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F ushcia - Ann Hoover

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E DUCATION

P urdue University, West Lafayette, IN 2 013

M S Ecological Scie nces and Enginee ring

U niversity of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN 2 009

B .S.M.E. in M echanical Engineering G PA: 3.12/ 4.0

M inor: Middl e East Studies

A WARDS

R esearch Assistantship, Purdue Uni versity 2 011 - 2012

R oss Fellowshi p, Purdue Uni versity 2 011 - 2013

U S State Department Critical Language Scholarship, Arabic 2 010

F ather Dease F ull - Tuition Scholarship, St. Thomas 2 005 - 2009

M ulti cultural Student Services S tudent of Color Ally Award, St. Thomas 2 008 - 2009

S ojourner Truth, McNair Schol ars Program, St. Thomas 2 008 - 2009

E MPLOYMENT HISTORY

P urdue U niversity, Agricultural and Biological Enginee ring 0 8/11 - present

G raduate Research Assistant, D r. Jane Frankenberger

A GEP Summer Bridge Program, P urdue University 0 6/11 - 07/11

R esearcher

S aint Paul Public Schools, St. Paul, MN 0 1/10 - 06/11

A dvancement Via I ndivi dual Determi nation Program Tutor

B est Buy/Geek Squad/Wome n s High Tech Coalition Congressional Internship, Washington DC 0 6/09 - 08/09

C ommittee on House A dministra tion I ntern

M ulticultural Student Se rvic es, Unive rsity of St. Thomas 1 0/05 - 12/09

S tudent Advi sory Board & A dministrative A ssistant

T utor - Me ntor Progra m, Unive rsity of St. Thomas 0 1/08 - 12/09

S tudent director

M cNair Scholars Offi ce, University of St. Thomas 1 0/09 - 12/09

A dministrative Assistant

S umme r Acade my & REAL S umme r Programs, Unive rsity of St. Thomas 2 007, 2008

T eaching Assistant - Cal cul us

R ELEVANT R ESEARCH EXPERIENCE

P urdue University, IN, R esearch er

W orking to correlate best management practices i n urban environments for improving w ater quality and 2 011 - 2013

m anagi ng watershed with economi c cost savings for businesses and local organizations.

M cNair Scholars Program, St. Thomas, MN, R esearcher

C ompared the benefits and deficits of p roducing c orn - based ethanol to cellulosic - based ethanol on behalf 2 008 - 2009

o f the Sierra Club.

D esignWise Medical Inc, St. Thomas, MN, R esearcher, Senior Design Capstone

W orked in a team to design, build and test an Overnight Pediatric Oxygen Delivery System for inf ants to 2 008 - 2009

t oddl ers suffering from lung deficiency d iseases.

P UBLICATIONS AND C ONFERENCE P APERS

F - A Hoover J. Abraham, A Comparison of Corn - Based Ethanol with Cellulosic Ethanol as Replacements for Petrol eum -

1.

Based Fuels: A Revi ew, Int. J. Sustainabl e E nergy, Vol. 28 (4), pp. 171 - 182, 2009.

F . Hoover and J. Abraham, A r eview: Comprehensive comparison of corn - based and cellulosic - based ethanol as biofuel

2.

s ources, C lean Technology Conference and Expo 2009, Houston, TX, May 3 - 7, 2009.

F . Hoover and J. Abraham . A ssessment of the Carbon Dioxide an d E nergy Balances of Biofuels, Climate Change

3.

T echnology Conference 2009, Hamilton, Ontario, May 12 - 15, 2009.

F . Hoover and J . Abraham, A C omparison of Corn - Based Ethanol with Cellulosic Ethanol as Repl acements for

4.

P etroleum - Based Fuels: A Review, S t. Thom as McNair Research Journal, Fall 2009 Vol. 1, pp. 23 - 27.

P ROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

M inoriti es S trivi ng and P ursuing H igher D egrees of S uccess i n E arth System Science I nitiative Program, Cohort 8

M onster s Diversity Leadership Conf erence 2 009

S oci ety of W omen Engineers, R egion H Conference 2 007 & 2008

C lean Technology Conference and E xpo, presenter

N ational Conf erence on Race and Ethnicity 2 007

P ROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES & L EADERSHIP

S oci ety of Women Engineers

N ational Society of Black E ngi neers

P urdue G raduate Student Government, Senator

M artin Luther King Jr. Purdue Planni ng Committee

S oci ety of Women Engineers Treasurer, Uni versity of St. Thomas

O rientation and Registration Leader, Uni versity of St. Thomas

C OMMUNITY OUTREACH

I nnovation to Reality A fter School engineeri ng program, Women in Engineeri ng Program, Purdue U niversity

T utor - Mentor K - 12 Program, Uni versity of St. Thomas

L inkages Mentori ng Program, U niversity of St. Thomas

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