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STEM + Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Research Symposium 2023: Faculty & Acknowledgments

Mentoring cloudFaculty Mentors Make the Difference

Each year, faculty mentors from across Miami Dade College and our partner institutions and sites: Florida Atlantic University, Florida International University, Nova Southeastern University, St. Thomas University, the University of Florida, the University of Miami, and Applied Biotech, Inc., take time from their own teaching and research commitments in to serve as mentors to our students.

The members of the School of Science, the Humanities Edge and Engine of Progress grants, and the Excellence Across the Curriculum Committee would like to take this opportunity to thank you for the tireless hours that you spent teaching, training, motivating, mentoring and inspiring our students throughout their research experience. Since the program’s inception, more than 1,000 students have carried out authentic undergraduate research with the support and guidance of our faculty mentors. These experiences have allowed our students to expand their skills and refine their interests in the fields of science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and humanities. Many of them have already continued on to advanced degree programs and the professional workforce.

Thank you, mentors, for your time, your energy and your dedication to our students and our school.  Your efforts have made a lifelong impact on them, and we are all grateful.

Thank you!

Faculty Mentor Institution/Organization
Miriam Abety Miami Dade College
Andreina Aguado Jimenez  Miami Dade College
Eduardo Araujo-Pradere Miami Dade College
Trinidad Argüelles Miami Dade College
Darrell Arnold Miami Dade College
Ildiko Barsony Miami Dade College
Eric Belokon Miami Dade College
Jaime Bestard Miami Dade College
Jorge Borges Miami Dade College
Brooke Bovee Miami Dade College
Roberto Cabezas Miami Dade College
Manuel Carames Miami Dade College
Juan Carlos Catala Miami Dade College
Theresa Chormanski Miami Dade College
Nelson De La Rosa Miami Dade College
Jose Garcia Miami Dade College
Giselle Dominguez Miami Dade College
Clemente Fernandez Miami Dade College
Victor Gomez Miami Dade College
Eric Hernandez Miami Dade College
Sarah Jacob Miami Dade College
Tina Kuhn Miami Dade College
Tammy Laberge Miami Dade College
Michael Lenaghan Miami Dade College
Marisa Nia Madison Miami Dade College
Dahis Manzanares Tapia Miami Dade College
Adolfo L. Mendez Miami Dade College
Michael Meyer Miami Dade College
Teresa Mitchell Miami Dade College
Juan Morata Miami Dade College
Servando Munoz Miami Dade College
Norge Pena Perez Miami Dade College
Varun Ramberran Miami Dade College
Alan J. Rodriguez-Santiago Miami Dade College
Eduardo Salcedo Miami Dade College
Soumia Souchak Miami Dade College
Isaiah Urhoghide Miami Dade College
Dinesh Vidhani  Miami Dade College
Selwyn Williams Miami Dade College
Rindy Anderson Florida Atlantic University
Tiffany Roberts-Briggs Florida Atlantic University
Xing-Hai Zhang Florida Atlantic University
Selcuk Uluagac  Florida International University
Jonathan Banks Nova Southeastern University
William Kochen Nova Southeastern University
Lisa Robison Nova Southeastern University
Jaime Tartar Nova Southeastern University
Alfred Cioffi St. Thomas University
Alexis Tapanes-Castillo St. Thomas University
Maria Pina St. Thomas University
Haimanote Bayabil University of Florida
Corey Callaghan University of Florida
Sarah Doore University of Florida
Jessie Fernandez University of Florida
Maiela Ferrare University of Florida
Julie Maupin-Furlow University of Florida
Geoffrey Meru University of Florida
 Marco Schiavon University of Florida
Jiangxiao Qiu University of Florida
Alexandra Revynthi University of Florida
Ashley Smyth University of Florida
Xingbo Wu University of Florida
Christian Agatemor University of Miami
Nwadiuto Esiobu Applied Biotech, Inc.

Acknowledgements

The original research summarized in the following was supported, in part, by: the U.S. Department of Education grant awards: P120A200007 (STEM AISLE), P031C210035 (STEM PACTS), P031C210028 (STEM SMART), P031A220012 (Engine of Progress); the National Science Foundation grant award: 1832436 (Building Capacity Hispanic Student Success from 2-year to 4-year Institutions through CUREs); the Humanities Edge, funded by the Mellon Foundation as part of a Community College Pathway Partnership with Florida International University (FIU), and the Excellence Across the Curriculum (EAC), a committee dedicated to showcasing student research in the humanities. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the funding agency.

 

Stem + Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Research Symposium 2023 Committee Members

Nadia R. Albelo, John Angel, Hassan Ansari, Carlos Barbosa, Ildiko Barsony, Regina Bloom, Tanya M. Borges, Bertha Cabrera, Marie K. Castor, Emmanuela Franck, Angel Hernandez, Mandy Johnson, Kristen Moore, Victor Okafor, Kirk Paskal, Edward Phillips, Adelina Rios Cequea, Regine Romelus, Pablo R. Sacasa, Claudia Sanchez, Alfredo Sarmiento, Jeannine Sarmiento, Beatriz Simon, Ariane Tulloch, and Jovan Wint.

 

Stem Research Symposium 2023 Judges

Miriam Abety

Christian Agatemor

Rindy Anderson

Eduardo Araujo-Pradere

Trinidad Argüelles

Jonathan Banks

Eric Belokon

Jaime Bestard

Roberto Cabezas

Corey Callaghan

Manuel Carames

Juan Carlos Catala

Alfred Cioffi

Theresa Chormanski

Nelson De La Rosa

Julia Diaz-Consul

Giselle Dominguez

Clemente Fernandez

Adolfo Mendez

Marie E. Monzon Medina

Jose Garcia

Pedro Garcia

Sarah Garman

Taurie Gittings  

Belarmino Gonzalez

Eric Hernandez

Davia Holness

Andreina Aguado Jimenez

William Kochen

Tina Kuhn

Tammy Laberge

Marisa Nia Madison

Dahis Manzanares Tapia

Julie Maupin-Furlow

Adolfo L. Mendez

Michael Meyer

Juan Morata

Geoffrey Meru

Jorge Obeso

Jacqueline Pena

Norge Pena Perez

Maria Pina

Tchao Podona

Juan Prieto-Valdes

Jesse Pulido

Jiangxiao Qiu

Varun Ramberran

Tiffany Roberts-Briggs

Lisa Robison

Alan J. Rodriguez-Santiago

Eduardo Salcedo

Claudia Sanchez

Marco Schiavon

Ashley Smyth

Saha Sonali

Soumia Souchak

Alexis Tapanes-Castillo

Jaime Tartar

Selcuk Uluagac

Isaiah Urhoghide

Dinesh Vidhani

Flavia Wald

Selwyn Williams

Xing-Hai Zhang