforde received his Ph.D. from Dartmouth College in 2002 and was an NSF postdoc at the University of Iowa from 2002-2005. He is currently a faculty member at the University of Houston, which is the flagship university of the University of Houston Sy... » Read More
Maggy Tomov
Math Alliance Mentor
University of Iowa
I am a math professor at the University of Iowa. I earned my PhD from the University of California at Santa Barbara in 2005. After two short postdocs - one in Iowa and the second one at Rice, I am now a tenure track faculty. I study low dimensional Topolo... » Read More
Raymond Torres
Assistant Professor
University of South Carolina, Columbia
I am a field scientist and my research is focused on evaluating hydrologic triggers for landslides, and intertidal zone sediment transport. In particular, my landslide research is designed to investigate controls on how and how fast rainfall p... » Read More
Lorraine Towns
AGEP Program Coordinator
City University of New York (CUNY), Graduate Center
City University of New York (CUNY), Graduate Center AGEP Program Coordinator... » Read More
Yolanda Treviño
Assistant Dean of Research and the University Graduate School and AGEP Project Director
Indiana University, Bloomington
Yolanda Treviño is Assistant Dean of Research and the University Graduate School and AGEP Project Director, Indiana University Midwest Crossroads AGEP Alliance. This is an excerpt from one of her recent newsletters:

''How do we begin to create change ... » Read More

Gregory E. Triplett
Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Missouri, Columbia
Gregory E. Triplett is an assistant professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University of Missouri. His research involves infrared sensor development for scientific, medical and defense applications. He focuses on retention ... » Read More
Audrey Trotman
Cooperative Science Centers, Educational Partnership Program with Minority Serving Institutions, NOAA Office of Education
NOAA
Dr. Audrey Trotman's glass is always at least half full. New to NOAA's Office of Education--she joined the program on June 7, 2010-she has a passion for learning. It is this fervor that has driven her career choices. It has also served her well as she has... » Read More
Renetta Garrison Tull
Program Director, PROMISE
University of Maryland, Baltimore; University of Maryland, Baltimore County; University of Maryland, College Park
Renetta Garrison Tull, PhD is the director of PROMISE: Maryland's Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP). PROMISE: Maryland's AGEP is an alliance of the three public research universities in Maryland, led by UMBC, dedicated to the i... » Read More
Carrie Tzou
Assistant Professor, Education
University of Washington
Academic Interests:
  • Equity in science education
  • Design-based research
  • Addressing issues of equity in science education through the design of curriculum materials
  • How teachers support inquiry science
  • Lever... » Read More
Ubirajara van Kolck
Professor of Physics and Mathematics
University of Arizona
Ubirajara (Bira) van Kolck is a Professor of Physics at the University of Arizona. Born in Brazil and raised by a family with Dutch and Italian roots, he got his Ph.D from the University of Texas at Austin, working at the intersection of particle and nucl... » Read More
Michaela Vancliff
Professor
University of Texas, Arlington
I obtained my Mathematics Ph.D. in 1993 from the University of Washington (Mathematics) under the supervision of S. Paul Smith. The University of Washington is in Seattle, WA, U.S.A. I obtained my Mathematics bachelor degree in 1986 from the University o... » Read More
Aghalaya S. Vatsala
Math Alliance Mentor
University of Louisiana, Lafayette
I teach both graduate and undergraduate courses in Mathematics. I mentor both graduate as well as undergraduate students. I area of research is Applied Mathematics, specifically differential equations. Differential equations arise as mathematical models i... » Read More
Oscar Vega
Math Alliance Mentor
California State University, Fresno
I was born and raised in Chile, where I got my Licenciatura in Mathematics and also took a few graduate courses before coming to Iowa for my PhD. There I learned about, and got involved in, minority-supporting activities the math department organized that... » Read More
Victor Vega
Math Alliance Mentor
College of Coastal Georgia
I was born and raised in Puerto Rico. I finised my graduate studies in mathematics at The University of Iowa under Professor Paul Muhly. My research interests include C'-algebras, Graph algebras, W'-correspondences, Operator Algebras and Operator Theory.... » Read More
Leticia Velazquez
Math Alliance Mentor
University of Texas, El Paso
Dr. Leticia Velázquez is the Director of the Computational Science Program and Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). She was born in Juarez, Mexico and moved to El Paso, Texas when sh... » Read More
William Yslas Velez
Math Alliance Mentor
University of Arizona
William Velez is a Math Alliance Mentor with the University of Arizona. His research interests are in number theory and algebra. His main professional activity is to increase the number of mathematics majors and to increase diversity.... » Read More
Jose Velez-Marulanda
Math Alliance Mentor
Valdosta State University

