Join I-STEM Affiliates

This plasma fractal was created by Orion Lawlor as a doctoral student in Computer Science at Illinois.

John Abelson

Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Emeritus Professor
abelson@illinois.edu

I-STEM Goal Affiliation:

3. Undergraduate & Graduate STEM Education Reform

Project(s): EaSE: Energy and Sustainability Engineering

I co-direct the new graduate option program in EaSE.

Gretchen Adams

Chemistry
Director of Undergraduate Studies
gadams4@illinois.edu

I-STEM Goal Affiliation:

1. P-16 STEM Education Outreach
2. STEM Teacher Training & Professional Development
3. Undergraduate & Graduate STEM Education Reform

Project(s): Merit/MIST

I am interested in STEM initiatives in K-doctoral programs. A wide spectrum that is all worthwhile!

Jennifer Amos

Bioengineering
Teaching Associate Professor
jamos@illinois.edu

I-STEM Goal Affiliation:

1. P-16 STEM Education Outreach
3. Undergraduate & Graduate STEM Education Reform

Project: Tissue Engineering Teaching Laboratory
Outreach grants to bring in minorities from community colleges for research to encourage transfers and increase retention;
NSF-REU for BIOE with Mayo Clinic;
Duties as ABET head for my dept (responsible for curricular changes and outcomes analysis).

Matthew Ando

Mathematics
Chair and Professor
mando@illinois.edu

I-STEM Goal Affiliation:

3. Undergraduate and Graduate Education Reform

I have been involved in a project to improve calculus instruction for Engineering students at the U of I.

Jayadev Athreya

Mathematics
Adjunct Associate Professor/Founder, Illinois Geometry Lab
jathreya@illinois.edu

I-STEM Goal Affiliation:

1. P-16 STEM Education Outreach
3. Undergraduate & Graduate STEM Education Reform

Project: Illinois Geometry Lab, partially funded by NSF PI grant.
I am interested in developing an exploration-based mathematics curriculum at all levels, from P-16.

Rashid Bashir

Electrical and Computer Engineering, Department of Bioengineering,
Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory
Head, Department of Bioengineering, Abel Bliss Professor, Grainger Distinguished Chair in Engineering
rbashir@illinois.edu

I-STEM Goal Affiliation:

1. P-16 STEM Education Outreach
3. Undergraduate and Graduate Education Reform

Project(s): IGERT

Training grants, integration of engineering and biological sciences

Samuel Beshers

Neuroscience Program
Neuroscience Program Coordinator
beshers@illinois.edu

I-STEM Goal Affiliation:

1. P-16 STEM Education Outreach
3. Undergraduate and Graduate Education Reform

Projects: Brain Awareness Day; Illinois Summer Neuroscience Institute (ISNI); Project NEURON; OLLI; Neuroengineering IGERT

Trying to combine outreach and educational neuroscience initiatives with support and professional skills development for students, Interested in involving other programs working on neuro-related projects.