Profiles

Read about students, faculty, researchers, and professionals who are pursuing STEM careers in Maine. Learn more about organizations in Maine that are focusing on STEM education and research.


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Ashley Below
Marine Biology Student Studies UltravioletLight's Effects on Phytoplankton on Antarctic Expedition
University of New England

University of New England marine biology major Ashley Below travelled to the Antarctic aboard the research vessel/icebreaker Nathaniel B. Palmer during a 39-day cruise.

She departed on December 10th, 2004 and returned January 25th, 2005. She perfor... » Read More

Amanda Cotton
Marine Biology Student at UNE
University of New England

I knew I wanted to be a marine biologist since about seventh grade. In the summer before my junior year of high school, I had the opportunity to go to Sarasota, Fla. for two weeks to study dolphins on a research vessel at Mote Marine Lab. I learned so man... » Read More

Andrew Doyle
"IGERT student" weaves his education through a number of complementary programs
University of Maine

If you're looking for evidence of NSF EPSCoR's impact in Maine, the case of PhD student Andrew Doyle isn't a bad place to start. Doyle is immersed in the growing multi-disciplinary research network which has developed among four institutions - The Univers... » Read More

Christopher Farah
Spatial Information Science & Engineering
University of Maine

I am interested in point set and algebraic topology. At present, I am investigating the embedding of homology theory onto sensor nodes in a wireless sensor network as a means of identifying topological properties of the monitored region. This is one of ma... » Read More

Arda Nural
Spatial Information Science & Engineering
University of Maine

Arda Nural was born in Ankara, Turkey. He received his MS in Information Technology at Rochester Institute of Technology, NY in 2003. He received his B.Sc diploma in Urban and Regional Planning Department from Middle East Technical University (METU) in An... » Read More

Isolde Schlaisich
Spatial Information Science & Engineering
University of Maine

Isolde Schlaisich is a PhD student and a research assistant at the Department of Spatial Information Science and Engineering at the University of Maine.

Isolde is originally from Baden, Austria. She holds a Diplom Ingenieur degree in Surveying Enginee... » Read More

Drew Barton
Associate Professor of Biology
University of Maine, Farmington

Drew Barton teaches his students how to turn what they learn into action and tells them that they can make a difference, not just after they graduate, but while they're students at Farmington.

In his "Climate Change and the End of Fossil Fuel" class, ... » Read More

Kate Beard
Sensor Science, Engineering and Mathematics
University of Maine

Kate Beard is a professor in the Department of Spatial Information Science Engineering at the University of Maine. She has been a research faculty with the National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis (NCGIA) since its beginning in 1989 and cur... » Read More

Diane F. Cowan
Research Scientist
The Lobster Conservancy

Diane has worked as a research scientist and educator in the academic, government and non-profit sectors. In 1996, she founded The Lobster Conservancy with a vision of building a bridge to join all those sharing the common goal of maintaining a strong and... » Read More

David Gibson
Associate Professor of Geology
University of Maine, Farmington

David Gibson's indoors lab classes encourage students to have strong presentation skills. He believes these skills are crucial in helping Geology students develop not only stronger information-gathering skills, but also stronger information-sharing skills... » Read More

DiOnetta Jones
Associate Dean and Director, Office of Minority Education, Office of the Dean for Undergraduate Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

DiOnetta Jones is the Associate Dean and Director of the Office of Minority Education, Office of the Dean for Undergraduate Education at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Prior to this appointment, she was the Director of Diversity Programs for ... » Read More

Leslie Lerea
Associate Dean of the Graduate School and Director of SPIRE
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Leslie S. Lerea is Associate Dean of the Graduate School and Director of the SPIRE Postdoctoral Fellowship Program at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. She received her Ph.D. from the Department of Pharmacology at UNC Chapel Hill. She completed ... » Read More

Madeleine Msall
Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy
Bowdoin College

When did you realize that you wanted to go in to Physics, and what was it that inspired you to do so?

I was slow to choose Physics. Though I took Physics in high school, I wasn't 'science girl.' I liked mathematics, but I really liked literatur... » Read More

Stefan Pakulski
Community, Economic, and Organizational Development

Stefan Pakulski currently Chief Executive Officer for the Kennebec Council of Governments and town of Readfield, has over twenty years of experience as an economic advisor in community, economic, and organizational development in the U.S. and overseas. ... » Read More

Pete Pedersen
Mathematics Instructor
Maine School of Science and Mathematics

Mr. Pedersen, Dean of the Faculty at the Maine School of Science and Mathematics and mathematics instructor with 30 years of experience, loves teaching, disc golf, ultimate Frisbee, hiking, nature, and mountain climbing. Indoors, he is an avid cook, card ... » Read More

Hemant Pendse
Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering; FBRI Managing Director
University of Maine

My Research

'I am bioprospecting for microorganisms that cleave ether bonds between lignin and hemicellulose. My laboratory isolates and characterizes the microorganisms and the enzymes responsible for the etherase activities. We are planning to scale u... » Read More

Mary Schwanke
Professor of Biology
University of Maine, Farmington

Mary believes that having a laboratory sets the pace and tone of the entire course and the science labs are the most important part of the course. Because of this, the connection between the lecture and the lab is critical.

Mary's Biology labs are ta... » Read More

Marylyn Scott
Director of Multicultural Recruitment and Associate Dean for Student Transitions
Bates College

Marylyn Scott was appointed Director of Multicultural Recruitment for the admissions effor in August 2006. Scott served as coordinator of diversity programs and outreach at Mount Holyoke College prior to Bates.

She helps recruit students, and then work... » Read More

Eric Sideman
Organic Crop Specialist
Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA)

Eric Sideman grew up just a stones throw outside of New York City where he could see the Empire State Building way off in the distance from his bedroom window. Slowly he edged north and to the country while he tested different colleges. During those years... » Read More

Keivan Stassun
Combining scholarly practices in research, teaching, and outreach
Vanderbilt University

Keivan Stassun is Associate Professor of Astronomy at Vanderbilt University, with an adjunct position at Fisk University. Dr. Stassun serves as chair of the American Astronomical Society's Committee on the Status of Minorities in Astronomy. He is also c... » Read More

Richard A. Wahle
Research Associate Professor
University of Maine

Research Interests:

Lobster Recruitment Ecology - This research aims to develop a better understanding of the influence of the ocean environment on changes in populations of the American lobster, Homarus americanus. The work investigates processes op... » Read More

Jeremy Wilson
Forest Ecosystem Management
University of Maine

My Research

The emergence of a forest bioproducts sector will create a market for previously unmerchantable forest material impacting harvesting in the northeast. My work examines the amount of this material that is available for harvest and the implica... » Read More