2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

1. Dr. Fayekah Assanah University of Connecticut [biography]

   Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut, 260 Glenbrook Road, Unit 3247, Storrs, CT 06269-3247.

   Fayekah Assanah is the team leader for ENGR 1166: Foundations of Engineering, a core course for all first-year engineering students at the University of Connecticut, consisting of over 400 students. She has designed, developed, and implemented multiple design projects and service learning project through the “Corsi-Rosenthal Boxes” for all first-year engineering students at the University. Assanah's research focuses on synthesizing hydrogels to mimic the mechanical behavior of the brain matter and investigate the cellular response to injury.

2. Dr. Kristina Wagstrom University of Connecticut [biography]

   Dr. Kristina Wagstrom is an associate Professor in the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, CT. She specializes in applying chemical engineering principles to study atmospheric chemistry and air pollution with an emphasis on human and ecosystem health impacts. She is also interested in studying the impact of different educational approaches in engineering with a focus on experiential learning and career readiness.

3. Dr. Daniel D. Burkey University of Connecticut [biography]

   Daniel Burkey is the Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs and the Castleman Term Professor in Engineering Innovation in the College of Engineering at the University of Connecticut. He earned his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Lehigh University in 1998, his M.S.C.E.P and Ph.D., both in Chemical Engineering, from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2000 an 2003, respectively, and his M.A.Ed with a focus in Research Methods, Measurement, and Evaluation from the University of Connecticut in 2023.

4. Ms. Marina A. Creed APRN, FNP-BC, MSCN University of Connecticut [biography]

   Marina Creed is an Instructor in the Department of Neurology at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine and practicing Neuroimmunology Nurse Practitioner in the Multiple Sclerosis Center at UConn Health. She has been engaged in translational public health efforts throughout the COVID19 pandemic to improve outcomes for her immunosuppressed patients by reducing exposure to infectious and non-infectious air pollution in public schools and community spaces throughout the State of Connecticut. She founded and is the director of the UConn Indoor Air Quality Initiative, a cross-campus, multidisciplinary team of scientists and clinicians studying low-cost air purifiers in both laboratory and real-world settings.

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