Advisory Board & Councils

Scientific Advisory Board

Nancy M. Amato

Abel Bliss Professor and Interim Director
Siebel School of Computing and Science
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
namato@illinois.edu

 

Felix Fritschi

Professor, Division of Plant Sciences
University of Missouri
fritschif@missouri.edu

Pramod Khargonekar

Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Vice Chancellor for Research
University of California, Irvine
pramod.khargonekar@uci.edu

Daniel Schmoldt

National Program Leader
Affiliation
USDA (retired)
dls299@gmail.com

Gregory Whiting

Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, and Materials Science and Engineering Program
University of Colorado Boulder 
gregory.whiting@colorado.edu

Workforce Development Advisory Board

Vilma Fuentes

Associate in Research in Learning Systems Institute
Florida State University

Beth Holloway

Senior Assistant Dean for Student Access and Success, 
Professor of Engineering Practice

Purdue University

Daniel Miller-Uueda

STEAM Curriculum Specialist
School District of Philadelphia

Sherine Obare

Vice Chancellor for Research and Engagement
University of North Carolina Greensboro

Curtis Taylor

Associate Professor of Engineering Education and of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
University of Florida

Joshua Viers

Associate Vice Chancellor of Interdisciplinary Research and Strategic Initiatives
University of California, Merced

Student & Postdoctoral Fellow Leadership Council

Md. Samiul Basir

President
Doctoral Student
Purdue University
mbasir@purdue.edu

Michael Machold

Vice President
Doctoral Student
University of Pennsylvania
mmachold@seas.upenn.edu

 

Anna Hampton

Workforce Development Liaison
Doctoral Student
University of Florida
anna.hampton@ufl.edu

Jun Xu

Community Liaison
Doctoral Student
University of Pennsylvania

junxu97@seas.upenn.edu

Kitae Kim

Professional Development Chair

Doctoral Student
Purdue University

Anamika Singh

Postdoctoral Fellow Representative
Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Pennsylvania

Harsh Pathak

Campus Liaison
Doctoral Student
Purdue University
pathak19@purdue.edu

Shobhita Kramadhati

Campus Liaison
Doctoral Student
University of Pennsylvania
skramad@seas.upenn.edu

Vernon Crasto

Campus Liaison
Doctoral Student
University of Florida
crasto.vernon@ufl.edu

Council of Deans

Dawn Bonnell

Senior Vice Provost for Research & Professor of Materials Sciences and Engineering
University of Pennsylvania

Rakesh Goel

Dean of the School of Engineering; Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering
University of California, Merced

Arvind Raman

John A. Edwardson Dean of the College of Engineering
Purdue University

Forrest Masters

Interim Dean of the College of Engineering & Professor of Material Sciences
University of Florida

Entrepreneurship Mentors

Andy Ziolkowski

Managing Partner
Cultivian Ventures

York Eggleston 

Chief Executive Officer
Semantic Labs