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Clean SMARTS Master Class

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2022-2023 Clean SMARTS Master Class Experts 

Principal Electrical Engineer, Sandia National Labs

Dr. Matthew McDonough

Principal Electrical Engineer, Sandia National Labs
Texas A&M Chemical Engineering Graduate

Ritika Bhattacharjee

Texas A&M Chemical Engineering Graduate
Lead Counselor, Troy High School and Regional Coordinator, NPI

Mollie Huber

Lead Counselor, Troy High School and Regional Coordinator, NPI
Director of the Institute for Engineering and Education & Innovation, a Professor of Computer Science & Engineering, and the Director of the Sketch Recognition Lab

Dr. Tracy Hammond

Director of the Institute for Engineering and Education & Innovation, a Professor of Computer Science & Engineering, and the Director of the Sketch Recognition Lab
Chairman, Texas Workforce Commission

Chairman Bryan Daniel

Chairman, Texas Workforce Commission
Industry/Education Partnerships, Central Texas Workforce Board

Charley Ayres

Industry/Education Partnerships, Central Texas Workforce Board

 

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.
Clean SMARTS certificate of completion


Cvent Registration:

  1. Register for access on our Cvent registration page
  2. Click “Register Today” and complete the application process.
  3. 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


 

matt McDonough

Dr. Matthew McDonough – Security: Power Electronics at Sandia National Labs

Principal Electrical Engineer, Sandia National Labs 

Ritika

Ritika Bhattacharjee – Music Composition and Analysis

Texas A&M Chemical Engineering Graduate 

 
MHuber (2)

Mollie Huber – Aid: Paying for College with Financial Aid

Lead Counselor, Troy High School and Regional Coordinator, NPI 

 

Dr. Hammond

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

Chairman Bryan Daniel – Telling a Story: Long story, short: Make Every Word Count

Chairman, Texas Workforce Commission

 

Charley Ayres

Charley Ayres – STEM: Lights, STEM, Action: How a Movie Start Changed the World

Senior Manager, National Security Programs, TAMU

 

2021-2022 Experts

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