- Assists with curriculum development, recruitment, internships, and placement
- Insures the value of our graduates through their involvement in the design and implementation of the program
- Keeps faculty aware of changes in the workplace that influence the needs and potential of our graduates
Industry Experts Share Their Opinions on the PSM Program at Rice
| Name | Company | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Steve Altemus | Intuitive Machines | President and CEO |
| Nada Ahmed | Agile Leadership | Founder/Author |
| Martha Barnes | Santa Clara Minerals | President |
| Ehsan Bayat | New Dawn Energy | Executive Vice President, Business Development |
| Sushma Bhan | Ikon Science | President (formerly: Shell - Data Scientist) |
| Shagun Bhat | Spirit Environmental | Program Director |
| Ed Biegert | Shell Inc retired | Geophysicist |
| Amanda Botti | Barrios Technology/NASA | Disposal Integration Lead |
| Rick Bost | I2M Associates | Environmental Consultant |
| Jorge Brenner | Jupiter Data Factory | Principal Engineer |
| Alice Bullington | Shell Inc. | Senior Risk Management |
| Jim Burch | Southwest Research Institute | Vice-President of Space Science and Engineering Division |
| Franklin Chang-Diaz | Ad Astra Rocket | CEO |
| Christa Clarke | SpeakHaus Coaching | Co-Founder and CEO |
| Mike Coburn | Research!America | President |
| William Cohn | Texas Heart Institute/ Obvius Robotics | Director, Heart Surgeon and Inventor |
| Thomas Coolbaugh | BSEE | Manager |
| Marisa Covington | KBR | Deputy Chief, Space & Missions Solutions |
| Heather Cowardin | NASA | Branch Chief for the Hypervelocity Impact and Orbital Debris Office |
| Qusai Darugar | Aramco | Manager - Chemical Product Stewardship |
| Mike Dilling | Baylor Licensing Group | Director |
| Amber Domingue | Chevron | Subsurface Digital Platform Lead and Reservoir Management Digital Advisor |
| Ross Durland | Molecular Templates | VP, Research, External Innovation |
| Ole Engels | Gexus Services | Independent Consultant |
| Syed Fahim | SLB | Global ESG Lead |
| Leslie Fan | DOW | Associate R&D Director, Core R&D Analytical Science |
| Victoria Ford | Texas Healthcare and Bioscience Institute | President and CEO |
| Lewis Foxhall | MD Anderson | VP for Health Policy |
| Julie Garvin | Garvin Resources | President |
| Monty Goforth | NASA | Assistant Director |
| Bryan Gottfried | Core Geology | Principal Consultant |
| Ed Harris | W.G. Keck Observatory | Chief Development Officer |
| Maria Hartley | Chevron Energy Technology Company | Emergency Management |
| Michael Hawes | Lockheed Martin Space Systems | VP and Program Manager |
| Loren Hopkins | City of Houston | Chief Environmental Science Officer/Houston Health Dept. |
| Jennifer Holley | BP | Geophysics Discipline Lead |
| Ron Huijsman | HUCO Environmental Consulting | President |
| Deborah January-Bevers | Houston Wilderness | President and CEO |
| Sven Krueger | Baker Hughes | Senior Director of Enterprise R&D |
| Robyn Marchand | S&P Global | Technical Advisor/Product Manager |
| Kathy Moraes | ExxonMobil | Senior Geoscientist |
| Kartik Mutnuri | Shell | General Manager, Deepwater Growth/Geoscience and Engineering |
| Melinda Lackey | Alaunos Therapeutics | SVP, Legal |
| Melissa Lopez Varon | MD Anderson | Program Director |
| Eberhard Lucke | Lucke Consulting Technology Services, LLC | Chief Executive Officer |
| Connie Luthy | Medical Product Innovation | Manager |
| Don Lyons | InterOperant | President |
| Arturo Machuca | Ellington Airport & Houston Spaceport | Business Development Manager |
| Diane Markesich | CSSi Life Sciences | Director, Translational Research |
| Jim McDade | GSI Environmental Inc. | Manager |
| John McDougal | ANew | VP of Environmental Products |
| Kevin McTigue | Deloitte | Manager |
| Lauren Merkle | KBR/Wyle | Program Integration Office Transition to Operations Project Manager |
| Julie Mertzman Quinn | Jacobs Engineering | NASA Section Manager, Basic and Applied Research |
| Myriam Mills | Chevron | EHS Manager |
| Don Paul | USC Energy Institute | Executive Director |
| Steve Pondell | ImmunoMet Therapeutics | V.P. |
| Kathrine Price Hoelscher | SLB | Research Scientist/Team Leader |
| Carmen Reznik | Shell Chemicals, LP | Manager, Chemicals Product Stewardship |
| Jason Saunders | Saunders Mckeon | Patent Attorney |
| Larry Strader | Deloitte | General Manager |
| Julian Talley | Evercore | Associate |
| Jeff Wade | BioHouston | Chairman |
| Alberto Tohme | Tohme Consulting | President |
| Frederick Warner | Memorial Hermann System | Chief Government Relations Officer |
| Barrett Watts | Schlumberger | Senior Development Chemist |
| Caroyln White | Harris County Public Health | Urban Planner |