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Chitra Srivastava Dabas
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Name: Chitra Srivastava Dabas
Dept: Apparel Merchandising & Management
Degree & Institution: PhD, Michigan State University
Main Research & creative activity interest: Retail strategy, corporate social responsibility, and international business.
Interests, Hobbies, fact(s): Is an artist at heart, strategist by training, and guide by profession.
Apparel Merchandising & Management |
Yao Olive Li
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Name: Yao Olive Li (Olive)
Dept: Human Nutrition & Food Sciences
Degree & Institution: PhD, University of Toronto, Canada
Main Research & creative activity interest: Food processing engineering, micro/nano encapsulation for food ingredients, and funtional foods.
Interests, Hobbies, fact(s): Dr. Li is married to Shujun Li, and has a 13 year-old daughter. Her family enjoys traveling & adventures.
Human Nutrition
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Kimberley Miller
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Name: Kimberley Miller
Dept: Agriculture Sciences & Education
Degree & Institution: EdD, Texas A&M/Texas Tech
Main Research & creative activity interest: Secondary Education leadership and communication development, and Technology use in secondary education.
Interests, Hobbies, fact(s): Taught High School (Secondary ed) agriculture science for 14 years, is a graduate of Cal Poly Pomona, has a Bachelors of Science in Animal Science, and a MS in Agriculture Science. "Let me be outdoors with my dogs and I am Happy"
Agricultural Sciences & Education Department |
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Yvette Nout
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Name: Yvette Nout
Dept: Animal & Veterinary Sciences
Degree & Institution: PhD, Ohio State University
Main Research & creative activity interest: Equine exercise physiology & neurology, neuroscience, and experimental spinal cord injury research.
Interests, Hobbies, fact(s): Dr. Nout grew up in Africa and is a triathlete.
Animal & Veterinary Sciences |
Harmit Singh
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Name: Harmit Singh
Dept: Human Nutrition & Food Sciences
Degree & Institution: PhD, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar India
Main Research & creative activity interest: Food proteins, food allergies, microencapsulation, and nutracenticals.
Interests, Hobbies, fact(s): Interests in Hindi Songs and badminton.
Human Nutrition & Food Sciences |
Hayri Erkan Ozkaya
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Name: Hayri Ozkaya
Dept: International Business & Marketing
Degree & Institution: PhD, Michigan State University
Main Research & creative activity interest: Marketing strategy, international marketing, and new product development and innovation.
Interests, Hobbies, fact(s): Dr. Ozkaya plays basketball and has an interest in jazz and meditation.
International Business & Marketing |
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Gerd Welke
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Name: Gerd Welke
Dept: Finance, Real-Estate, & Law
Degree & Institution: PhD, Unversity of California Berkeley
Main Research & creative activity interest: Real Estate finance, asset pricing, mortage contracting, and construction cycles.
Interests, Hobbies, fact(s): Dr. Welke was originally from South Africa and use to be a physicist.
Finance, Real-Estate & Law
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Sonya Zhang
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Name: Xuesong Zhang (Sonya)
Dept: Computer Information Systems
Degree & Institution: PhD, Claremont Graduate University
Main Research & creative activity interest: Social learning & web intelligence
Interests, Hobbies, fact(s): Dr. Zhang was an assistant professor at Cal State Fresno before joining Cal Poly.
Computer Information Systems |
Anita Jain
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Name: Anita Jain
Dept: Ethnic & Women's Studies
Degree & Institution: PhD, Claremont Graduate University
Main Research & creative activity interest: Postcolonial Theory
Interests, Hobbies, fact(s): Dr. Jain has a Bachelors of Arts in Biology, a MA in Counseling and a PhD in Cultural Studies.
Ethnic & Women's Studies |
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John Burdett
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Name: John Burdett
Dept: Music
Degree & Institution: MM, California State University of Los Angeles
Main Research & creative activity interest: Has an interest in the music learning processes of children with hearing loss, nonverbal communication between musicians and conductors, and the performance practices of symphonic works with hispanic influence.
Interests, Hobbies, fact(s): His four kids keep him busy from hobbies and other interests.
