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Faculty Fellows Archive

20​24-25 STEM-NET Faculty Fellows

Dr.  Omayra Ortega 

Dr. Ali Mehran

San José State
Assistant Professor
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Charles W. Davidson College of Engineerin​g

Biography

Dr.  Omayra Ortega 

Dr. Amira Ibrahim

Channel Islands
Assistant Professor
Psychology

Biography

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Dr. Anurag Pande

Cal Poly State University
Professor
Civil & Environmental Engineering

Biography

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Dr. Ayona Chatterjee

East Bay
Assistant Professor
Statistics and Biostatistics
College of Science

Biography

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Dr. C. Shawn Sun

Northridge
Assistant Professor
Civil Engineering and Construction Management
College of Engineering & Computer Science

Biography

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Dr. Chris Mi

San Diego
Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering

Biography

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Dr. Henry Boateng

San Francisco State
Associate Professor
Mathematics
College of Science and Engineering

Biography

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Dr. Hossein Sayadi

Long Beach State
Assistant Professor
Computer Engineering & Computer Science
College of Engineering

Biography

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Dr. Jane Kim

Cal State San Marcos
Associate Professor
Biological Sciences
College of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics

Biography

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Dr. Jeanette Pirlo

Stanislaus State
Assistant Professor
Biological Sciences
College of Science

Biography

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Dr. Kerry M. Byrne

Cal Poly Humboldt
Associate Professor
Environmental Science & Management

Biography

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Dr. Maria Calahorra-Jiménez

Fresno State
Assistant Professor
Construction Management
Lyles College of Engineering

Biography

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Dr. Nicolas Brunet

San Bernardino
Associate Professor
Psychology
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences

Biography

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Dr. Travis Hu

Cal State LA
Associate Professor
Mechanical Engineering
College of Engineering, Computer Science and Technology

Biography

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Dr. Jinsong Zhang

Chico State
Professor
Chemistry and Biochemistry
College of Natural Science 

Biography

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Dr. Frank Yip

Cal Maritime
Professor
Science & Mathematics

Biography

20​23-24 STEM-NET Faculty Fellows

Dr.  Omayra Ortega 

Dr. Omayra Ortega

Sonoma State
Associate Professor
Mathematics & Statistics
School of Science and Technology

Biography

Dr.  Joseph Kalman 

Dr. Joseph Kalman

Cal State Long Beach
Assistant Professor
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
College of Engineering

Biography

Dr.  Jorjeta Jetcheva 

Dr. Jorjeta Jetcheva

San Jose State
Assistant Professor
Computer Engineering
College of Engineering

Biography

Dr.  Kamila Larripa 

Dr. Kamila Larripa

Humboldt State
Associate Professor
Mathematics
College of Natural Sciences & Resources

Biography

Dr.  Kyu Han Koh 

Dr. Kyu Han Koh

Stanislaus State
Associate Professor
Computer Science
College of Science

Biography

Dr.  Arun K. Sharma 

Dr. Arun K. Sharma

Monterey Bay
Assistant Professor
Biology & Chemistry
College of Science

Biography

Dr.  Rasoul Narimani 

Dr. Rasoul Narimani

Northridge
Assistant Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering
College of Engineering and Computer Science

Biography

Dr.  Louise Edwards 

Dr. Louise Edwards

San Luis Obispo
Associate Professor
Physics
College of Science & Mathematics

Biography

Dr.  Julie Simons 

Dr. Julie Simons

Maritime
Associate Professor
Science & Mathematics
School of Letters and Science

Biography

Dr.  Maria Calahorra-Jiménez 

Dr. Maria Calahorra-Jiménez

Fresno state
Assistant Professor
Construction Management
College of Engineering

Biography

Dr.  Matthew S. Povich 

Dr. Matthew S. Povich

Cal Poly Pomona
Professor
Physics and Astronomy 
College of Science

Biography

Dr.  Monica So 

Dr. Monica So

Chico S​tate
Associate Professor
Chemistry and Biochemistry
College of Natural Sciences​​

