Lead Contributors
Dr. Laura Hosman is Associate Professor at Arizona State University, holding a joint appointment in the School for the Future of Innovation in Society and in The Polytechnic School. Her action-oriented work focuses on the role for new technologies in developing countries, particularly in education. Presently, she brings her passion for experiential learning to the classroom and beyond, through real-world-focused, project-based courses that bring students and student-built technology to the field for implementation.
Bruce Baikie is Senior Sustainability Fellow and Adjunct Faculty at Arizona State University. He has worked for many years as an ICT engineer in developing regions on sustainable computing, wireless broadband networks, and capacity building through partnerships and local ICT entrepreneurs. He is leveraging his extensive experience in the energy and telecom industries, 3 years as Executive Director of Inveneo, and 17 years at Sun Microsystems as telecom industry expert, and background in engineering and implementing ICT4D projects. His areas of expertise include: wireless networking, eco-data centers, micro-computing, and solar powering ICT. Bruce has mentored ASU SolarSPELL student teams since 2016 and has traveled and supported the training and implementation trips.
Sara Jordan is an Arizona State University graduate who is pursuing a master's degree in library and information science from the University of Washington. With her creative background and experience working in public libraries and collection management, she cares for SolarSPELL's library collections and strives for equitable, open access to information and bringing new ways to share the SPELL with communities around the world.
Stephanie Petersen in a two-time Arizona State University alumnus with a Bachelor in Interdisciplinary Studies (focus in Communications and Sociology) and a Masters in Higher and Postsecondary Education. She comes from a background in marketing, advertising, and higher education - having worked at ASU for over 6 years. She has always been passionate about giving back to the community and supporting nonprofits, and has led various committees to make a positive impact in the community. Her experience coupled with her love of helping others brought her to the SolarSPELL team as a Project Manager, where she can contribute to making the world a better place through the power of education.
Coreen Walsh joins the SolarSPELL team as a project manager with 9 years of diverse experience in nonprofits, experiential and environmental education, and international development. With her BA in International Studies and MA in Sustainable Communities, she believes interdisciplinary solutions are foundational to creating a more just, peaceful, and sustainable future for all. Travel has been essential to her personal and professional life, and she is passionate about using education to empower curious and empathetic leaders as part of a global community.
Courtney Finkbeiner is a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer (Fiji ’17-’19). As a Youth Development Volunteer in the Peace Corps, she used SolarSPELL with her community and in her primary school. She combines her experiential education experience, passion for hands-on community work, and her knowledge of SolarSPELL field use as Student Engagement Coordinator to oversee the incredible student talent that goes into the creation and implementation of SolarSPELL around the world.
Key Contributors
- Student Workers
- Interns
- Volunteers
- Students in Project-Based Courses
- Capstones
- Graduate Students & Postdocs
- Professionals
Present
- Jude Schroder, Undergrad, Summer 2019 – Videographer
- Tharun Kumar Viralam Sreedar, Grad, Summer 2019 – Metadata Specialist
Past
- Sai Cheekatimalla, Grad, Spring 2019 – Metadata Aide
- Vasishta Harekal, Grad, Spring 2019 – Web Developer
- Vignesh Mahesh, Grad, Spring 2019 – Electrical Circuit Designer
Present
- Alexandra Pippett, Undergrad, Summer 2019
- Alma Varon, Undergrad, Summer 2019
- Justyn Zeider, Undergrad, Summer 2019
- Hailey Campbell, Undergrad, Summer 2019
- Vanessa Villalobos, Undergrad, Summer 2019
- Madisyn Goodballet, Undergrad, Summer 2019
Past
- Alexandra Pippett, Undergrad, Spring 2019
- Jude Schroder, Undergrad, Spring 2019
- Bailey De La Torre, Undergrad, Spring 2019
- Erika Karner, Undergrad, Spring 2019
- Brooke Nelson, Undergrad, Summer 2018, Fall 2018
- Ryan Kirmis, Undergrad, Summer 2018
- Kusum Ijari, Grad, Summer 2018
- Ruth Oliver, Undergrad, Summer 2018
- Ricardo Ornelas-Montes, Undergrad, Summer 2018
- Jeremy Seidner, Undergrad, Summer 2018
- Maddie Arnold, Undergrad, Summer 2018
- Adriana Castillo, Undergrad, Summer 2018
- Victor Ruiz-Aviles, Grad, Summer 2018
- Vianca Rodriguez, Undergrad, Summer 2018
- Chloe Scott, Undergrad, Spring 2018
Jordan Hairabedian
ASU – Sciences Po-Aix (France)
Exchange Student
Diana Truyol
Master Student at UC Berkeley
Present
Past
- Amber Kanechika, Spring 2019
- Jamie Muldrew, Spring 2019
- Jaycee Nez, Spring 2019
- Delaney Bucker, Fall 2018
- Amber Kanechika, Fall 2018
- Dante Roush, Fall 2018
- Madison Arnold, Spring 2018, Fall 2018
- Brittney Jansen, Spring 2018
- Pam Coleman, Spring 2018
- Miles Mabey, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016
- Chloe Scott, Fall 2017
- Nathaniel Shantz, Spring 2017
- Bethany Theilen, Spring 2017
- Matthew Boysen, Spring 2017
- Amanda Taylor, Spring 2017
- Alejandra Mayoral, Spring 2017
- Brittany Blevins, Spring 2017
- Briana Fornes, Spring 2017
- James Larson, Spring 2017, Fall 2016
- Tyrine Pangan, Spring 2017, Fall 2016
- Paul Horton, Spring 2017, Fall 2016
Spring 2019 Software Engineering Grad Capstone (SolarSPELL Digital Library Rapid Prototype Tool)
- Gopika Pai
- Maitreyi Thakkar
- Rishabh Modi
- Sangeetha Swaminathan
- Shubham Vyas
- Aashita Priya
Spring 2019 Software Engineering Grad Capstone (SolarSPELL Application & Module Integration)
- Binbin Yan
- Pratik Bartakke
- Supriya Ramaswamy lyer
- Abhinab Mohanty
- Mitali Kulkarni
- Saurabh Prakash
Spring 2019 Thunderbird Capstone (MySolarPi)
- Brenda Rubio-Sanchez
- Isaac Miller
- Kylee San Miguel
- Nick Shively
- Ka Peng Nicole Lei
- Omar Alothiam
- Ricardo (Ritchie) Reyes
2018-2019 Software Engineering Capstone (Undergrad) Digital Library Management System (DLMS) Team
- Chase Marsh
- Jesse Sabbath
- Jacob Jonas
- Bailey Garner
2018-2019 Software Engineering Capstone (Undergrad) SolarSENSE Team
- Wesley Davis
- Tresor Cyubahiro
- Kevin Hale
- Scott Watkins
- James Ortner
Spring 2018 Master’s Capstone Software Engineering
- Pradeep Kumar Rajasekaran
- Dilip Raj Gajendran
- Saranya Damodaran
- Sai Aditya Bodavala
Emily Blau
Doctoral Nursing Student
Martin Perez Comisso
SFIS PhD Student
Sarah Patterson
Biomedical Engineering Master’s Student
Mukunth Natarajan
Sustainability PhD Student
CJ Simpson
Doctoral Nursing Student
Kristen Linzy
Global Technology & Development Master’s Student
Ram Athreya
Software Engineering Master’s Student
Kari Christie
University Technology Office
Deirdre Kirmis
ASU Libraries
Dan Stanton
ASU Libraries
Lisa Kammerlocher
ASU Libraries
