2024-25 STEM-NET Faculty Fellows
Dr. Ali Mehran
San José State
Assistant Professor
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering
Biography
Dr. Amira Ibrahim
Channel Islands
Assistant Professor
Psychology
Biography
Dr. Anurag Pande
Cal Poly State University
Professor
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Biography
Dr. Ayona Chatterjee
East Bay
Assistant Professor
Statistics and Biostatistics
College of Science
Biography
Dr. C. Shawn Sun
Northridge
Assistant Professor
Civil Engineering and Construction Management
College of Engineering & Computer Science
Biography
Dr. Chris Mi
San Diego
Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Biography
Dr. Henry Boateng
San Francisco State
Associate Professor
Mathematics
College of Science and Engineering
Biography
Dr. Hossein Sayadi
Long Beach State
Assistant Professor
Computer Engineering & Computer Science
College of Engineering
Biography
Dr. Jane Kim
Cal State San Marcos
Associate Professor
Biological Sciences
College of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics
Biography
Dr. Jeanette Pirlo
Stanislaus State
Assistant Professor
Biological Sciences
College of Science
Biography
Dr. Kerry M. Byrne
Cal Poly Humboldt
Associate Professor
Environmental Science & Management
Biography
Dr. Maria Calahorra-Jiménez
Fresno State
Assistant Professor
Construction Management
Lyles College of Engineering
Biography
Dr. Nicolas Brunet
San Bernardino
Associate Professor
Psychology
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Biography
Dr. Travis Hu
Cal State LA
Associate Professor
Mechanical Engineering
College of Engineering, Computer Science and Technology
Biography
Dr. Jinsong Zhang
Chico State
Professor
Chemistry and Biochemistry
College of Natural Science
Biography
Dr. Frank Yip
Cal Maritime
Professor
Science & Mathematics
Biography
2023-24 STEM-NET Faculty Fellows
Dr. Omayra Ortega
Sonoma State
Associate Professor
Mathematics & Statistics
School of Science and Technology
Biography
Dr. Joseph Kalman
Cal State Long Beach
Assistant Professor
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
College of Engineering
Biography
Dr. Jorjeta Jetcheva
San Jose State
Assistant Professor
Computer Engineering
College of Engineering
Biography
Dr. Kamila Larripa
Humboldt State
Associate Professor
Mathematics
College of Natural Sciences & Resources
Biography
Dr. Kyu Han Koh
Stanislaus State
Associate Professor
Computer Science
College of Science
Biography
Dr. Arun K. Sharma
Monterey Bay
Assistant Professor
Biology & Chemistry
College of Science
Biography
Dr. Rasoul Narimani
Northridge
Assistant Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Biography
Dr. Louise Edwards
San Luis Obispo
Associate Professor
Physics
College of Science & Mathematics
Biography
Dr. Julie Simons
Maritime
Associate Professor
Science & Mathematics
School of Letters and Science
Biography
Dr. Maria Calahorra-Jiménez
Fresno state
Assistant Professor
Construction Management
College of Engineering
Biography
Dr. Matthew S. Povich
Cal Poly Pomona
Professor
Physics and Astronomy
College of Science
Biography
Dr. Monica So
Chico State
Associate Professor
Chemistry and Biochemistry
College of Natural Sciences
Dr. Laura Newcomb
Cal State San Bernardino
Professor
Biology
College of Natural Sciences
Biography
Dr. Olaseni Sode
Cal State Los Angeles
Associate Professor
Chemistry and Biochemistry
College of Natural and Social Sciences
Dr. Charli Sakari
San Francisco State
Assistant Professor
Physics & Astronomy
College of Science and Engineering
Biography
Dr. Erik Helgren
Cal State East Bay
Professor
Physics
College of Science
Biography
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
Stanislaus State
Assistant Professor, Mathematics
Biography
Dr. Benjamin Lutz
Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Dr. Olaseni Sode
Cal State LA
Assistant Professor, Chemistry
Dr. Laura Newcomb
California State university, San Bernardino
Professor, Biology
Biography
Dr. Monica So
California State University, Chico
Assistant Professor, Chemistry & Biochemistry
Dr. Kamila Larripa
Humboldt State University
Assistant Professor, Mathematics
Biography
Dr. Joseph Kalman
Cal State Long Beach
Assistant Professor, Mechanical/ Aerospace
Biography
Dr. Zhaoshuo Jiang
San Francisco State
Associate Professor, Civil Engineering
Biography
Dr. Subodh Bhandari
Cal Poly Pomona
Professor, Aerospace Engineering
Biography
Dr. Matthew Leineweber
San Jose State
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Biography
Dr. Omayra Ortega
Sonoma State
Associate Professor, Mathematics
Biography
2021-22 STEM-NET Faculty Fellows
Dr. Jessica De Silva
Stanislaus State
Assistant Professor, Mathematics
Biography
Dr. Wencen Wu
San Jose State University
Assistant Professor, Computer Engineering
Biography
Dr. Louise Edwards
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Assistant Professor, Physics
Biography
Dr. Laura Newcomb
California State university, San Bernardino
Professor, Biology
Biography
Dr. Monica So
California State University, Chico
Assistant Professor, Chemistry & Biochemistry
Dr. Kamila Larripa
Humboldt State University
Assistant Professor, Mathematics
Biography
Dr. Mary Leech
San Francisco State University
Professor, Earth & Climate Science
Biography
Dr. Lynn Cominsky
Sonoma State University
Professor, Physics and Astronomy
Director, EdEon STEM Learning
Biography
Dr. Subodh Bhandari
Cal Poly Pomona
Professor, Aerospace Engineering
Biography
Dr. Nina Robson
California State University, Fullerton
Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
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