Keeping up With FOSSI Scholars Learn about how FOSSI scholars are adjusting to life on campus, overcoming challenges, and experiencing the benefits the FOSSI program has to offer.
With more than 30 years of experience, Dave is the Chemicals Leader at Deloitte Consulting LLP. He specializes in strategy, operations, M&A, and innovation leading to sustained growth and profitability of client companies. He is known for building enduring client relationships with CEOs and C-level executives at premier international companies, providing them with expansion strategies and cost containment initiatives. Dave's wide breadth of experience encompasses climate/sustainability business strategies, innovation mergers and...Read more
Julie N. Renner, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Dept. at Case Western Reserve Univ. Her research group has worked on multiple projects developing biomolecular platforms to control solid-liquid interfaces with applications in resource recovery, energy, and biomaterials. Her work has been recognized by the NSF CAREER Award, an Electrochemical Society Toyota Young Investigator Fellowship, and the Case School of Engineering Research Award. In addition, her efforts in the classroom have received the Case School of Engineering Undergraduate and...Read more
Rigoberto Hernandez, PhD, is the Gompf Family Professor of Chemistry (and professor of chemical engineering by courtesy) at Johns Hopkins Univ., and the Director of the Open Chemistry Collaborative in Diversity Equity (OXIDE). He has made major advances in the theory and applications of nonequilibrium chemical dynamics in complex environments. At Johns Hopkins, he is a former chair of the Homewood Council on Inclusive Excellence, and has worked to advance inclusive excellence by advocating for a climate that fosters equity and belonging. His many honors include the ACS Award for...Read more
An inclusive culture has been found to increase the performance and innovation of organizations. Fostering inclusion in academic departments could have many of the same benefits.
Stefanie Pluschkell is the Founder and CEO of InScope Coaching & Consulting LLC, providing executive leadership and career coaching as well as consulting services to corporations, academic institutions, non-profit scientific organizations, and individuals. She has over 20 years of experience in the biopharmaceutical industry and currently serves as Senior Fellow of the National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biotherapeutics (NIIMBL), a public-private partnership whose mission is to accelerate...Read more