Music |
Kun Chen
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Name: Kun Chen
Dept: Geography & Anthropology
Degree & Institution: PhD, University of California Berkeley
Main Research & creative activity interest: Anthropology of Globalization, social studies of science & technology, loves teaching and interacting with students.
Interests, Hobbies, fact(s): Enjoys traveling, pets, the beauty of nature, and learning about different cultures.
Geography & Anthropology |
Nell Horowitz
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Name: Nell Horowitz
Dept: Communication
Degree & Institution: PhD, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Main Research & creative activity interest: Organizational identity, corporate reputation, public relations in small businesses & organizations and emerging industries.
Interests, Hobbies, fact(s): Dr. Horowitz is a Taiwanese American and is Jewish, who loves to read, hike, and swim. Born in Taiwan, Dr. Horowitz lived in Texas, Ohio, North Carolina, and California.
Communciation |
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Anthony Ocampo
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Name: Anthony Ocampo
Dept: Psychology & Sociology
Degree & Institution: PhD, UCLA
Main Research & creative activity interest: Dr. Ocampo's main research is with Race/Ethnicity, immigration, cultural sociology, gender and sexuality.
Interests, Hobbies, fact(s): Dr. Ocampo is from Eagle Rock, a Filipino and Latino neighborhood of Northeast Los Angeles. Dr. Ocampo also loves music, hip hop, R&B, Throwback Jams, and working out.
Psychology & Sociology |
Rachel Van
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Name: Rachel Van
Dept: History
Degree & Institution: PhD, Columbia
Main Research & creative activity interest: Early American history, merchant capitalism especially Americans in the Pacific & China, family childhood history.
Interests, Hobbies, fact(s): Dr. Van loves delicious food and beverages and her research interests. Her hobbies are traveling and outdoor fun which can be linked back to her desire to eat and drink yummy things.
History |
Kenneth Lamb
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Name: Kenneth Lamb
Dept: Civil Engineering
Degree & Institution: PhD, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Main Research & creative activity interest: Hydraulics, Water Supply, Forecasting
Interests, Hobbies, fact(s): Dr. Lamb's greatest desire is to ride one of the University's Arabian Horses.
Civil Engineer |
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Paul Nissenson
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Name: Paul Nissenson
Dept: Mechanical Engineer
Degree & Institution: PhD, Univeristy of California Irvine
Main Research & creative activity interest: Numberical modeling of atmospherically relevant systems.
Interests, Hobbies, fact(s): Is a Southern California native. During the past 12 years, Dr. Nissenson has been at UC Irvine obtaining his BS, MS, and PhD. Since then he was working as a postdoctoral researcher.
Mechanical Engineer |
Jaehoon Seong
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Name: Jaehoon Seong (Jay)
Dept: Mechanical Engineering
Degree & Institution: PhD, University of Miami
Main Research & creative activity interest: Hemodynamics and Vascular implants
Interests, Hobbies, fact(s): Tennis
Mechanical Engineer |
Maryam Shafahi
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Name: Maryam Shafahi
Dept: Mechanical Engineering
Degree & Institution: PhD, University of California Riverside
Main Research & creative activity interest: Biofilm, flow in porous media, and heat transfer.
Interests, Hobbies, fact(s): Dr. Shafahi loves hiking, horses and checking out the books in an old book store for hours.
Mechanical Engineer |
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Xinkai Wu
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Name: Xinkai Wu
Dept: Civil Engineering
Degree & Institution: PhD, Unversity of Minnesota
Main Research & creative activity interest: Urban Traffic Operations and Intelligent Transportation Systems(ITS)
Interests, Hobbies, fact(s): N/A
Civil Engineer |
Xin Ye
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Name: Xin Ye
Dept: Civil Engineering
Degree & Institution: PhD, University of South Florida
Main Research & creative activity interest: Transportaion Planning and Travel Demand Modeling
Interests, Hobbies, fact(s): Tennis
Civil Engineer |
Ramzi Farhat
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Name: Ramzi Farhat
Dept: Urban & Regional Planning
Degree & Institution: PhD, University of Southern California
Main Research & creative activity interest: Urban design, urban politics and government, land use planning, and the design review process.