Dr.  Laura Newcomb 

Dr. Laura Newcomb

Cal State San Bernardino
Professor
Biology
College of Natural Sciences

Biography

Dr.  Olaseni Sode 

Dr. Olaseni Sode

Cal State Los Angeles
Associate Professor
Chemistry and Biochemistry
College of Natural and Social Sciences

Dr.  Charli Sakari 

Dr. Charli Sakari

San Francisco State
Assistant Professor
Physics & Astronomy
College of Science and Engineering

Biography

Dr.  Erik Helgren 

Dr. Erik Helgren

Cal State East Bay
Professor
Physics
College of Science

Biography

Dr.  Jane Kim 

Dr. Jane Kim

Cal State San Marco
Associate Professor
Biological Sciences
College of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics
Biography

2022-23 STEM-NET Faculty Fellows

Dr. Jessica De Silva 

Dr. Jessica De Silva

Stanislaus State
Assistant Professor, Mathematics

Biography

Dr. Benjamin Lutz 

Dr. Benjamin Lutz

Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering

Dr. Olaseni Sode 

Dr. Olaseni Sode

Cal State LA
Assistant Professor, Chemistry


Dr. Laura Newcomb 

Dr. Laura Newcomb

California State university, San Bernardino
Professor, Biology

Biography

Dr. Monica So 

Dr. Monica So

California State University, Chico
Assistant Professor, Chemistry & Biochemistry



Dr. Kamila Larripa 

Dr. Kamila Larripa

Humboldt State University
Assistant Professor, Mathematics

Biography

Dr. Joseph Kalman 

Dr. Joseph Kalman

Cal State Long Beach
Assistant Professor, Mechanical/ Aerospace 

Biography

Dr. Zhaoshuo Jiang 

Dr. Zhaoshuo Jiang

San Francisco State 
Associate Professor, Civil Engineering

Biography

Dr. Subodh Bhandari 

Dr. Subodh Bhandari

Cal Poly Pomona
Professor, Aerospace Engineering

Biography

Dr. Matthew Leineweber 

Dr. Matthew Leineweber

San Jose State
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering

Biography

Dr. Omayra Ortega 

Dr. Omayra Ortega

Sonoma State
Associate Professor, Mathematics

Biography

2021-22 STEM-NET Faculty Fellows

 Dr. Jessica De Silva 

Dr. Jessica De Silva

Stanislaus State
Assistant Professor, Mathematics

Biography

Dr. Wencen Wu 

Dr. Wencen Wu

San Jose State University
Assistant Professor, Computer Engineering

Biography

Dr. Louise Edwards 

Dr. Louise Edwards

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Assistant Professor, Physics

Biography

Dr. Laura Newcomb 

Dr. Laura Newcomb

California State university, San Bernardino
Professor, Biology

Biography

Dr. Monica So 

Dr. Monica So

California State University, Chico
Assistant Professor, Chemistry & Biochemistry​

Dr. Kamila Larripa 

Dr. Kamila Larripa

Humboldt State University
Assistant Professor, Mathematics

Biography

Dr. Mary Leech 

Dr. Mary Leech

San Francisco State University
Professor, Earth & Climate Science

Biography

Dr. Lynn Cominsky 

Dr. Lynn Cominsky

Sonoma State University
Professor, Physics and Astronomy
Director, EdEon STEM Learning

Biography

Dr. Subodh Bhandari 

Dr. Subodh Bhandari

Cal Poly Pomona
Professor, Aerospace Engineering

Biography

Dr. Nina Robinson 

Dr. Nina Robson

California State University, Fullerton
Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering ​

Dr. Arturo Pacheco-Vega 

Dr. Arturo Pacheco-Vega

Cal State LA
Professor & Associate Chair, Mechanical Engineering

Biography

Note: We have 11 2021-22 STEM-NET Faculty Fellows.


2020-21 STEM-NET Faculty Fellows

Nina Robinson, Ph.D.
California State University, Fullerton​

Lynn Cominsky, Ph.D.
Sonoma State University
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Ravinder Sehgal, Ph.D.
San Francisco State University
Website

Paul Orwin, Ph.D.
California State University, Bakersfield​​

Rachel Teasdale, Ph.D.
California State University, Chico
Website

Cassandra Paul, Ph.D.
San Jose State University
Website​​​