2022-2023 Clean SMARTS Master Class Experts
Dr. Matthew McDonough
Ritika Bhattacharjee
Mollie Huber
Dr. Tracy Hammond
Chairman Bryan Daniel
Charley Ayres
What is the Clean SMARTS Master Class?
The NPI “Clean SMARTS Master Class” is a FREE mini-series of courses that provide opportunities to hear, learn, and be inspired by experts in the areas of STEM Careers such as: Security: Power Electronics at Sandia National Labs, Music Composition and Analysis, Aid: Paying for College with Financial Aid, Resilience: Bravery and Vulnerability as a Pathway to Strength and Power in Engineering, Telling a Story: Long story, short: Make Every Word Count, and STEM: Lights, STEM, Action: How a Movie Start Changed the World (SMARTS). These experts share their knowledge and expertise, providing opportunity to acquire skills, up-skill, and even learn the importance of retraining in an age of constant change.
Objective
The NPI “Clean SMARTS Master Class” will provide opportunities for Texas Secondary School students and educators to hear, learn, and be inspired by experts in the areas of STEM Careers such as: Security: Power Electronics at Sandia National Labs, Music Composition and Analysis, Aid: Paying for College with Financial Aid, Resilience: Bravery and Vulnerability as a Pathway to Strength and Power in Engineering, Telling a Story: Long story, short: Make Every Word Count, and STEM: Lights, STEM, Action: How a Movie Start Changed the World (SMARTS). These experts will share their knowledge, expertise, and opportunities with an audience eager to acquire skills, up-skill, and even learn the importance of retraining in an age of constant change. This Master Class will support the NPI Mission of developing the necessary workforce to sustain current, new, and emerging clean industries in Texas.
How do I participate?
- Register individually through the Cvent registration process to access the Clean SMARTS Master Class
- Access and view all course material provided within the chosen Master Class year and earn a Clean SMARTS Certificate of Completion.
- To receive your earned completion certificate, submit your request to adrgarcia@tamu.edu.
Cvent Registration:
- Register for access on our Cvent registration page
- Click “Register Today” and complete the application process.
- You will receive an application confirmation email
Canvas Access Process:
- As soon as NPI accepts your application (usually within 24 hours), you will receive a second email from TEES EDGE with the Canvas program enrollment links.
- Click on any course link, this takes you our NPI Canvas site
- Click on “Enroll”
- The first course you enroll in will require you to fill out basic information (Name, Email, School). All of the other courses that you enroll in after this will automatically show up on your Canvas dashboard
- You will receive 2 emails from the Canvas Catalog
- One email says that you are enrolled in the course.
- The other email with the subject line “Please confirm your email” is the one you will use to set up your password “Complete Registration”
- Complete Registration
- Create a password (store this somewhere for safe keeping)
- Once created, it will take you to the course
- To see the complete list of NPI offerings, click on the NPI logo on the top left of the Canvas dashboard
- Then follow the instructions to enroll
Dr. Matthew McDonough – Security: Power Electronics at Sandia National Labs
Principal Electrical Engineer, Sandia National Labs
Ritika Bhattacharjee – Music Composition and Analysis
Texas A&M Chemical Engineering Graduate
Mollie Huber – Aid: Paying for College with Financial Aid
Lead Counselor, Troy High School and Regional Coordinator, NPI
Dr. Tracy Hammond – Resilience: Bravery and Vulnerability as a Pathway to Strength and Power in Engineering
Director of the Institute for Engineering and Education & Innovation, a Professor of Computer Science & Engineering, and the Director of the Sketch Recognition Lab
Chairman Bryan Daniel – Telling a Story: Long story, short: Make Every Word Count
Chairman, Texas Workforce Commission
Charley Ayres – STEM: Lights, STEM, Action: How a Movie Start Changed the World
Senior Manager, National Security Programs, TAMU