Faculty 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.
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 |