{"id":607,"date":"2020-04-03T10:30:57","date_gmt":"2020-04-03T17:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nau.edu\/college-engineering-informatics-applied-sciences\/?page_id=607"},"modified":"2025-04-07T09:43:06","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T16:43:06","slug":"epic-speakers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/college-engineering\/equal-partners-inclusive-community\/epic-speakers\/","title":{"rendered":"EPIC Speaker Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"nau-block nau-block-left-nav-top-bound\">\n    \t<button id=\"left-nav-toggle-btn\" onclick=\"toggleNav();\">\n\t\tON THIS PAGE \n\t\t<i id=\"chevron-icon\" class=\"fas fa-solid fa-chevron-down\"><\/i>\n\t<\/button>\n\t<div id=\"left-nav-menu-track\">\n\t\t<div id=\"left-nav-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"rfi-above-anchor-tags\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ri-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/admissions\/request-information\/\" id=\"request-info\" class=\"btn bg-true-blue left-nav-menu-bottom-button display-mobile\">Request info&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div id=\"left-nav-menu\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"menu-section menu-section-links\"><h6 class=\"hidden-mobile left-nav-list-header\">ON THIS PAGE<\/h6><ul class=\"left-nav-menu-list on-this-page\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/college-engineering\/equal-partners-inclusive-community\/epic-speakers\/#discover-EPIC\" title=\"Discover the EPIC Speaker Series\">Discover the EPIC Speaker Series<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/college-engineering\/equal-partners-inclusive-community\/epic-speakers\/#upcoming\" title=\"Upcoming seminars with EPIC\">Upcoming seminars with EPIC<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/college-engineering\/equal-partners-inclusive-community\/epic-speakers\/#stay-connected\" title=\"Stay connected with NAU EPIC\">Stay connected with NAU EPIC<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/college-engineering\/equal-partners-inclusive-community\/epic-speakers\/#past-speaker-series\" title=\"Past Speaker Series\">Past Speaker Series<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul><div class=\"ri-container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/admissions\/request-information\/\" id=\"request-info\" class=\"btn bg-true-blue left-nav-menu-bottom-button display-mobile\">Request info&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/a><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"menu-section backcolor\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHOW CAN WE HELP?\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"responsive-icons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"link-button\" onclick=\"embedLouieChatbot();\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 20px;\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/themes\/nau-marketing-2021\/img\/icon-chat.svg\" alt=\"Live chat:\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChat\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"tel:928-523-4970\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/themes\/nau-marketing-2021\/img\/icon-phone.svg\" alt=\"Telephone:\"> 928-523-4970<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"mailto:epic@nau.edu\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/themes\/nau-marketing-2021\/img\/icon-email.svg\" alt=\"Email:\"><span class=\"left-nav-email\"> epic&#8203;@nau.edu <\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<section class=\"nau-block left-nav-section\"><header class=\"entry-header\"><div class=\"breadcrumb\"><ol class=\"breadcrumbs\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\">IN<\/a><span class=\"breadcrumb-chevron\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&gt;<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/college-engineering\">SCE<\/a><span class=\"breadcrumb-chevron\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&gt;<\/span><\/li><li class=\"current\">Pages<\/li><\/ol><\/div><h1 class=\"entry-title text-left \">EPIC Speaker Series<\/h1><hr class=\"h1-hr  text-left \" role=\"none\"><\/header><!-- .entry-header --><\/section><!-- <section class=\"nau-block left-nav-section grid-md-12\">\n    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n        <h1 class=\"entry-title text-left \" tabindex=\"0\" id=\"h1-first\">Dummy H1<\/h1>\n        <hr class=\"h1-hr  text-left \" role=\"none\">\n    <\/header>\n<\/section> -->\n\n<section class=\"nau-block left-nav-section grid-md-12\">\n    <div class=\"page-content\">\n        \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"discover-EPIC\">Discover innovation through the EPIC Speaker Series<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The EPIC (Equal Partners in Inclusive Community) Speaker Series, presented by the Steve Sanghi College of Engineering, showcases thought leaders and innovators who are shaping the future of engineering, technology, and STEM fields. Designed to inspire and connect the NAU engineering community, this series explores diverse topics, from mentoring and career development to cutting-edge innovations and inclusive initiatives. With guest speakers ranging from esteemed faculty to industry experts at organizations like Boeing and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the EPIC Speaker Series provides students and faculty with unique opportunities to engage, learn, and envision their own impact within the engineering world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"upcoming\">Upcoming seminars with EPIC<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<section  \n    class=\"nau-block nau-block-panels   \" \n    data-layout_mobile=\"groupLayout-Stack gutter_Default panelLayoutPhotoTextVertical  photoAspect-1-1\"\n        data-layout_tablet=\"groupLayout-Stack gutter_Default panelLayoutPhotoTextVertical  photoAspect-1-1\"\n        data-layout_desktop=\"groupLayout-Grid gutter_Default panelLayoutPhotoTextVertical  photoAspect-1-1\"\n        data-layout_xl=\"groupLayout-Grid gutter_Default panelLayoutPhotoTextVertical  photoAspect-1-1\">\n\n    <div class=\"background-wrapper\">\n        <div class=\"block-main-content\">\n            \n            \n            \n            \n            \n            <div class=\"panel-wrapper\">\n                \n                                \n                        <div class=\"panel bg-twilight-xxx-light  