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Zahra Jamal

20 Years Experience

Associate Director at Rice University's Boniuk Institute for Religious Tolerance, overseeing strategy, operations, and outreach

Education

Rice University

Double B.A., Slavic Studies & Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies

Houston, Texas, United States of America

Experience

Rice University

Associate Director, Boniuk Institute for Religious Tolerance / July, 2015 — Present

Run strategy & operations for international, premier research institute on the study and advancement of religious tolerance. Expanded religious inclusion & interfaith leadership education policies, programs at Rice, eg YoY o Ma’s Silk Road Ensemble. Advise & train government, corporate, and nonprofit leaders on including religion & belief in diversity & inclusion agendas. Expanded programming held by 800%, overall attendance by 2600%. Expanded media reach to 200+M people. Procured 80+ institutional partners; personally trained directly or indirectly 1M government, corporate, education, and faith sector leaders at local, state, and national levels. Addressed 300 leaders from 50+ nations at invitation of Ambassador Brownback, State Dept. & Former UK PM Tony Blair. Addressed G-20 IF Summit. Featured on BBC, ABC, NYT, German press, CBS’s Hidden Heroes, Slate, Religion News, Think Progress, Freedom’s Ring, Interfaith Youth Core. Recognized by Canadian Senator Mobina Jaffer, President Obama’s Interfaith and Community Service Campus Challenge, the Alliance for Compassion and Tolerance, Rice’s Hudspeth Award. Secured Institute’s recognition in The Atlantic, National Geographic, World Architects, Saudi Aramco World, Charter for Compassion, State Dept, Congress, UNHCR.

About

Dr. Zahra Nasiruddin Jamal is Associate Director at Rice University's Boniuk Institute for Religious Tolerance, where she oversees strategy, operations, and outreach. She has served on the faculty at Harvard, MIT, University of Chicago, Michigan State University (MSU), and Palmer Trinity. Dr. Jamal founded and directed the Civil Islam Initiative at University of Chicago and the Central Asia and International Development Initiative at MSU. She was previously Associate Director of the Center for the Study of American Muslims at The Institute for Social Policy and Understanding (ISPU), where she is currently a Fellow. Dr. Jamal has consulted for the UN, State Department, Aga Khan Development Network, Swiss Development Cooperation, and Aspen Institute on issues of philanthropy and civic engagement, education, positive youth development, migrant labor, gender-equity, food security, and refugee settlement in North America, Europe, the Middle East, South Asia, and Central Asia. She has published in academic and popular venues, including *I Speak for Myself*, a volume of autobiographical accounts of 40 American Muslim women leaders, which has been positively reviewed by Nobel Prize Winner Dr. Muhammad Yunus, Her Majesty Queen Noor, Deepak Chopra, and others. Dr. Jamal received a Ph.D. in Social Anthropology and Middle Eastern Studies from Harvard, and double B.A. in Slavic Studies and in Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies from Rice. She joined the Institute in 2015.

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Hector Klie

Houston, Texas, United States of America

21 Years Experience

CEO @ DeepCast.ai | AI-driven Industrial Solutions, Technical Innovation

Experience

Rice University

Adjunct Professor / January, 2016 — Present

Teach and mentor students and elevate industrial visibility and engagement of the Dept. of Applied Mathematics and Operation Research

Research Expertise

Artificial Intelligence

Machine Learning

Data Science

optimization

Computational Theory and Mathematics

And 19 more

About

**Results-driven AI leader with 20+ years of success spearheading model development and optimization initiatives in the energy industry and academia. Proven track record in leveraging computational data science, scientific machine learning, and AI to drive breakthrough physics-data solutions and deliver tangible business value. Adept at translating complex scientific concepts into robust AI models. Skilled in numerical simulation, scientific machine learning, and bilingual communication to optimize project outcomes.**

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Amber Bartosh

19 Years Experience

Amber Bartosh is a LEED-accredited architect and interior designer. Her work focuses on advanced visualization technologies and hybrid reality (VR) simulations.

Education

Rice University

B.A. in Architecture & Art, Architecture / May, 2000

Houston, Texas, United States of America

Research Expertise

Building and Construction

Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design

Computer Science Applications

Urban Studies

Visual Arts and Performing Arts

And 1 more

About

Architecture, Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Hybrid Reality, Sustainability, Resilience

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G. L. Dimithree S. Kahanda, Ph.D

6 Years Experience

Postdoctoral Scholar

Experience

Rice University

Postdoctoral Scholar / January, 2020 — December, 2020

Postdoctoral Scholar / January, 2018 — December, 2019

Research Expertise

Biophysics

Biotechnology

Biomedical Engineering

Electrochemistry

Environmental Engineering

And 8 more

About

I am a hardworking and self-motivated scientist with a decade of research and development experience in academia. Currenly, I am working as a postdoctoral scholar at University of Arizona and I am working on developing electrochemical and electrophysiological sensors for detecting biological analytes. In my previous position as a postdoctoral scholar at Rice University I worked on developing an electrochemical platform that was used to study the electron transfer properties of iron-sulfur cluster proteins and I published 3 articles in 3 years. I gained my PhD. in Physics from University of Texas at Dallas in 2017 and in my thesis work I developed an electrochemical platform that can follow anti-cancer drug activity. <br>

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Wenting Zhao

7 Years Experience

Postdoctoral Research Scientist at Columbia University

Education

Rice University

PhD, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering / August, 2017

Houston

Research Expertise

About

Wenting Zhao is a highly educated and experienced individual in the field of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical and Bioengineering from Zhejiang University in 2010. She then went on to pursue her passion for research and obtained her PhD in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering from Rice University in 2017. After completing her PhD, Wenting continued to expand her knowledge and skills as a Postdoctoral Research Scientist at Columbia University. She has been involved in numerous research projects and has published several papers in reputable scientific journals. Wenting's areas of expertise include biotechnology, drug discovery, synthetic biology, and next-generation sequencing. She is dedicated to finding innovative solutions to complex engineering problems and has a strong passion for making a positive impact through her research. In her free time, Wenting enjoys hiking, traveling, and trying new cuisines. She also enjoys mentoring and volunteering in STEM programs to inspire and empower young students to pursue careers in science and engineering.

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Moshe Baruch, Ph.D

10 Years Experience

Biotech Scientist with Over a Decade of Experience in Synthetic Biology and Microbiology Projects

Experience

Rice University

Post-doc / July, 2018 — September, 2020

• Developed biocomputational circuits and bacterial sensors with synthetic biology, Biochemistry, and molecular biology techniques for biomarker detection in environmental samples. • Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams and played a pivotal role in multi-million-dollar projects, funded by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) and Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). • Developed and optimized a mini-bioreactor system capable of running 200 bioreactors for high-throughput screening of genetically engineered probiotic strains and their media, targeting desired attributes. • Spearheaded the optimization of state-of-the-art multiplex microfluidic systems. • Mastered analytical tools and methods, including Flow Cytometry, GC-MS, Microfluidics, and Python-based data analysis.