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CCNY Alumni Researchers - Changing The World for the Better
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A Message from Rosemarie D. Wesson
Interim Associate Provost for Research
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If these recent years have emphasized anything, in our city, our state, our country, it is the essentialness of community. It is through, using guidance given to us to in turn help guide others, lift up silenced voices, trying to leave the world a better place than we found it, that we can continue to survive and even thrive in untenable circumstances.
In this, the one-year anniversary issue of the RICC, we highlight the accomplishments of distinguished CCNY alumni. Their accomplishments, in fields ranging from linguistics and education to nanoparticles, show a common thread of community and support. These alumni are using their unique experiences, talents, and insights to change the world for the better.
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Investigating the History of Colonial Spanish America and the Spanish Empire
Dr. Fidel Tavárez (B.A. History '11)
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Before achieving academic excellence at City College that led him to his Ph.D. at Princeton, Dr. Fidel Tavárez, Assistant Professor at Queens College, struggled with higher education. He was the recipient of a full scholarship from the Posse Foundation to attend Colby College, yet Dr. Tavárez left after a month, feeling inadequately prepared to meet Colby's academic demands. After transferring to Fordham University and later Brooklyn College, Dr. Tavárez decided to drop out.
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Examining interactions and collective dynamics at the Colloidal level
Dr. Carlos A. Silvera Batista (B.E., Chemical Engineering, 2006)
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Dr. Carlos Silvera Batista is an Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Vanderbilt University, where his research is centered on nanoparticles, colloidal systems, and collective dynamics in active materials.
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Preparing the Next Generation of Engineering Students for the Future
Dr. Julianne Vernon (B.E., Chemical Engineering, 2004)
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Dr. Julianne Vernon, Associate Dean for Academic Success and Assistant Professor of the Practice in the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department at Vanderbilt University, has spent over 12 years creating and redesigning programs for STEM undergraduate and graduate students on educating the whole engineer.
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Transitioning from Research to Technology Commercialization
Dr. Luke Hwang (B.S. Chemistry '13)
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As an undergraduate, Dr. Luke Hwang recalled an organic chemistry research experience with research mentor Dr. George John, Professor of Chemistry, which chartered his path towards becoming a scientist. Later in his undergraduate career he was also a City College Fellow, taking part in a program catered toward students interested in furthering their education by providing research opportunities and stipends, as well as walking them through the graduate school application process.
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Expanding Engineering Education for Children
Dr. Hoda Ehsan (M.S Childhood Education '15)
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As initiatives across the country aim to diversify the STEM field, some believe that exposing children to engineering principals at a young age could aid in that mission. Dr. Hoda Ehsan, M.S. in Childhood Education '15 at City College, is designing curriculums and programs not only to introduce engineering at a young age, but also reach a wider range of students.
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Bridging the Gap Between Schools and Multilingual Communities
Dr. Heather Woodley (M.S. Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages ’05)
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| Dr. Heather Woodley has dedicated her career to Bilingual Education and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). She is an educator, activist, writer and mother. TESOL students become certified by the state and come from diverse backgrounds. They speak anywhere from Mandarin to Spanish. As a TESOL and Bilingual Education professor herself, she dedicates her work to making the lives of multilingual students and their caregivers easier. |
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Improving Rare Earth Mineral Selectivity to Change Industrial Landscape
Dr. Kathleen Stebe (Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering ’89)
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| Dr. Kathleen Stebe wants to create more environmentally safe ways to purify rare earth elements (REEs). She is a chemical engineer. Her research is in collaboration with faculty and doctoral students across the City College of New York (CCNY), the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), The University of Pennsylvania, Northwestern University and the Argonne National Laboratory at the University of Chicago. Collectively, their research aims to find a better way to selectively separate REEs by providing a simpler, green alternative to the existing process, allowing for more efficient use of the elements. |
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Awards
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CCNY Research Awards (December 2021)
Anil Agrawal, Civil Engineering, “Bridge redundancy and robustness against extreme events”, Genex Systems (Prime: Federal Highway Administration), 7 months, $72,058
Robert Alfano, Physics, “Deep Tissue SWIR Imager to aid in robotic endoscopic surgery”, Intuitive Surgical, 1 year, $60,000
Masahiro Kawaji, Mechanical Engineering, “Experimental thermofluidic validation of TCR fuel elements using distributed temperature and flow sensing”, Kansas State University (Prime: US Department of Energy), 2 years, $200,000
Masahiro Kawaji, Mechanical Engineering, “Investigating heat transfer in horizontally oriented HGTR under normal and PCC conditions”, Kansas State University (Prime: US Department of Energy), 3 years, $199,997
Charles Maldarelli, Chemical Engineering, “Surfactants at Air-Aqueous Interfaces for Lanthanide Recovery”, University of Pennsylvania (Prime: US Dept of Energy), 3 years, $ 719,994
Ruth Stark, Chemistry, “An Integrated Genetic and Biophysical Approach to Tomato Crop Protection”, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), 3 years, $650,000 |
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