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Active IDEA Faculty Fellows

COHORT 7

2023-2025

Dimas Dutra

TEACHING ASSISTANT PROFESSOR AT THE DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL AND AEROSPACE ENGINEERING Cohort 7: 2023-2025

Dr. Dutra has worked as a researcher and educator for over 8 years in the areas of Mechatronics, Robotics and Aeronautics.

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Levente Denes

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN SUSTAINABLE BIOMATERIALS Cohort 7: 2023-2025

Since he entered the area of wood science and technology, Levente Denes has been fully devoted towards developing new and innovative wood-based products and processing technologies.

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Christian Schaupp

PROFESSOR OF ACCOUNTING AND THE COORDINATOR OF THE DBA IN IN CHAMBERS COLLEGE Cohort 7: 2023-2025

Dr. Christian Schaupp is currently a Professor of Accounting and the Coordinator of the Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) Programs in the Chambers College of Business & Economics at West Virginia University.

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Dana Wright

WVU EXTENSION ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR Cohort 7: 2023-2025

Dana Wright, WVU Extension Associate Professor has a passion for making a difference in the lives of youth and adults. She serves as a Family and Community Development Agent in the southern coalfields of Logan County, West Virginia.

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Anne Jones

DIRECTOR OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP AT STARTUP WEST VIRGINIA AND THE BUSINESS ADVISOR FOR THE MORRIS L. HAYHURST LAUNCHLAB Cohort 7: 2023-2025

Anne Jones is Director of Entrepreneurship at StartUp West Virginia and the Business Advisor for the Morris L. Hayhurst Launch Lab.

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COHORT 6

2022-2024

Zhichao (Vincent) Liu

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF INDUSTRIAL & MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS ENGINEERING Cohort 6: 2022-2024

Dr. Liu proposes a new course centered on additive manufacturing (AM) for innovative design and production at the IMSE department.

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Brian Woerner

PROFESSOR COMPUTER SCIENCE & ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING Cohort 6: 2022-2024

Dr. Woerner has worked as researcher and educator for 30 years in the areas of wireless communications and networking, and more recently in the field of connected & autonomous vehicle systems (CAVS).

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Kathryn Gazal

PROFESSOR DIVISION OF FORESTRY & NATURAL RESOURCES Cohort 6: 2022-2024

Dr. Gazal will be developing a new course entitled “Natural Resource-Based Entrepreneurship.”

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Heather Carter-Templeton

CHAIRPERSON AND ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, ADULT HEALTH DEPARTMENT Cohort 6: 2022-2024

Dr. Carter-Templeton, as a member of the IDEA Faculty Fellows, will work to develop an education opportunity designed to provide knowledge and skills related to engineering and analytics specific to the healthcare environment.

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