Individual Mentoring Roles
Current Students
Angelina Ibarra
Department: BS Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 2021
Project: Indoor Air Quality Beacon - Low-Cost Sensor Platform to Measure Indoor Environmental Quality
Year(s) Advised: 2021, 2022
Kyle Sanchez
Department: BS Environmental Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 2021
Project: Bleed Orange, Measure IAQ - Low-Cost IAQ Measurement Across UT’s Campus
Year(s) Advised: 2021, 2022
Former Students
Calvin Lin
Department: BS Environmental Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 2020
Project: Bleed Orange, Measure Purple - Low-Cost Particulate Matter Sensor Network on UT’s Campus
Robert Estrada
Department: BS Environmental Engineering, University of Texas at Austin
Project: WCWH UTx000 - REDCap Survey Analysis
Year(s) Advised: 2020
Wendy Zhang
DepartmentBS Civil Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 2019
Project: Austin Passive House
Cassandra Prince
DepartmentBS Civil Engineering, University of Texas at Austin
Project: Bleed Orange, Measure Purple - Low-Cost Particulate Matter Sensor Network on UT’s Campus
Year(s) Advised: 2019
Dung (Pearl) Le
Department: BS Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin
Project: Indoor Air Quality Beacon - Low-Cost Sensor Platform to Measure Indoor Environmental Quality
Year(s) Advised: 2019
Group Mentoring Roles
First-Year Interest Group (FIG) Mentor
Description: A First-Year Interest Group (FIG) is a group of 18-25 first-year students who take two to four classes together during their first fall semester at The University of Texas. Each group attends a weekly seminar led by a peer mentor and a staff facilitator.
Department: UT Aerospace Engineering Department
Semesters: Fall 2014, Spring 2015
Engineering Peer Advisor
Description: Help students answer questions regarding the aerospace engineering curriculum, courses, and career paths within the major.
Department: UT Aerospace Engineering Department
Semesters: Fall 2013, Spring 2014
University of Texas Orientation Advisor
Description: New Student Services oversees orientation for thousands of incoming students each year, ensuring they successfully transition, both academically and socially, to the university. Each year, NSS interviews and hires a diverse group of talented students, called Orientation Advisors, to develop, plan and execute these orientation programs.
Department: UT New Student Services
Semesters: Summer 2013
Teaching
UT CAEE Department, Graduate Teaching Assistant
Course: HVAC Design - Fall 2020
Professor: Dr. Zoltan Nagy
- Provided introductory lessons on Python and Jupyter Notebook in addition to a few lectures covering psychrometrics and heat exchangers
- Held office hours each week and graded all assignments including homeworks, quizzes, exams, and final projects
Introduction to Architectural Engineering - Fall 2018
Professor: Dr. Atila Novoselac
- Helping students to understand and construct wood-frame models for residential construction and evaluating and grading student groups’ model
- Teaching students the basics of energy analysis through the use of a simplified case study that builds off a wood-frame model developed in the first part of the course
Introduction to Computer Methods - Fall 2016, 17, and Spring 2017
Professor: Dr. Howard Liljestrand
- Organization and programming of civil engineering problems for computer solutions
- Helped lead lab sections and write/debug code with students
Elementary Mechanics of Fluids - Summer 2018
Professor: Dr. Howard Liljestrand
- Fluid properties, hydrostatics, elements of fluid dynamics, energy and momentum, boundary layers, similitude, pipe flow, metering instruments, drag forces
- Conducted various experiments to demonstrate basic principles of fluid mechanics
Probability and Statistics for Civil Engineers - Spring 2018
Professor: Dr. Howard Liljestrand
- Basic theory of probability and statistics with practical applications to civil engineering problems, including statistical inference and sampling
- Lead lab sections, held office hours, and graded all but major assignments
UT PED/KIN Department, Teaching Assistant
Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced Volleyball - Spring 2018 to Now
Head Coach: Geoff Rich, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education | UT Austin
- Helped with each level of the course throughout many semesters, typically helping with at least two courses during a semester
- Assisted the head coach by leading drills, helping to develop student’s techniques, officiating in-class games, managing equipment, and providing feedback during games and drills.