Fabiana Kotoriy
Fabiana Kotoriy is a first year Packaging Science Master's Degree student from La Paz, Bolivia. After completing a B.S./M.Eng. in Industrial Engineering from RIT in 2005, she worked as a Project Engineer for a local construction company before deciding to pursue a more specialized graduate degree.
Packaging was a natural career choice for Fabi because of her interest in materials, quality control and sustainable production systems. She has participated in a number of industry specific projects such as recommendations on package redesign for Wegmans' line of foaming hand soaps; updating industry guidelines on sustainable packaging for the Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP); and beta testing of a packaging assessment tool for the Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC). For this last project, she and Liza Liubkina got selected to participate in the official launch of the software that took place in Chicago during the SPC Spring Meeting 2009.
Currently, Fabi is the Graduate Senator in Student Government as well as a member of the Graduate Student Advisory Committee for the 2008-2009 school year. She is also involved in various committees on campus such as the Intellectual Property Policy Review Committee, the Isaac L. Jordan Faculty/Staff Pluralism Award Selection Committee, the Committee for Sustainable Practices, and the Presidents Climate Committee among others.
She will join Unilever in the Summer as a Packaging Engineer Co-op in their Research and Development facility in Englewood Cliffs, NJ for 6 months. At the conclusion of this co-op, she will return to RIT to complete and defend her thesis in the area of Sustainable Packaging Innovations.
Jesse Harrington
Jesse Harrington is second year MFA Industrial Design candidate originally located in Greene NY. Upon completing his undergraduate degree in Illustration from RIT in 2004 Jesse began teaching in a variety of atmospheres as well as began his career as a freelance illustrator in Berkeley CA. It was not long before Harrington found himself in Ketchikan AK as an Americorps VISTA. His work in Alaska would include development of a town wide effort in creating a youth to work program for disadvantaged youth. The program is now in its fourth year and continues to enrich and grow for the people of South East Alaska. It was here that he found his interest in design and would begin his pursuit of attending RIT for a graduate degree in Industrial Design.
Having a natural love for complex problem solving and a admiration for the constant continuation of the learning process Jesse has found his home with Industrial Design. While attending RIT he has worked on a multitude of projects including a bicycle powered skateboard, creating a hybrid sketching class, assisting at the Rochester Museum and Science Center and working with Green RIT to organize what has promised to be one of the largest group bicycle rides in the history of Rochester.
This year Jesse continues to work on his thesis, bicycle powered energy mechanisms for developing countries, in collaboration with the RMSC. After his scheduled completion of the ID MFA in May of 2010, Jesse plans on moving with his partner Erika to a unknown destination while she pursues her PHD in Philosophy and continue his work on making bicycles a more integrated part of daily life, further assisting American culture in its transition to a healthier, richer, and more uplifting society.
Sandra Turner
Sandra Turner is a second year Industrial Design Master of Fine Arts
candidate from Fairport, NY. Prior to studying at RIT, Sandra worked
in marketing, training, management,job counseling,and strategic
development. She owns her own photography business and has a Bachelor
in Science degree with a double major in marketing and art from SUNY
Brockport.
Throughout her career, Sandra has struggled to find one area of
expertise given her vast interest in business, art and design until she
stumbled upon Industrial Design. By combining her education and work
experience, Sandra is able to understand both the business and creative
process of design and she looks forward to developing solutions that
make a positive difference in people's lives.
This year, Sandra is exploring design solutions that improve the daily
connections children and adults have with nature as part of her thesis,
"The Backyard Experience." She is a member of the Graduate Student
Advisory Committee for the 2009 - 2010 school year.
Farouk Bonilla
Farouk Bonilla is currently a PhD student in the Imaging Science program at RIT. He received a MS in Imaging Science from RIT and a MSEE with concentration in image/signal processing from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez. He is also a diplomat Electrical Engineering from the National University of Colombia at Bogotá. Following his bachelor graduation, he worked for several years in different fields of Electrical Engineering, such as electronics, power, control and instrumentation, as well as, in different engineering areas as maintenance, field, design, and management. About four years ago, Farouk joined Xerox Corporation, and currently works as a Release Coordinator for the FreeFlow Print Server common controller of enter-production printers. Prior to this position, he worked for about 5 years as a Research Scientist in the Imaging Science/Research Labs at Eastman Kodak Company.
Farouk was born in Ibagué Colombia and grew up in Bogotá, the Colombian Capitol District. He is married to Enid, a Sr. EE specialized in non-linear, digital control, and electronics design. They have three little children and live in Webster, a fast growing suburb of Rochester NY.
Robert Manley
Robert is currently a Ph.D. candidate in the Microsystems Engineering program in the Kate Gleason College of Engineering. His studies involve the development of a new substrate material with potential applications in a number of electronic technologies. The material is a new substrate by Corning, Inc., which includes a thin-film crystalline silicon layer on their industry-leading flat panel display glass. Referred to as silicon-on-glass (SiOG), this technology will support the integration of high performance circuits that offer increased functionality, thus having a significant impact on display and portable communication devices.
In addition to his studies, Robert also supports the McNair Scholars Program at RIT where interacts with students considering graduate school and helps to educate them on the graduate school application process, graduate school life and engaging in high-level research. He is also a Graduate Assistant in the Microelectronic Engineering Department providing support for academic courses, industrial short courses, and outreach programs involving the Semiconductor & Microsystems Fabrication Laboratory (SMFL).
Ariel Schlamm
Ariel received her BS in Imaging and Photographic Technology from RIT. Currently, she is pursuing a PhD at the Carlson Center for Imaging Science concentrating in Remote Sensing at RIT. Her research entitled "Characterization of the Spectral Distribution of Hyperspectral Imagery for Improved Exploitation of Wide Area Scenes" is a joint effort between the Imaging Science and Mathematics departments in which mathematical approaches, including chaotic dynamics, topology, and graph theory, are used to improve the analysis of hyperspectral imagery. In her spare time, she works with ABC Basset Hound Rescue to help homeless and abused hounds find forever homes.
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