I have a nontraditional background which caused many problems when I was a College student back in my country (Colombia). With a lot of effort I got my bachelors in Mathematics and later I become accepted as a graduate student of Mathematics in the Un... » Read More

Shankar Venkataramani
Math Alliance Mentor
University of Arizona
Shankar Venkataramani is a faculty member and Math Alliance Mentor in the Mathematics Department at the University of Arizona.... » Read More
Charles Vest
President of the National Academy of Engineering
National Academy of Engineering
Charles M. Vest is President of the National Academy of Engineering and President Emeritus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Dr. Vest earned a B.S. in mechanical engineering from West Virginia University in 1963, and M.S.E. and PhD degr... » Read More

Cristina Villalobos
Math Alliance Mentor
University of Texas, Pan American
Dr. Cristina Villalobos received her B.S. in Mathematics from the University of Texas-Austin in 1994 and her Ph.D. in Computational and Applied Mathematics from Rice University in 2000 with thesis advisors Dr. Richard Tapia and Dr. Yin Zhang. She is curre... » Read More
Ross Virginia
Polar Environmental Change IGERT
Dartmouth College
Ross Virginia is an ecosystem ecologist interested in human influence on biogeochemical cycles in terrestrial systems. His emphasis is on understanding how processes such as desertification and climate change alter plant-soil interactions and the eco... » Read More
Richard A. Wahle
Research Associate Professor
University of Maine
Research Interests:

Lobster Recruitment Ecology - This research aims to develop a better understanding of the influence of the ocean environment on changes in populations of the American lobster, Homarus americanus. The work investigates processes op... » Read More

Mark Walker
Math Alliance Mentor
University of Nebraska, Lincoln
I am a professor at the University of Nebraska, where I have worked for over 13 years. My research interests concern algebraic K-theory, specifically its applications to commutative algebra and algebraic geometry.