panelTypeText  noHover \"\n                            data-role=\"tabpanel\"\n                            data-panel=\"panel--0\"\n                            id=\"panel--0\">\n\n                            \n                                                                    <div class=\"content\">\n                                            <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n                                                                                                <h3 class=\"h3-tab-index\">EPIC Scholarship Workshop<\/h3>\n                                                \n                                                                                                    <div class=\"text\">\n                                                        <p>TBA<\/p>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                \n                                                                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n\n                                    \n                                \n                                                        <\/div>\n                    \n                        <div class=\"panel bg-gold  panelTypeText  noHover  hasLink panelLinkTypeArrow\"\n                            data-role=\"tabpanel\"\n                            data-panel=\"panel--1\"\n                            id=\"panel--1\">\n\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/events.nau.edu\/\"\n                                    target=\"\"\n                                    alt=\"Visit NAU Events\">\n                            \n                                                                    <div class=\"content\">\n                                            <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n                                                                                                <h3 class=\"\">Seminar dates and location<\/h3>\n                                                \n                                                                                                    <div class=\"text\">\n                                                        <p>TBA<\/p>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                \n                                                                                                                                                            <span class=\"panel-arrow-text\">Visit NAU Events<\/span>\n                                                                                                        <span role=\"none\" class=\"panel-link panelLinkTypeArrow\"><\/span>\n                                                                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n\n                                    \n                                                                    <\/a>\n                                \n                                                        <\/div>\n                                                <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"stay-connected\">Stay connected with NAU EPIC on Instagram<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow us on Instagram for the latest updates on the EPIC Speaker Series, mentorship opportunities, scholarships, grants, and more. 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Tips<\/b> \u2013 Master the application process with ease.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Guest Speakers:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Brant Ziemba<\/p>\n<p>Jordan Jones<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/10-MVBY34FMpgi1osmStF5G1VlQ3y7vZC\/view?usp=drive_link\">Watch Seminar<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>EPIC and Rocket Club<\/h4>\n<p>March 27th, 2025-5:30-6:30PM<\/p>\n<p>Building 69, ENG, Room 120<\/p>\n<p>In collaboration with the Rocket club, an insightful seminar featuring expert guest speakers talking about:<\/p>\n<p><b>Interesting engineering projects<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Personal experiences<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>NAU Alumni career pathways<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Guest Speakers:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Jeff Yows<\/p>\n<p>Austin Paothatat<\/p>\n<p>Andrew King<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nau.zoom.us\/rec\/play\/QX43Xrj7mw7RGs4nBmqPm0Lfq1L_xtef9nyJa2cLZFVUvhEQYrCa2xeW7MI1Lcxo3bVMam_aAQQNIjM6.YAZBPHX1C04b-UUX?accessLevel=meeting&amp;canPlayFromShare=true&amp;from=share_recording_detail&amp;continueMode=true&amp;componentName=rec-play&amp;originRequestUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fnau.zoom.us%2Frec%2Fshare%2F2I9HC-Ci1FXsXfnZIj48XPMxxgB0tYNCX0PekuoLHpqN-8ui2JMSi1VHdq5Qm9lr.P2kkKRsUm4qVGSUZ\">Watch Seminar<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"collapse-Fall-20242-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-Fall-20242\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-Fall-20242\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFall 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse-Fall-20242\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"collapse-Fall-20242-header\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Fall 2024<\/h3>\n<h4><b>Walter <\/b><b>Cuculic<\/b><\/h4>\n<p>November 22, 3\u20134:30 p.m.<br \/>\nIn person; Eng 218<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>MBA from UCLA and bachelor\u2019s in science in Engineering and a bachelor\u2019s in arts in Spanish from NAU.<\/li>\n<li>Lecturer, NAU<\/li>\n<li>Working in the renewable energy industry for 20 years including development and project finance.<\/li>\n<li>Senior Vice President, Director of Solar Lending at Legacy Bank and Trust.<\/li>\n<li>Developed and financed over $1B of renewable energy projects<\/li>\n<li>Worked at Sunwest Bank, Bank 34 and AVANA Capital, SunPower, SolarCity and Tesla.<\/li>\n<li>Board of Directors for the U.S. Green Building Council<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Come and listen to our guest speaker:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Interesting engineering projects<\/li>\n<li>Renewable energy industry<\/li>\n<li>Personal experiences<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"collapse-Spring-20243-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-Spring-20243\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-Spring-20243\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSpring 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse-Spring-20243\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"collapse-Spring-20243-header\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Spring 2024<\/h3>\n<h4>Boeing, BE-IN<\/h4>\n<p>March 1, 2:30\u20134 p.m.