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Neelam Agarwal, PhD, CRC

Founder and CEO

PhD (Educational Leadership & Administration, UTEP)Masters in Rehab Counseling (Univ of Arizona) & Social Work (Univ of Delhi)BA in Applied Psychology (Univ of Delhi)Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC)Email: nagarwal@zrenix.com | Facebook | LinkedIn | Twitter

Dr. Agarwal is a CEO & President of Explorguru. Dr. Agarwal serves as an certified counselor, professional educator, advocate, resource consultant and trainer in the field of education, disability & technology for individuals, families, and organizations.

CERTIFICATION: National certification as a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC), # 00071985

Degree

Ed.D., The University of Texas, El Paso, TX (Title: Beyond accommodation: Perceptions of Students with Disabilities in Hispanic Serving Institution)
MA, Rehabilitation Counseling, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
MSW & BA (Psychology), University of Delhi, India

Work Experiences

2019: Dean, Disability Resource Center & Veterans Resource Center, Foothill College
2018-19: Associate Director , Disability Resources, Santa Clara University
2008 - 2018: Assistant Director, Center for Accommodation and Support Services, UTEP
2004-2008: Project Coordinator, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
2004-2004: Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor. O. Vocational Rehab, Philadelphia, PA
2002-2003: Graduate Assistant , U. Arizona, Tucson, AZ
1998-2001: Apollo Hospital (Health Counsel), New Delhi

Focus on the areas of education, meaningful employment, post- secondary education, academic coaching and independent living skills.

Dr. Agarwal is committed to and passionate about addressing the barriers to access and excellence for students and people with disabilities in post-secondary education, employment and independent living. In her twenty-year career of working with students with disabilities, Dr. Agarwal has extensively supported and empowered individuals and students to find their place in a community that is welcoming and accessible to everyone and that celebrates their many differences.

Dr. Agarwal helped students to locate academic resources and explore effective time and stress management and alternative learning strategies and as a result has helped many successfully complete their collegiate studies. Dr. Agarwal has extensive experience counseling and mentoring adolescents/adults with all disability types including psychological, health, and AD/HD as well as physical disabilities and cognitive disabilities.

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Connie Gomez, PhD

Engineering Professor, San Jacinto College, Houston, TXPhD, Mechanical Engineering, Drexel UniversityEmail: | Facebook | LinkedIn | Twitter

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Vinod Kumar, PhD

Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, UT El Paso, TXPh.D., Mechanical Engineering, Rice University, Houston, TX (2005)B.Tech., Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur (1997)Web | Email: | Facebook | LinkedIn | Twitter

Full-Time Professional Experience

Calysta Inc., Menlo Park, Senior R&D Scientist, 01/2019-
UTEP, Mechanical Engineering, Associate Professor (2014-) & Assistant Professor (2008 - 2014)
Princeton Univ./NOAA, Sr. Researcher at Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Lab (GFDL), HPC/Climate Modeling (Mentor: Dr. V. Balaji, Princeton), 03/2007 - 01/2008
Rice University, Physics & Astronomy, Postdoc, MHD/Plasma Flow Modeling (Mentors: Profs. Richard Wolf & Frank Toffoletto), 07/2005 - 03/2007
Fluent (ANSYS) Inc., CFD Engineer, 07/1997-05/199

Part time experiences

Holloman Air Force Base (HAFB) - Visiting Faculty, Holloman High Speed Test Track (HSST), SFFP, CFD modeling of HHSTT sled braking (Mentors: Drs. Edmonds, Zeissets, Hooser) (09/2018 -), Summer 2018
Air Force Research Lab (AFRL)/RDSM (Maui, Hi) - Phase screen simulation, Machine Learning/AI model development for Optical Turbulence, CFD/LES modeling for atmosphere (Mentor: Dr. VSR Gudimetla), (Summer 2017, 2016, 2012)
Sandia National Labs (2010-Present) - Visiting Professor, Center for Computing Research (Mentor: Dr. Spotz), Exascale/Advanced Computing, HPC (01/2016 -), Sabbatical, Center for Computing Research (Mentor: Dr. Spotz), Extreme scale /Exascale Computing, HPC (08/2015 - 12/2015), Visiting Professor, National Solar Thermal Test Facility (Mentor: Dr. Cliff Ho), Concentrating Solar Power (09/2012 - 08/2015), Summer Faculty, CSRI (Mentor: Dr. Mark Taylor) CFD Modeling, High Order Scheme, HPC (08/2010-08/2013)
National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL)- Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) FaST Fellow, CSP/TES (Mentors: Drs. G. Glatzmaier, Z. Ma, B. Desikan), Summer 2011
National Energy Technology Lab (NETL) - ORISE Fellow, Porous flow, CO2 Sequestration, Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) (Mentors: G. Bromhal, D. Crandle, D. McIntyre) (Summer 2010)
Oak Ridge National Lab (ORNL) - Summer Fellow, CFD/Geo Phys. Fluid Modeling/HPC (Mentors: Dr. T. White, K. Evans, J. Drake) (Summer 2009)
IIT Kanpur - UG RA, CFD/Flow Past Cylinder, Aerospace Engineering, Mentor: Prof. Sanjay Mittal, (05/1995-07/1997)