Student Engagement Faculty Advisory Board
The Hal Marcus College of Science and Engineering Student Engagement Faculty Advisory Board (HMCSE SEFAB) was created to formalize and synergize student engagement resources and programs. The goal of SEFAB is to streamline resources and professional development offerings throughout the college.
SEFAB Members
SEFAB meets once per month to plan semester events, discuss best practices, and assess what worked in the past semester. In addition to the monthly meetings, SEFAB members participate in two college level student engagement events per semester. SEFAB has been responsible for events such as the Faculty and Student Panel held in January 2017 and are currently working with Career Services to plan college specific events.
- Department: Chemistry
- Office Location: Building 58C/204A
Dr. Karen Molek, an award-winning Professor of Chemistry and Department Chair, has helped raise more than $5 million in outside funding since she began teaching at UWF in 2008.
- Department: Chemistry
- Office Location: Building 58C, Room 204B
Dr. Pamela Benz, Professor, Associate Chair, holds a Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry from the University of Maryland, teaches analytical courses and conducts aquatic photochemistry research. Benz has served on college leadership councils and founded the Office of Undergraduate Research.
- Department: Earth and Environmental Sciences
- Office Location: Building 13, Room 222A
An Instructor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences where she teaches and oversees the department's internship program. She is also the UWF Director of Conservation.
- Department: Biology
- Office Location: Building 58, Room 62F
Dr. Prerna Masih earned a Ph.D. in Molecular and Cellular Biology from State University of New York at Buffalo and her research focuses on the development of novel therapeutic molecules with antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory or anticancer activities and understanding their mode of action.
- Department: Mathematics and Statistics
- Office Location: Building 4, Room 343
Dr. Anthony Okafor, an Associate Professor, teaches both graduate and undergraduate courses.
- Department: Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Office Location: Building 4, Room 329
Dr. Bhuvaneswari Ramachandran, who has more than 15 years of experience teaching Power Engineering, is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
- Department: Mathematics and Statistics
- Office Location: Building 4, Room 335
Mrs. Rex is a proud alumnus of the University of West Florida where she received her BS in Mathematics in Teaching in 2009 and MS in Mathematical Sciences in 2011.
- Department: Computer Science
- Office Location: Building 4, Room 442
Dr. Caroline John earned her Ph.D. from the University of Alabama in the city of Huntsville.
- Department: Earth and Environmental Sciences
- Office Location: Building 13, Room 206
Dr. Phillip Schmutz, an Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences , researches coastal/beach and aeolian geomorphology, particularly factors that can build sand dunes.
- Department: Mechanical Engineering
- Office Location: Building 4, Room 436A
Dr. Cheng Zhang's research includes solid fuel gasification, wind turbine flow and noise, diesel/biodiesel-fueled internal combustion engine, microfluidics, computational fluid dynamics, and computational aeroacoustics.
