Information for PTP Mentors
This page is designed to provide information to PTP mentors, both current and prospective.
Program Contacts
Faculty member with oversight responsibility: Dr. Rebeca Rufty, Acting Dean, 515.1989
For Current Mentors
2012-13 PTP seminar schedule (PDF)
Mutual Expectations for PTP Fellows and Mentors (PDF)
For Prospective Mentors
Prospective Mentors' FAQ (PDF)
If you'd like to learn more about the experience of mentoring a PTP fellow, consider speaking with a recent faculty mentor. Recent PTP Mentors (from 2007-08 through 2011-12):
| Name | Department | Name | Department |
| Dr. Clay Clark | Biochemistry | Dr. Julie Ivy | Industrial and Systems Engineering |
| Dr. Derek Aday | Biology | Dr. Michael Kay | Industrial and Systems Engineering |
| Dr. Jennifer Campbell | Biology | Dr. James Wilson | Industrial and Systems Engineering |
| Dr. Rob Dunn | Biology | Dr. Gary Lackmann | Marine, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences |
| Dr. Miriam Ferzli | Biology | Dr. Matthew Parker | Marine, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences |
| Dr. Nick Haddad | Biology | Dr. Jon-Paul Maria | Material Science Engineering |
| Dr. Saad Khan | Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering | Dr. Brenda Burns-Williams | Mathematics |
| Dr. Lin He | Chemistry | Dr. Alina Chertock | Mathematics |
| Dr. Greg Neyhart | Chemistry | Dr. Molly Fenn | Mathematics |
| Dr. Joel Ducoste | Civil, Construction & Environmental Engineering | Dr. Hoon Hong | Mathematics |
| Dr. H. Christopher Frey | Civil, Construction & Environmental Engineering | Dr. Irina Kogan | Mathematics |
| Dr. Joseph Hummer | Civil, Construction & Environmental Engineering | Dr. Robert Martin | Mathematics |
| Dr. Detlef Knappe | Civil, Construction & Environmental Engineering | Dr. Kailash Misra | Mathematics |
| Dr. James Nau | Civil, Construction & Environmental Engineering | Dr. Mohan Putcha | Mathematics |
| Dr. William Rasdorf | Civil, Construction & Environmental Engineering | Dr. Nathan Reading | Mathematics |
| Dr. John Stone | Civil, Construction & Environmental Engineering | Dr. Stephen Schecter | Mathematics |
| Dr. Kelly Albada | Communication | Dr. Michael Shearer | Mathematics |
| Dr. Victoria Gallagher | Communication | Dr. Michael Singer | Mathematics |
| Dr. Kama Kosenko | Communication | Dr. Ernest Stitzinger | Mathematics |
| Dr. Christina Moss | Communication | Dr. Dmitry Zenkov | Mathematics |
| Ms. Suzanne Balik | Computer Science | Dr. H. Thomas Banks | Mathematics (Applied) |
| Dr. Donald Bitzer | Computer Science | Dr. Leonard Annetta | Mathematics, Science & Technology Education |
| Dr. James Lester | Computer Science | Ms. Bethany Broadwell | Mathematics, Science & Technology Education |
| Dr. Frank Mueller | Computer Science | Dr. Andre Mazzoleni | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering |
| Dr. Matt Stallmann | Computer Science | Dr. Jonathan Olson | Microbiology |
| Dr. Sylvia Nassar-McMillan | Counselor Education | Dr. Michael Sikes | Microbiology |
| Dr. Mo-Yuen Chow | Electrical & Computer Engineering | Dr. Steven Shannon | Nuclear Engineering |
| Dr. Michael Escuti | Electrical & Computer Engineering | Dr. Paul Turinsky | Nuclear Engineering |
| Dr. Clyde Sorenson | Entomology | Dr. Robert Beichner | Physics |
| Dr. Sarah Ash | Food, Bioprocessing & Nutrition Sciences | Dr. Donald Ellison | Physics |
| Dr. Christopher Daubert | Food, Bioprocessing & Nutrition Sciences | Dr. David Haase | Physics |
| Dr. Lee-Ann Jaykus | Food, Bioprocessing & Nutrition Sciences | Dr. Chad Jordan | Plant Biology |
| Dr. Richard Lemaster | Forest Biomaterials | Dr. Dominique Robertson | Plant Biology |
| Dr. Daniel Saloni | Forest Biomaterials | Dr. Thomas Wentworth | Plant Biology |
| Dr. Robert Abt | Forestry and Environmental Resources | Dr. David Shew | Plant Pathology |
| Dr. George Hess | Forestry and Environmental Resources | Dr. Roger Mitchell | Psychology |
| Dr. Stephanie Curtis | Genetics | Dr. Lori Thompson | Psychology |
| Dr. Laura Mathies | Genetics | Dr. Mary Wyer | Psychology |
| Dr. John Dole | Horticultural Science | Dr. Cynthia Istook | Textile and Apparel Technology Management |
| Dr. Brian Denton | Industrial and Systems Engineering | Dr. David Hinks | Textile Engineering, Chemistry & Science |
| Dr. Ola Harrysson | Industrial and Systems Engineering | Dr. Miles Engell | Zoology |
| Dr. Thom Hodgson | Industrial and Systems Engineering | Dr. William C. Grant | Zoology |