Mentoring Approach
Alumni Team Mentors
UCEM Alumni Team Mentors (ATM) Thrust
Mentoring has been described as 鈥渢he process of transferring knowledge from a person with more experience and expertise in a field (mentor) to a less experienced person (prot茅g茅 or mentee) to help them grow personally and professionally鈥�. - Lesia Crumpton-Young, 2010 Recipient of an US Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM)
Overview
Steven Spielberg on Mentoring
鈥淭he delicate balance of mentoring someone is not creating them in your own image,
but giving them the opportunity to create themselves.鈥�
The aim of the UCEM Alumni Team Mentoring (ATM) Program is to connect Sloan scholars with USF URM PhD graduates in the workplace who can provide guidance on PhD expectations, professional networking and career development. Alumni can offer insight on lessons learned, share knowledge of their career paths, and help empower current scholars to join their ranks as research innovators, thought-leaders, and problem-solvers within the global STEM workforce.
Program Goals
The Alumni Team Mentoring (ATM) thrust is intended to meet the following goals:
- Connect URM students with STEM professional role models from similar backgrounds
- Broaden awareness of academic, industry, and nontraditional career paths available to PhD graduates
- Provide a safe zone and supportive community for frank discussions on PhD expectations and professional goals
- Foster new professional networks for current students
- Facilitate new mentoring and leadership opportunities for PhD alumni
Mentee Responsibilities
As a UCEM Scholar you are responsible for the following:
- Engage your alumni mentor virtually (email, MS Teams/Zoom/Go To Meeting) or by phone at least twice each semester (Fall, Spring, Summer).
- Join the Sloan/FGLSAMP BD LinkedIn page
- Complete the UCEM Professional Development Certificate Program as scheduled (refer to your signed agreement)
- Participate in the Annual UCEM Student/Faculty Mentoring Retreat in May/June
Mentor Responsibilities
As an UCEM Alumni Team Mentor, your service would involve the following:
- Commit to a minimum of 2 contacts either virtually (email, MS Teams/Zoom/Go To Meeting) or by phone with your mentee each semester (Fall, Spring, Summer).
- Serve on at least one Alumni Panel session or provide one Career/Research talk during the calendar year (Fall, Spring, Summer)
- Join the Sloan/FGLSAMP BD LinkedIn page
Time Commitment
A minimum of two (2) contacts per semester initiated by the mentee. Additional interactions
will depend upon the dynamics of the mentee-mentorship relationship.
How Will Does It Works?
Step 1: Mentee will identify 1-2 potential PhD Alumni mentors
Step 2: Mentors will provide via email the USF Sloan UCEM (bbatson@usf.edu) the names of their selected mentors.
Step 3: The Sloan UCEM will make an official introduction via email to connect mentees and mentors.
| Alumni Mentor Graduation Year | Graduate Department | Current Position |
|---|---|---|
2015 |
Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering | Instructor, USF Medical Engineering Department |
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Electrical Engineering |
Research Scientist, The Geneva Foundation |
| 2015 |
Civil and Environmental Engineering | Chemist, US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) |
2012 |
Civil and Environmental Engineering | Specialist, Merck |
| 2018 |
Medical Engineeing | Process Engineer, Plasma-Therm |
2010 |
Electrical Engineering | Center Technology Transition Lead (CTTL), NASA Goddard Space Flight Center |
| 2010 |
Mechanical Engineering | Subject Matter Expert and Project Manager, U.S. Department of Defense |
| 2012 |
Civil and Environmental Engineering | Transportation Engineer, Manatee County Government |
| 2013 |
Electrical Engineering |
Sr. Manager ESA, Lockheed Martin |
| 2020 |
Civil and Environmental Engineering | Water Resources Engineer, Applied Sciences Consulting, Inc. |
| 2009 |
Computer Science and Engineering | Chief Information Officer, Ensurem |
| 2018 |
Electrical Engineering | Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder, The BEMI Group |
2015 |
Civil and Environmental Engineering | Assistant Professor, California State University- Chico (Chico State) |
2015 |
Morsani College of Medicine | Associate Director, Strategic Partnerships and Business Operations, Regeneron |
| 2013 |
Marine Science |
Research Chemist, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) |
2017 |
Electrical Engineering | Research Engineer, Georgia Tech Research Institute |
| 2016 |
Physics | Faculty, Medical Physicist, Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute |
| Amine Hafsi 2017 |
Civil and Environmental Engineering | Senior Engineer, Wood |
2018 |
Computer Science and Engineering | Retired US Army |
| 2009 |
Electrical Engineering | Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Texas at El-Paso |
| Joniqua Howard 2010 |
Civil and Environmental Engineering | Entrepreneur and Former Lecturer, University of Texas at Arlington |
2011 |
Computer Science and Engineering | Sensei On-Device ML Engineering Manager, Adobe |
| 2018 |
Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering | Senior Scientist, Upstream Process Development, WuXi Biologics |
2020 |
Civil and Environmental Engineering | Operations Consultant, Office of the Executive Director, Green Climate Fund |
| 2006 |
Physics | Branch Manager, Littoral Acoustics and Target Physics Branch at U.S. Navy, Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division |
| 2012 |
Computer Science and Engineering | Sr. Data Scientist & Squad Lead, IBM Data Science and AI Elite |
2019 |
Civil and Environmental Engineering | Environmental Engineer, Carollo Engineers |
2018 |
School of Geoscience | Adjunct Professor of Earth Science at Hillsborough Community College |
| 2012 |
Industrial and Management Systems Engineering | Assistant Teaching Professor, Northeastern University |
| 2020 |
Physics | Optical Coating Manufacturing Engineer, Lockheed Martin |
2007 |
Electrical Engineering | Principal Research Engineer, Georgia Tech Research Institute |
| 2017 |
Morsani college of Engineering | Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Stony Brook University |
2015 |
Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering | Postdoctoral Researcher, UNC-Chapel School of Pharmacy |
| 2009 |
Civil and Environmental Engineering | Reservoir/Petroleum Engineer, Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| 2013 |
Electrical Engineering | Director, Data center solutions & Strategic Partnerships, Intel |
| 2020 |
Computer Science and Engineering | Post-doctoral researcher Technical University of Munich |
2018 |
Elecgtrical Engineering | Faculty, Engineering Technology, Polk State College |
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Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering | Product Regulatory Engineer (Ecology), Intel Corporation |
| 2012 |
Electrical Engineering | Filter Designer, Qorvo, Inc. |
| 2019 |
Electrical Engineering | Device Scientist, IBM Research |
2011 |
Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering | Product Development Scientist / Engineer, Catalent |
| 2015 |
Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering | Principal RFIC/MMIC Design Engineer, Northrop Grumman |
| 2011 |
Civil and Environmental Engineering | Scientist, Geosyntec Consultants |
2017 |
Mechanical Engineering | Associate Professor, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University |
| 2012 |
Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering | Senior Specialist, Merck |
2014 |
Civil and Environmental Engineering | Materials Reliability Lead, Intel |
| 2019 |
Civil and Environmental Engineering | Relocated to Spain |
2011 |
Mechanical Engineering | Assistant Professor, Northern Illinois University |