Meet the Team

Jared Schoepf

Director of EPICS

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Engineering Center G (ECG), 233

Jared Schoepf is the Director of Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS) at Arizona State University. Jared received his PhD in Chemical Engineering at ASU, developing a tiered approach to rapidly detect nanomaterials in the environment and consumer products. Jared has been a lecturer of EPICS since 2017, mentoring over 300 teams. He teaches EPICS, introduction to engineering and Chemical Engineering (Past: Senior ChE Capstone, Junior ChE lab, Sr ChE lab, & Introduction to Chemical Processes). He has founded 2 starts ups and has 3 patents for water purification, removal of trash from stormwater, and Dial’s antibacterial liquid hand soap formula (if you have washed your hands with Dial, that’s my formula). He has a passion for teaching and mentoring students, aiming to help each student achieve their goals. In his free time Jared loves to go hiking, backpacking, and snowboarding.

 

Jared Schoepf

Suzan Allaham

Assistant Teaching Professor

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Engineering Center G (ECG), 233

Prof. Suzan Allaham is a lecturer at Arizona State University’s. She holds a Master’s degree in Engineering and is currently pursuing a PhD degree through the doctoral program at ASU—Engineering Education Systems and Design. Prof. Allaham is a conscientious, resourceful, engineer and a lecturer with over 25 years of experience. Her professional experience spans as far as working with highly diversified companies, universities, and colleges in more than seven countries across the globe. Moreover, as a certified educator by the ACUE, she has designed, developed and restructured several engineering courses based on engineering education best practices by integrating innovative in an active learning environment. Prof. Allaham takes pride in her experience as a designs engineer, project manager, and most of all, an educator. When it comes to her methods in being a lecturer, she focuses largely on integrating hands-on experience in the engineering courses by bringing in real engineering projects that are supported by her makerspace skills in using several machines as well as her international industrial interdisciplinary experience.

 

Jared Schoepf

Adwith Malpe

Assistant Teaching Professor

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Engineering Center G (ECG), 233

Adwith Malpe is an Assistant Teaching Professor at Arizona State University. He holds a Master’s in Computer Engineering with a concentration in Autonomous Systems and Robotics, a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Systems Engineering, and a minor in Business from Arizona State University. Adwith graduated in 2022 and has also worked in the Aerospace and Financial Technology industries. Adwith’s skill sets are primarily focused in programming languages practiced in the Computer Science field, Machine Learning, and Artificial Intelligence. He teaches Operating Systems, Introduction to Engineering, Principles of Programming Languages, and Object Oriented Programming. Adwith loves to work with students and help them achieve the most out of their academic careers.

Jared Schoepf

Daniel Frank

Assistant Teaching Professor

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Dr. Daniel Frank is a Lecturer at Arizona State University’s Polytechnic campus. He earned his PhD in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Florida. As a graduate student, he helped his university’s robotics teams win two international autonomous boat competitions. He helped found the Desert WAVE (Women in Autonomous Vehicle Engineering) robotics team and serves as their mentor. He has been involved in many community-focused engineering initiatives throughout his career. For over a decade, he has been working with Native American communities in AZ, NM, and OK to promote engineering education. He has also served as a mentor for FIRST Robotics teams where, in addition to teaching high school students about robotics, he has also introduced these students to assistive technology projects that allow students to see how learning engineering skills and concepts can help directly improve someone’s life.

Daniel Frank

Nali Vélez

Coordinator

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Engineering Center G (ECG), 128A

Nali Vélez is the Coordinator for Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS) at Arizona State University. She graduated in May 2018 with a Bachelors in Community Advocacy and Social Policy from the Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions. During her undergraduate career, Nali focused on social services and community outreach with a research focus on cross-cultural psychology. She has served the Fulton Schools of Engineering as a full-time staff member since May 2018 and has been with the EPICS program since May 2022.

Courtney Langerud

GIE Doctoral Lead

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Courtney Langerud is a PhD student in the Justice and Social Inquiry program at Arizona State University. She graduated in May 2022 with a Masters degree in Social and Cultural Pedagogy, a Masters degree in Justice Studies, and a graduate certificate in Disability Studies. Courtney completed her undergraduate career at ASU in December 2019 as a member of the Next Generation Service Corps with a Bachelors in Global Health, minor in Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership, and a certificate in Cross Sector Collaboration. She spent her undergraduate career studying in a global context through study abroad and research in Nicaragua, India, New Zealand, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Kenya, and Uganda. Courtney previously served as the Coordinator for EPICS and is now continuing to serve the EPICS program as the Global Intensive Experience Doctoral Lead where she develops and leads study abroad programs for undergraduate students in South Africa and Vietnam.

Bryan Yavari

Student Supervisor

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Bryan Yavari is the Student Supervisor for Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS) at Arizona State University. Bryan, a senior majoring in Neuroscience, joined EPICS in 2020 as a student and has since taken on roles as an Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, Grader, and Student Supervisor. Bryan grades and supports students in both Undergraduate EPICS and Professional EPICS, mentoring over 800 students in total. He is passionate about mentoring and supporting students to achieve both personal and professional growth. Bryan is currently the Team Leader for Project Koyash. His team has implemented fully autonomous air purification systems for the people in the Ger districts of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. He is actively collaborating with the Mongolian Consulate to develop a local supply chain in Ulaanbaatar to locally source the components for their system. Bryan’s team has won over $25,000 in funding and prestigious awards such as Global Impact, Team Impact, and Future-Forward.