<br \/>\nIn person; LRC 106<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Boeing Panel Discussion, Mesa Boeing Employee Indigenous Network<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Come and listen to our guest speakers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Discuss their experiences with Boeing and their interest in joining the company<\/li>\n<li>Learn about how to pursue a career in STEM\/engineering and get involved in the field.<\/li>\n<li>Discover fascinating projects and achievements at Boeing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>The Positives of Failure<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>April 12, 3\u20134:30 p.m.<br \/>\nOnline<\/p>\n<h5><strong>The Positives of Failure: How failing can lead to success<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Failure is not an option? How often do we hear or even say this in our society; but is it really true?<\/li>\n<li>Mistakes can lead to success; learning from failure can lead to better outcomes.<\/li>\n<li>Join us for a presentation and hands-on activity as we explore what are the benefits to failing and why failure may not only be an option but also may sometimes be the best option.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>Speakers:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Dr. A.D. Cropper<\/strong>: PhD in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Tech, Electro-Optical, Infrared Engineering Fellow, and a Hyperspectral Imaging Technical SME with RTX. The AISES &#8220;2014 Professional of the Year&#8221; and past President of AISES Publishing Inc. Board of Directors. The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago has recognized him as a &#8220;National ICON in Science &amp; Technology&#8221; and a &#8220;Caribbean ICON in Science Technology &amp; Innovation.&#8221; In 2017, Dr. Cropper received the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Susanna Packauskas-Lewalski<\/strong>: Bachelor of Industrial Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology. Principal Systems Engineer with Collins Aerospace. A 2019 Sequoyah Fellow, she has been an avid supporter of AISES since 2013. She is an active member of the RTX Alliance of Indigenous Nations (RAIN). Susanna is the 2023 winner of the RTX Ally of the Year for her work with RAIN. Although non-native herself, Susanna is interested in Native American culture and issues, as her husband and children are members of the Wyandotte Nation of Oklahoma.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"collapse-Fall-20234-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-Fall-20234\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-Fall-20234\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFall 2023\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse-Fall-20234\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"collapse-Fall-20234-header\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Fall 2023<\/h3>\n<h4><strong>Mentoring and EPIC Opportunities<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>October 13, 3:30\u20135 p.m.<br \/>\nIn person; EGR 101<\/p>\n<p>Come and hear about:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>EPIC Pre-internship Program<\/li>\n<li>Grants and Scholarships<\/li>\n<li>Guest Speaker Talking about Mentoring<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>Cole Hatfield Joslyn, PhD<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Assistant Professor, NAU<\/li>\n<li>Director of Humanizing Engineering (HumanizEng) Education, Research, and Outreach (HERO)<\/li>\n<li>Research area: Integrating Hispanic\/LatinX\/Boricua\/CubanX\/MexicanX\/XicanX (HLBCMX+) cultures, values, and holistic, socio-culturally responsive\/relevant practices into educational success strategies for HLBCMX+ students to nurture a sense of belonging in engineering and the profession.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Women in STEM<\/h4>\n<p>November 17, 3:30\u20135 p.m.<br \/>\nIn person; ENG 101<\/p>\n<p>Join us in learning:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How this group of women thrive in their positions of leadership.<br \/>\nAlso:<\/li>\n<li>Great opportunity to ask your questions about both academic and industrial environments<\/li>\n<li>Speakers with different majors and experiences to share<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>Speakers:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Kate Carroll<\/strong>: NAU CEIAS, Mechanical Engineering Lecturer<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nassibeh Hosseini<\/strong>: W.L. Gore, Bio-Material Scientist<\/li>\n<li><strong>Diana Calvo Martinez<\/strong>: NAU CEIAS, Environmental Engineering Assistant Professor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>USPTO&#8217;s Inclusive Innovation Initiatives<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>December 1, 3:30\u20135 p.m.<br \/>\nIn person; ENG 101<\/p>\n<p>NAU engineering alumni and U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Western Regional Director <strong>Mary Fuller<\/strong> will discuss:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The progress and challenges to increasing participation of women in underrepresented groups in the innovation ecosystem.<\/li>\n<li>The inclusive innovation initiatives and activities at the USPTO designed to broaden participation in innovation, as well as share her own career path as an electrical engineering major.<\/li>\n<li>Student internships and careers at the USPTO, America&#8217;s Innovation Agency.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"collapse-Spring-20235-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-Spring-20235\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-Spring-20235\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSpring 2023\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse-Spring-20235\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"collapse-Spring-20235-header\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Spring 2023<\/h3>\n<h4><strong>Women in STEM Panel<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>April 14, 2:30\u20134 p.m.<br \/>\nIn person; 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