I spent most of my childhood in Ne... » Read More

Aileen Walter

National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering (NACME)
In 2003, Ms. Walter helped lead NACME’s Student Support Strategy. This strategy has expanded formal partnerships with academic institutions. She also was responsible for laying the groundwork for NACME’s NASA partnership and alumni outreach activities. Th... » Read More
Lois Wardell
Principal Scientist, Latitude: An Engineering Group - Former Post Doc
McGill University
Dr Lois J Wardell, Principal Scientist, Latitude: An Engineering Group, Tucson Arizona Dr. Wardell is the Principal Scientist at Latitude. She recently joined Latitude Engineering to focus on the development of technological solutions for the enviro... » Read More
Mahamadi Warma
Math Alliance Mentor
Universidad de Puerto Rico, Río Piedras
I am an associate professor of Mathematics at the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus. My research area is Partial Differential Equations, Potential Theory and applied Analysis with research interests in existence and regularity of solutions to ... » Read More
Isiah Warner
Professor, Analytical & Environmental Chemistry
Louisiana State University
Son of a housekeeper and a longshoreman, Isiah Warner has been a scientist since age two, when he conducted his first experiment: tasting kerosene to find out why it produced light in a kerosene lamp. A quick trip to the hospital interrupted his investiga... » Read More
John C Warner
President; Chief Technology Officer; Board Member
Warner Babcock Institute for Green Chemistry
John received his BS in Chemistry from UMass Boston, and his PhD in Chemistry from Princeton University. After working at the Polaroid Corporation for nearly a decade, he then served as tenured full professor at UMASS Boston and Lowell (Chemistry and Plas... » Read More
Max Warshauer
Professor, Mathematics
Texas State University, San Marcos
Professor Warshauer received his Ph.D. from Louisiana State University in 1979. Currently, Dr. Warshauer is building programs to teach young students mathematics. He is also involved with research about new curriculum and how to teach mathematics effectiv... » Read More
Greg Washington
Dean, School of Engineering
University of California, Irvine
Dean Gregory N. Washington, Ph.D., joined The Henry Samueli School of Engineering in August 2011. Prior to his arrival at UC Irvine, he served as the interim dean for the College of Engineering at The Ohio State University, where he provided visionary lea... » Read More
Talitha Washington
Math Alliance Mentor
University of Evansville
Dr. Talitha Washington is an Assistant Professor of Mathematics at the University of Evansville. She has been a professor of mathematics at The College of New Rochelle and a VIGRE Research Associate in the Mathematics Department at Duke University. She ... » Read More
Warren Washington
Senior Scientist
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR)
Warren M. Washington is an internationally recognized expert on atmospheric science and climate research. He specializes in computer modeling of Earth's climate. Currently, he is a senior scientist and Chief Scientist of the DOE/UCAR Cooperative Agreement... » Read More
Bev Watford
Director of the Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Bev has directed the Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity since its inception in 1992. In 1997 she became the associate dean for academic affairs. From 2005 to 2007 she was on leave from Virginia Tech serving as a program manager is the Div... » Read More
Chekesha Liddell Watson
Associate Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Cornell University
Chekesha Liddell received a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry with Highest Distinction from Spelman College (1999) and a Bachelor of Materials Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology (1999), [Atlanta University Center, Dual Degree Engineering Prog... » Read More
Karen Watson
Provost & Executive Vice President
Texas A&M University
Karan L. Watson, Ph.D., P.E., was appointed provost and executive vice president for academic affairs on March 8, 2011. She had served in the interim position since July 28, 2009. She previously served as vice provost at Texas A&M University from Decembe... » Read More
Kimberly S. Weems
Math Alliance Mentor
North Carolina State University
Kimberly S. Weems, Ph.D. is a native of Cartersville, Georgia. As a teenager, she competed in math quiz bowls and participated in summer mathematics enrichment programs. After graduating from high school, Weems entered Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia... » Read More
Natasha Denise White (Henry)
NOAA Environmental Scientist
NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)
NOAA's Office of Education, Educational Partnership Program is pleased to announce that Graduate Sciences Program student Natasha D. Henry completed her Doctorate Degree in Environmental Sciences in April 2008. Dr. Henry is a full-time employee at NOAA Na... » Read More
Vivian Williamson Whitney
Program Evaluation
Ohio Aerospace Institute
Whitney coordinates process documentation for the NASA OSSI project and Logic Model development for select Lines of Business within the Office of Education's new Portfolo. She previously served as Director of the Institute for Environmental Sciences Edu... » Read More
Joseph Whittaker

Morgan State University
In this leadership role, Dr. Whittaker has actively led several scientific and programmatic initiatives that broadly reflect his vision for interdisciplinary collaboration, international outreach, and high academic standards. He oversees more than 150 fac... » Read More
Keisha Wilkins
Research Associate
Elizabeth City State University
Current Research: My current research interest includes combining traditional oceanographic methods with remote sensing techniques to conduct research on coastal upwelling and harmful algal blooms.

Future Research: My future research interest... » Read More

Marcia F Williams
Director of the College of Engineering Sponsored Programs
North Carolina A&T State University
Dr. Marcia Williams is the Director of Sponsored Programs in the College of Engineering at North Carolina A&T State University. In this capacity, she serves as the Co-Principal Investigator and Statewide Project Director for the NC Louis Stokes Alliance f... » Read More
Michelle A. Williams
Professor, Public Health; Chair, Dept of Epidemiology
Harvard University
Michelle Williams was appointed Stephen B. Kay Family Professor of Public Health and Chair of Epidemiology, School of Public Health at Harvard University on August 1.

Previously a professor of epidemiology and global health at the University of Wash... » Read More

Paulette Willis
NSF Postdoc
University of Houston
I am currently a National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Houston. My areas of research include operator theory and functional analysis. I received my Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of Iowa in 2010. I received my u... » Read More
Christy N. Wilmore-Dafonte
High School Science Teacher & Doctoral Student
Sam Houston State University
Present Profession: High School Science Teacher- grades 11-12, Earth Space Science and Physics

Educational Background:

  • Doctorate in Educational Leadership (expected completion 2013)
  • Masters of Education in Science Education wi... » Read More
Jeremy Wilson
Forest Ecosystem Management
University of Maine
My Research

