2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

1. Dr. John D. Carpinelli http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3621-0168 New Jersey Institute of Technology [biography]

   Dr. John D. Carpinelli is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. He has served as coordinator of activities at NJIT for the Gateway Engineering Education Coalition and as a member of the Coalition’s Governing Board. He previously chaired NJIT’s Excellence in Teaching Awards Committee and is Past Chair of the University Master Teacher Committee.

2. Dr. Linda S Hirsch New Jersey Institute of Technology [biography]

   LINDA S. HIRSCH, Ed.D, was formerly the Assistant Director for Research, Evaluation and Program Operations for the Center for Pre-College programs at New Jersey Institute of Technology, but is now retired although still involved in STEM education. Dr. Hirsch has a degree in educational psychology with a specialty in Educational Statistics and Measurement from the Graduate School of Education at Rutgers University. She has been involved in all aspects of educational and psychological research for over 20 years. Dr. Hirsch is knowledgeable about the implementation of integrated STEM curriculum and has extensive experience conducting longitudinal research studies. She is proficient in database management, experimental design, instrument development, psychometrics and statistical programming.

3. Dr. Raquel Perez-Castillejos New Jersey Institute of Technology [biography]

   Dr. Raquel Perez-Castillejos is an assistant professor of biomedical engineering at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. Her research (www.tissuemodels.net) focuses on the development of tools for cell and tissue biology using micro- and nanotechnologies. Raquel obtained her Ph.D. with the National Center of Microelectronics in Barcelona. She was a postdoctoral fellow at the Laboratory of Miniaturized Systems (Univ. São Paulo, Brazil) and later at Harvard University with the Whitesides group. Dr. Perez-Castillejos is co-director of the NSF-funded REU summer program for neuroengineering, coordinator of the new cross-campus, interdisciplinary minor in nanotechnology at NJIT, principal investigator of 2013 NSF Nanotechnology Undergraduate Education award, and faculty adviser for the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) at NJIT.

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