Interests, Hobbies, fact(s): Loves to play basketball and hiking.
Urban & Regional Planning |
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Paul Beardsley
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Name: Paul Beardsley
Dept: CEMaST
Degree & Institution PhD, University of Washington
Main Research & creative activity interest: Has an interest in Biology Education (especially in evolution education), plant systematics, genetics, and evolution.
Interests, Hobbies, fact(s): Enjoys skiing, hiking, mountain biking, and was the former ballboy for the Denver Nuggets.
CEMaST |
John Arlo Caine
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Name: John Arlo Caine (Arlo Caine)
Dept: Mathematics & Statistics
Degree & Institution PhD, University of Arizona
Main Research & creative activity interest: Mathematics of differential geometry, analysis, and lie groups and its application to theoretical physics.
Interests, Hobbies, fact(s): John is a private pilot, woodworker, a father and a husband.
Mathematics & Statistics |
Ciera Jaspan
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Name: Ciera Jaspan
Dept: Computer Science
Degree & Institution PhD, Carnegie Mellon
Main Research & creative activity interest: Main research and interest in software engineering. Her primary research goal is to improve the design and quality of complex, component-based systems using cost-effective techniques.
Interests, Hobbies, fact(s): Loves rock climbing and gardening.
Computer Science |
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Stephen Osborn
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Name: Stephen Osborn
Dept: Geological Sciences
Degree & Institution PhD, University of Arizona
Main Research & creative activity interest: Water quality, hydrogeology, isotope geochemistry, and gas chemistry
Interests, Hobbies, fact(s): Loves the outdoors and photography.
Geological Sciences |
Erin Questad
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Name: Erin Questad
Dept: Biological Sciences
Degree & Institution PhD, University of Kansas
Main Research & creative activity interest: Plant community ecology, restoration ecology, invasive species, and conservation.
Interests, Hobbies, fact(s): Dr. Questad is moving to Cal Poly from the Big Island of Hawaii.
Biological Sciences |
John Rock
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Name: John Rock
Dept: Mathematics & Statistics
Degree & Institution PhD, University of California Riverside
Main Research & creative activity interest: Fractal geometry and analysis with connections to number theory. I involve undergraduate and graduate students in my research as much as possible.
Interests, Hobbies, fact(s): Loves to play golf, eat interesting food, and travel. That's just the beginning.
Mathematics & Statistics |
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Jayson Smith
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Name: Jayson Smith (Jay)
Dept: Biological Science
Degree & Institution PhD, UCLA
Main Research & creative activity interest: Dr. Smith is a conservation biologist and marine ecologist with interests in human impacts on coastal ecosystems, including climate change, introduced species, and recreational use.
Interests, Hobbies, fact(s): Born and raised in Southern California. Interests include sports (basketball), spending time with family, and being environmentally conscious.
Biological Sciences |
Ryan Szypowski
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Name: Ryan Szypowski
Dept: Mathematics & Statistics
Degree & Institution PhD, UCSD
Main Research & creative activity interest: Applied mathematics and the numerical solution of partial differential equations.
Interests, Hobbies, fact(s): Enjoys playing hockey and home brewing.
Mathematics & Statistics |
Wendolyn Vermeer
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Name: Wendolyn Vermeer
Dept: Library
Degree & Institution MLIS, San Jose State University
Main Research & creative activity interest: Open access, eBooks, electronic resource acquisition & maintenance, locally created digital repositories.
Interests, Hobbies, fact(s): Wendolyn Vermeer is a medieval mercenary in the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA).
Library |
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Barry Lehrman
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Name: Barry Lehrman
Dept: Landscape Architecture
Degree & Institution: MLA, University of Pennsylvania
Main Research & creative activity interest: Sustainable cities & places, future scenarios, urban heat island mitigation, ecosystem services, and infrastructure.
Interests, Hobbies, fact(s): Recently moved into the former dean of agriculture's house in Claremont and as a gardener, he appreciates the irrigation system.
Landscape Architecture
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