The emergence of a forest bioproducts sector will create a market for previously unmerchantable forest material impacting harvesting in the northeast. My work examines the amount of this material that is available for harvest and the implica... » Read More

Robin Wilson
Math Alliance Mentor
California Polytechnic State University, Pomona
Robin Wilson was born in Oakland, California and grew up in Sacramento, California. In 1999 he earned his BA in Mathematics from UC Berkeley. He earned a Masters in mathematics from Howard University in 2001 and completed his Ph.D. in Mathematics at th... » Read More
Tom Windham
Consultant
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Dr. Windham is renowned for mentoring and creating effective learning and mentoring communities. He is a psychologist, educator, public speaker, and diversity expert. Dr. Windham served as Senior Advisor for Science and Engineering Workforce in the NSF ... » Read More
Ouri Wolfson
Computational Transportation Science
University of Illinois, Chicago
Ouri Wolfson's main research interests are in database systems, distributed systems, and mobile/pervasive computing. He received his B.A. degree in mathematics, and his Ph.D. degree in computer science from Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New ... » Read More
Dawn Wright
Professor
Oregon State University
Dawn Wright (a.k.a. ""Deepsea Dawn"") is a professor of Geography and Oceanography at OSU, where she has been on the faculty since 1995. Prior to joining the OSU faculty, she was a seagoing marine technician for the international Ocean Drilling Program an... » Read More
Karen Yagdjian
Associate Professor of Mathematics
University of Texas, Pan American
Dr. Karen Yagdjian received Doctor of Sciences degree in Mathematics from Moscow State Lomonosov University, Russia, USSR, in 1990. He is currently Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Texas-Pan American. His main... » Read More
George Yin
Professor of Stochastic systems
Wayne State University
George Yin received the B.S. degree in mathematics from the University of Delaware in 1983, M.S. in Electrical Engineering, and Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from Brown University in 1987. He then joined the Department of Mathematics, Wayne State Universit... » Read More
James Yoder
Vice President for Academic Programs & Dean at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Dr. James Yoder is Vice President for Academic Programs & Dean at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute. Before coming to WHOI, Dr. Yoder was a Professor at the Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island. He also served 5 years as Associate ... » Read More
Gideon Zamba
Math Alliance Mentor
University of Iowa
I am Director of the Summer Institute in Biostatistics. I am on the faculty of the Department of Biostatitics in the College of Public Health and I collaborate with investigators in the Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Iowa. My re... » Read More
Richard Zare
Professor, Chemistry
Stanford University
Richard N. Zare is the Marguerite Blake Wilbur Professor in Natural Science at Stanford University with an appointment in the Department of Chemistry and a courtesy appointment in the Department of Physics.

He graduated from Harvard University [B.A.... » Read More

Kui Zhang
Math Alliance Mentor
University of Alabama, Birmingham
I obtained my PhD in probability and statistics from Peking University in 1999 and joined the section of statistical genetics of University of Alabama at Birmingham as a research assistant professor in 2003. I have two related but different research areas... » Read More
Yichuan Zhao
Math Alliance Mentor
Georgia State University
I am an associate professor of Statistics at Georgia State University. My current research interests include statistics, biostatistics and bioinformatics, especially survival analysis, empirical likelihood method and its application, nonparametric stati... » Read More
Degui Zhi
Math Alliance Mentor
University of Alabama, Birmingham
Dr. Zhi received his Ph.D. in bioinformatics from University of California, San Diego in 2006. He then took his postdoctoral training in computational genomics at the University of California, Berkeley. He joined the Section on Statistical Genetics at the... » Read More
Jianping Zhu
Math Alliance Mentor
University of Texas, Arlington
Jianping Zhu received his Ph.D. in applied mathematics from the State University of New York, Stony Brook, in 1990. He has been a professor and chair of the Department of Mathematics at the University of Texas Arlington since 2005. Prior to that, he held ... » Read More
Paul-Hermann Zieschang
Math Alliance Mentor
University of Texas, Brownsville
I am a German Mathematician presently working as a professor of Mathematics at the University of Texas at Brownsville. I am equally interested in mathematical research and in leading students to mathematical research. My field of interest (research area) ... » Read More
Dale Zimmerman
Math Alliance Mentor
University of Iowa
I am a professor who does research in spatial and environmental statistics and multivariate analysis.... » Read More


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