People

Faculty

Paulo Cesar Tabares-Velasco

Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering

Leslie Light

Teaching Associate Professor, Engineering, Design & Society
Director, Cornerstone Design

Tim Ohno

Tim Ohno

Associate Professor, Physics

Mark Orrs

Mark Orrs

Teaching Associate Professor, Engineering, Design, & Society

Scholars

See some of our latest SE@M scholars and how they found their on path to get their distinction. You could be our next SE@M scholar!

Imani Garcia

BSE with minor in Energy

  • Learn (50 points)
    • ENGY 200 Intro to Energy
    • ENGY 320 Intro to Renew Energy
    • ENGY 350 Geothermal Energy
    • MEGN467 P. Building Science
    • ENGY498A Solar Energy Eng
  • Practice (45 points)
    • Undergrad researcher (3 semesters)
    • Presented results at GRADS (1st place!)
    • Summer internship (Nexant)
  • Build Community (10 points)
    • ASHRAE and energy related event

Adam Schwartz

ME

  • Learn (10 points)
    • EBGN Payne Scholars
  • Practice (20 points)
    • Summer Internship (American Energy Society)
    • Internship (McKinstry)
  • Build Community (60 points)
    • Founder/President Mines Solar Committee
    • University Innovation Fellow
    • Campus Solar Challenge
    • Solar Energy Petition and Presentation
    • HIKE for Help
    • Mines Green Team

Molly Maksin

Env. Engineering

  • Learn (40 points)
    • HASS490 Energy and Society
    • CEEN 477 LCA
    • MEGN567 Building Science
    • EENG589 Design and Control Wind Energy systems
  • Practice (20 points)
    • Intern at RM Industrial Assessment Center (2 semesters)
  • Build Community (20 points)
    • VP/President Energy Club

Joseph Block

EE

  • Learn (105 points)
    • DNS491/492 Sustainable Energy Senior Design
    • GEGN101 Geothermal systems
  • Practice (60 points)
    • Internships at NEI and SOLAS ~ 3 years
  • Build Community (10 points)
    • Mentor younger students in energy field

Tyler Overly

ME

  • Learn (10 points)
    • MEGN467 P. Building Science
  • Practice (110 points)
    • Internship w/ Ballard Group (4 years)
    • Internship w/ Trautman Shreeve (1 summer)
  • Build Community (20 points)
    • ASHRAE Student President (2 years)

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